Winter Quaker Exchange Received
When I stopped by the SBEBB a little bit ago, I saw that Aniza has received the exchange that I stitched her for the Winter Quaker Exchange.
This was the first time I had ever attempted anything Quaker and to be honest at first I wasn’t exactly sure what constituted a “Quaker” design, so before I even started the stitching I had to do some research!
After some investigation, I found some Quaker freebies to my liking and since I don’t think they get much snow in Malaysia I thought it would be fun to send Aniza a Quaker snowflake or two. Consequently, I chose to stitch two snowflakes in B5200 on some 25 count baby blue Lugana.
At first I was going to make her a little scissor fob, but after a little bit of thought I decided to try my hand at making my first biscornu instead. I absolutely loved making the biscornu and couldn’t believe how easy it was. In fact, my 6 year old niece “helped” me do the finishing by picking out the center buttons.
Though I enjoyed expanding my stitching horizons and trying my hand at a Quaker design, I can’t say that the style made that much of an impact on me and I doubt that I will stitch another any time in the near future.
The biscornu on the other hand… I will definitely be making some more of those! 
21 January 2007 at 20:53
Renee, you biscorn is pretty. A good try and i am sure you will make more of it…
22 January 2007 at 00:43
What a beautiful little biscornu!
It seems to me that to certain extent quaker designs are similar to old Nordic motifs, at least those two are…
22 January 2007 at 08:23
The pillows are beautiful.
22 January 2007 at 16:28
Looks Gorgeous, Renee!
22 January 2007 at 19:50
Very pretty. I haven’t made one yet, but I want to, so I’m glad to hear you had fun making it.
23 January 2007 at 17:16
Beautiful biscornu Renee! Looks great.
25 January 2007 at 06:48
I haven’t tried my hand at making a biscornu yet, *sigh, they look so nice!
The baby blue Laguna is a perfect wintery choice I think.
25 January 2007 at 17:42
I absolutely love these. They are so beautiful. I just came across your blog from a friend of mines. I have recently started crafting, cross stitch and crochet. I really enjoy your site.