{"id":1418,"date":"2011-12-23T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T23:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/23\/a-new-pin-cushion\/"},"modified":"2015-01-01T09:38:39","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T17:38:39","slug":"a-new-pin-cushion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/23\/a-new-pin-cushion\/","title":{"rendered":"A new pin cushion!"},"content":{"rendered":"
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was in a pin cushion exchange with a group of French quilters, and my new pin cushion arrived yesterday afternoon! It’s really nice \u2014 all handmade, with a dimensional flower on one side and a six-pointed star on the other. Have a peek:<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Did you see what was included with the pin cushion? Yes, a lovely embroidered card with a sweet note inside, and a meter of some beautiful floral ribbon! I’m really overwhelmed! But here’s a second photo so you can see the star side of the pin cushion:<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Didn’t I get lucky? \ud83d\ude42http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/10\/pin-cushion\/<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was in a pin cushion exchange with a group of French quilters, and my new pin cushion arrived yesterday afternoon! It’s really nice \u2014 all handmade, with a dimensional flower on one side and a six-pointed star on the other. 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