Secret Santa – Wombat Style

I’ve mentioned before how much I love my Wombat gals. It is such a great group of girls and I love that I get to sew Bee blocks with them each month! However December can be a bit hectic for bee blocks… so instead we decided on a Secret Santa!

I got the lovely Jane as my partner! After she commented on some tote bags I was making for my son’s teachers, I decided to make another one just for her.




I dug into my treasured bundle of Joel Dewberry True Colours for some cute prints for the appliqued feathers. The feathers came about after much stalking of Jane’s epic pinterest boards and seeing a whole lot of feather stuff pinned.



But a simple tote bag on its own is a bit boring. Then I came across this cute idea for an envelope shaped sewing pouch! So cute! Or perhaps should I say sew cute?! There’s a tutorial here – uses 10” squares. Perfect for layer cakes!



So! That was my Secret Santa gift taken care of!



And in return…. my Secret Santa was Marieka! And boy did she spoil me! Look at this beautiful mini quilt she made!



Beautiful hexies, a sweet bird, a mini version of the Diamond Star quilt block – plus a needle felted pincushion and pins! Awesome!



This little mini block measures just under 3” square. That’s some teeny paper piecing right there! Isn’t it fabulous! Plus look at that gorgeous wavy quilting. Too hard to pick one favourite part!

Such a fun Secret Santa swap with such a fun group of gals!

Thanks you for the gorgeousness Marieka! I feel very lucky!