She stitched a pattern from Ackworth Quaker book. How lovely! Stitched on lugana using muted colour Dip&Twist floss and it gives a vintage look.
On the back, she stitched another pattern from the same book and personalized it with out initials , M and Z. I really like it! This exchange was really exciting coz I got learn to stitch & sew a stitching accessory that I never try before.
I had never stitch & sew a pinkeep before, and this is the very first pinkeep I ever made. The pattern from The Workbasket (strawberry quaker), stitched on 28ct jobelan using Dip&Twist overdyed.
I love the colour of the overdyed floss (bright pink) , it had made me thinking of strawberries and finally made up mind to stitch the strawberry quaker pattern. Though I must admit that after finished stitching, I found that it looks more like beetroots. I think it is b'coz of floss colour.
I put rickrack around the pinkeep and strawberry print cotton at the back.
Songket - a handwoven cloth made from gold/silver and silk/cotton threads, usually worn to certain ceremonial functions. This fabric is also popular for the Malay traditional wedding attire (bride & groom). It is a bit uncertain of the origin of 'songket' but it has been a treasured textile throughout the Malay archipelago since many centuries ago. Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia are 'sharing' this Malay heritage & art of weaving and have been producing 'songket' with distinctive motifs ever since.
The inside envelope is fully-lined with 'batik' fabric and I also 'showed off' the same fabric on the back of the envelope. I stitched my address on a small piece of jobelan before attaching it onto the flap of the envelope. I used a black velcro strip for the closure and embellished with 'vintage looking' buttons.
For this exchange, we were required to stitch something about the place where are we from or where we live. Zarina stitched a butterfly and a pair of cute flutterby buttons on the front of the envelope. Penang Butterfly Farm is one of many attractions in Penang. 
And she stitched a row of starfishes on the back of the envelope. What do you think about when you see a picture of starfish? ....You are right! It reminds us of beaches and sea. A strip of beaches is simply another Penang attraction. Batu Ferringhi is one of the famous beaches - look closely at the postcard in the picture.
Thank you Zarina for the Mail Art and giftie. To receive a mail art from you had made this exchange is more like a 'surprise me' themed exchange to me... hehehehehe
I stitched LHN's "Star Light, Star Bright" on 32ct lugana for Rachel. Lined the mail art with 'golden stars on navy' cotton print. I used the black velcro strip for the closure and embellished with some little star buttons on the flap.
I put a sticker (on the lower part on the back of mail art)- picture of traditional dancers and people in traditional costumes. The sticker is actually part of 'Visit Malaysia Year 2007' miniature stamp sheet. You could see the stamp on the front part of mail art - the one with a picture of Petronas Twin Towers and building in Putrajaya .
Take a peek ! I'm working on another mail art to be sent out by end of this month.
I've received Surprise Me Mail Art from Martha in San Antonio, Texas. She stitched Bent Creek pattern on 18ct aida. She knew that Bent Creek is one of my fav designers. Thank you Martha for the MA and bookmark kit!
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I stitched an excerpt from Little House Needleworks's M'Lady Strawberries on 18ct grey aida. I came to know that Martha is another LHN fan just like me.
I also weaved a satin ribbon through the white lace as the flap and closure. For additional feature, I used strawberries print fabby to line the Mail Art.
My stitching friend, Roz, has received it safe and sound! At first, I was hesitated to mail it out to her coz I thought it was way too big for a pincushion. Since I didn't have much time to make another one, I called Roz up and told her that she was going to receive a gigantic pincushion from me *LOL* . 
I stitched roses on both side - one is a smaller adaptation of crochet fillet pattern (I had stitched it before, I simply love this pattern very much) and the other is an extract from a freebie pattern on a German website. Stitched on a 32ct linen using SSS overdyed (colour Snow Cone).
Stitched on 28ct linen using Dip & Twist overdyed. This pheasant & peacock heart pattern is a freebie from Gift of Stitching website. If you happened to wonder what is the finishing style, Azie and I actually actually agreed to swap stitched pieces only. I know Azie has lots of other stitched pieces but she rarely has time to do the finishing off. And so, I finished the stitched piece that I wanted to give her into an ornament. As for this monochrome heart, I'm thinking of a pinkeep OR a needlebook for the finishing style. What say you?
I stitched a quaker heart for Azie and she stitched a monochrome ones. Quaker Heart is designed by Janice Wood, it is a freebie pattern actually but I couldn't remember the URL. Originally the pattern is inclusive of 2 heart patterns front & back in red DMC. I only stitched the sampler alphabet heart using white DMC and some overdyeds on 32ct lugana ( in mocha). Finished into a stuffed ornament, I used buggies print cotton as the backing fabric.