by Sandra | May 18th, 2010
Little by little, I keep adding new colors of Cosmo cotton embroidery threads to my thread stash. The more I work with these threads, the more I really like them. As my color selection grows, I know I will grab these first now and then fill in any colors I don’t have from the DMC threads.
They really are wonderful threads to work with. Since they are colorfast, I don’t have to worry about any bleeding issues either. I really haven’t found any negatives for these Cosmo threads yet! They also have lovely variegated colors now too. Yummy.
I recently ordered them from Crabapple Hill Studios. I love, love, love, her hand embroidery patterns and since we are re-decorating Jenna’s room, her new pattern of the Postcard Pillow turned on a light bulb idea in my head. Meg, your pattern is lovely of course, but I had to customize it just a smidgen for Jenna. 
I revised the stamp with my drawing of the Eiffel Tower image etc. in the upper left corner
Her room is decorated with a French feel so I created an Eiffel Tower stamp and made the message in French and to Jenna into postcard pillow design. Other than that, I left much of the original design alone which is saying a lot for me! I mess with everything. When the pillow is finished I will post a picture for you.
I know you all think I eat, drink and sleep quilts, but no, I do other things too! Sometimes I want to do something that is not quilting. Right now, quietly hand stitching a cute Crabapple Hill embroidered pillow project for my daughter is a welcome side project and helps recharge my brain for when I return to my quilting and designing.
I also was able to get in some serious gardening last weekend. I am on a roll!
what a cute Idea ! Jenna is one lucky girl !
maybe she will let us see her room when it is done !
It’s fun to take a quilting break and do other things . I do that a lot ! Problem is I have a yard too . I need my husband to retire and do the yard while I play. I like to see flowers greo not weeds ; )
Boop,
My garden was completely neglected last season due to my book deadline so it was a big job to try and find it again! Jenna added some goldfish to the waterfall/pond and now it is fun to go and watch them. Talk about mindless entertainment!
I love Meg’s patterns too! Looking forward to seeing the finished pillow. Cosmo floss is great – any excuse to buy more thread!!
You drew that!? Yes, Jenna IS one lucky girl.
I’ve admired the Crabapple Hill site myself, LOVE her designs. I did find another website that carries ALL 433 Cosmo colors… ACK!!!
I am also a master gardner wanna-be. Maybe next year. Too much going on this year! My poor yard…