It is a turned-wood needle holder by Meiki's Designs, which I purchased at the Vendor Mall of the Ashe County Piecemakers Quilt Fair back in September in West Jefferson, NC. The maker is http://meikisdesigns.com . Fortunately, I was able to find it in time for our Whacky Ladies party tomorrow. Sometimes when I buy gifts way in advance, they disappear before it is time to give them away!
I decided to make a little "holder for the holder," or a little cloth bag to put it in. Here is when it is handy to have a supply of pre-painted, pre-quilted fabric ready to cut up and sew.
All I did was zigzag a piece of pretty fiber all around the edge, sew on a button, and wrap some more fiber around the button to close.
Here is the back view of the little needle case.
In case you are interested, the blue and green fabric was made by squeezing Elmer's glitter glue onto muslin, then painting with Setacolor and other fabric paints. When you remove the glue, you have markings on the fabric where the glue resisted the paint. The outside flap was painted with Shiva Paint Stiks. You can see how I made them here if you scroll down through the post.
After the party tomorrow morning, I have to do some cooking before my husband's Christmas dinner for the office tomorrow night. Yes, it was just Thanksgiving last weekend, but this weekend my son and his family from South Carolina will be coming up for our family Christmas. When you work in retail and also have to share children among multiple sets of parents for the holidays, you have to celebrate when you can. We are looking forward to seeing them and having an early Christmas!
