Cotton Friend's French style projects

by - Tuesday, September 23, 2008



On my desk is a Cotton Friend Japanese sewing magazine. Lots of zakka inspiration to add to my surroundings.






I enjoyed a slow Tuesday evening making these French inspired projects out of the free craft materials included in the summer 2007 edition of Cotton Friend, a Japanese sewing magazine. I pieced together the magazine's free antique embroidery box and I also fashioned a pair of printable linen pincushions adorned with lovely old world images from The Graphics Fairy. Aren't these pincushions sew romantic?

Have a wonderful week filled with surprises and good times!

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13 comments

  1. At first I misread and thought it said Japanese sewing machine. This was great stuff to get free with the magazine and I like what you made thats such a cute picture on the pin cushion.

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  2. I love these pictures and projects and the color palette.

    Creamy yellow, white, red. So soothing. Maybe I will go in that direction. Ever since I discovered yellow, it's like another world has opened up.

    And those pincushion and embroidery boxes are to be worshipped.

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  3. So lovely pictures...hugs from sweden/Lotta

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  4. So lovely pictures...hugs from sweden/Lotta

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  5. Just gorgeous Christy!! Your photography and styling is excellent - at first i thought you had just showed us pictures from the magazine.

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  6. So/sew beautiful!! The pincushion with French script is my favourite. Love the softness of your photos. Gx

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  7. That must have been a wonderful way of spending the evening. The pincushions are so sweet, also love the one with script. Take care!

    Karin xx

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  8. Lovely photos & box! Have a gr8t week too! ;)

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  9. How beautiful. Love the box and pincushion. Ha ve a great weekend.

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  10. I thought they were pictures from the magazine aswell, they look beautiful.

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  11. Christy, these are just so spectacular!! I love them, so organic and wonderful:) You are amazing.

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  12. I love this! I love your mosaic Mondays! Thanks for sharing!!

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  13. I agree with what has been said about the photo styling here. What a poetic, charming idea for a project. And how inspired to print the graphics fairy image onto fabric! Lovely, and mori indeed!

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