Bothe are so very pretty! I bet your SS recipient will be very happy!

beautiful pieces.

Love them! So dainty. Where did you get the pattern for the tape measure cover?

That's a great Secret Santa gift for a quilter.

I would be thrilled to receive these gifts at my group's SS pick. They are both gorgeous!!

Thank you every one for your comments, they are greatly appreciated.

Jean-45, the item behind the pin cushion and tape measure is the gift bag that was used, but yes it would look very nice as a quilt or bag or table topper, oh no, another thing to add to the list.

Lynnie, Thank you for the suggestion, postage is an issue from Australia, and Australia Post has just announced massive losses, they are talking a 10cent increase on standard letter rate within Australia (it has never gone up this much in one hit), so it stands to reason that other items will be increased as well. I have a few great patterns for pin cushions but they are not a priority on my list at the moment.

Pete, The actual tape measure is 120"long so a bit bigger than the standard size, so just drew around the tape measure and added just a bit for the hand stitching, and the embroidery I did just from a picture in a magazine ad.

Would you be my SS??? Such beautiful work!

very nicely done!!!!

Very nicely done.

I want to be your secret pal. These are lovely!