Hawaiian Blue Slouchy Bag
My latest project.
When I attended the American Quilters Society festival in Paducah this year, I saw a few gadgets that I found intriguing. One such gadget was the Flynn Quilt Frame. I actually sat down and used this quilt frame. I was impressed because he had the frame set up with the same Janome sewing machine model [...]
Have you seen all the packaged 5″, 10″ and fat quarters! The language of the quilter. But exactly what can you do with these size pieces of fabric? With the book LOOSE CHANGE and some time, you can make GREAT quilts. Beginning with an explanation of how many pieces in nickel (5″) or dime (10″) [...]
I had a very enjoyable Friday and Saturday attending the Women of Faith Conference in Indianapolis. I was however, anxious to get home and finish making this flower power VW luv bug slouch bag.
A few years ago, my mom and I put together a quilt for a friend who is battling cancer. Mom heard that sometimes patients get cold when going through treatment so she thought it would be nice if our friend had a quilt to keep her warm. She loved having the quilt and said it [...]
I have been noticing that many of the young gals like to carry slouch bags. I thought it would be fun to create these bags that hold everything except the kitchen sink. Not that a teen would want to carry the kitchen sink anyway. I hear they are allergic to things that require cleaning. LOL [...]
Things have finally settled down around here and I finally am in the mood to start a sewing project. (We have a wedding in 21 days for those of you new to my blog). I have had this kit since February and it has been crying out to be made.
I have been making these purses out of Batik fabric. They are fun to make because every purse turns out different. I put 8 pockets inside each bag and one or two pockets on the outside to make a cell phone easier to grab.
I am so sorry for my lack of posts. I wish I could say that I have been busy sewing but that has not been the case. This is the busiest time of the year for our business and I have been waiting on customers. That is a good thing because that means that I [...]
This was a productive Memorial Day weekend! I weeded, sewed, ate and exercised! I made two laptop bags for a customer. I hope she approves.