TM Patch Swap- Winter 2022- Gallery

[roler (Laura)]

I have also received from both @marionberries and @JoyfulClover ! Both of them really delivered!! <3

First, here’s the whole package from marionberries:

She actually sent me THREE patches… because the little giraffe’s “head kept popping up!” XD This is SUCH a fun and whimsical design and I’m super excited to experiment with positioning for these patches; I can put as many other patches as I like in between them to streeetch that neck!! The quote on the other patch, “Books are a uniquely portable magic,” is also so fun and true! These patches are very me, marionberries! Thanks a bunch!

Next are the patches from JoyfulClover, who went with my “anthropomorphic animals” theme. Look at these dapper cuties!!

Both the bunny and the cat are so fashionably dressed, and the style reminds me of pen drawings from old children’s books! I love them both so much! Also, I don’t think JoyfulClover had any way of knowing this, but I love figs, and both of these patches have fig fabric! XD

I’m also really impressed by both of my partners’ embroidery skills. You two are amazing! Thanks so much for being my partners!!

[roler (Laura)]

So glad you like them! The robot is one of my favorites I’ve made in a long time; I had so much fun just making up all the details as I went along!

Oh, and I use craft cord for the edges.

[endymion]

What amazing embroidery on all of those patches! I am in awe! @marionberries and @JoyfulClover, did you find those incredible patterns somewhere, or did you make them yourselves?

[marionberries (Carol - formerly cmarion3)]

@endymion I created my own. The giraffe was easy, found a pic online, traced and stitched it down by machine and then embroidered the edges. The quote was drawn onto water-soluble fabric, stitched and then dissolved away. Makes you look like a superstar.

And @roler, we get you! I am glad you love them. My fav is the giraffe, they just needed more room!

[JoyfulClover]

@marionberries - THAT GIRAFFE IS AMAZEBALLS!!! I adore how you broke it up! Super clever. and I should not be at all surprised you found a fresh take.

@endymion - Yes, I used a pattern as well. They’re from Sublime Stitching (by Ryan Berkley). I did remove the extra poinsettia from the cat head, because I should have used one less thread, and it was getting too jammed.

@roler

I don’t think JoyfulClover had any way of knowing this, but I love figs, and both of these patches have fig fabric!

I did NOT know this, but guess wot?? I love figs, too! And when I saw them, I just grabbed them to make for me and you! What a happy circumstance! Oh, and thank you for the link - I have craft cord! and now I need to use it!

[EriChanHime (Erin)]

I am so absolutely delighted that you are pleased with your patches!! I had so much fun making them, even if life got a bit hard and distracting there for a while.

And now, look at the gorgeous pieces @endymion made for me!!

Purple and green are my two favorite colors, and we’re our wedding colors, as well. I love the textures and directionality of this one; the patchwork pieces add great dimension.

Next, look at the adorable crocheted hydrangea flower! It’s one of my favorite flowers, and it reminds me of my time in Japan. He stitches are all so tiny and perfect!

And finally, a brilliant patch representing the Japanese Tanabata (Star) Festival, which includes tying wish tags to special tree branches, and celebrates two “stars” as lovers who meet in the sky only once a year. I love how she actually included individual sparkly tags hanging from the stitched branches. The whole thing has so much movement, and she used Star backing fabric and quilted the patterns! That is so clever I must remember it and do it someday myself.

I am absolutely in love with everything I received, including the lovely letter I forgot to photograph (oops, I’m at work on break right now…). Thank you so very much for your thoughtfulness and creativity and excellent choices inspired by my list! And thank you to @craftADDchick for hosting this awesome swap!

[JoyfulClover]

@endymion your tanabata tree is teally beautiful. Such movement and color. Lovely!

[marionberries (Carol - formerly cmarion3)]

Yummy patches, that hydrangea is amazing, wait, they all are amazing! The details and embroidery are very special.

[craftADDchick (Cindy)]

I love this swap so much! You all made such amazing and thoughtful patches! And, while I hadn’t planned on actually swapping this round and haven’t made any patches in a while, making a pair of patches reminded me how much I enjoy making them.

Maybe I can organize a summer round, if people are interested!

[marionberries (Carol - formerly cmarion3)]

I receive from @craftADDchick and it is true, good things come to those who wait. She had life to deal with and as far as I’m concerned, life first, treats in the mail second. And chocolate for all

Just look at these incredible patches! Rainbow and sparkly goodness, and a tender sweet fiddlehead. The stitching is so fun and she blended floss to just the right tones on the fern. Check out her individual posts!

Thank you.

[MightyMitochondria (Rose)]

Oh, that fiddlehead.

[JoyfulClover]

@craftADDchick i am agog! That fiddleleaf! Swoon!

And of course ‘joy’. Always joy. I really like how you used negative space. And that center stone is perfect! A reflection of us all.

[endymion]

Love the rainbow stitching, and the fiddlehead is very cool also!

[JoyfulClover]

@marionberries

Check out her individual posts!

found them!

Fiddlehead TM Patch

I made this for @marionberries in the latest round of the TM Patch Swap. It doesn’t look like it in the photo, but I blended 2 shades of floss for the stem (done with stem stitch), 2 shades for the little brownish stitches, and 4 shades for the interior. [image]

Radiate Joy TM Patch

I made this for @marionberries in the latest round of the TM Patch Swap. I combined 2 of her themes (rainbows and joy) to make it. I did cheat a bit and add pink in to my rainbow because it was easier to make 8 divisions than to figure out the math to have 7. [image]

[monstersmiles (Formally tattooedcrafter Sam)]

After a very long week, I finally checked my mail and found not one but two new packages from @MightyMitochondria with more amazing patches. She spoiled me so rotten with these two additional patches.
A cute little texture one that will also be added to my jacket

And the cutest one made from vintage fabric thats going above my computer. (look at that amazing stitching)

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Thank you so much for all of the amazing patches, each one has made me so happy and made me even more excited to get back into swapping

[endymion]

Love them! That last one is so quirky and fun!

[PrincessP (Lauren 🇦🇺)]

Oh wow! The detail and stitching on those patches is amazing
@MightyMitochondria I love the woodgrain texture on the top one!

[MightyMitochondria (Rose)]

I’m so glad you like them. I love the unimpressed look on the quilt show girl’s face. I knew she needed to be crafted into something special.

[JoyfulClover]

She looks so over his jenk.

The stitching is confetti fabulous!

[TheMistressT (Tara - she/her)]

It is so cool to see how each maker can cram so much creativity into such a small project. What a fun gallery!