A New "Go Anywhere Bag" for me!

While at the quilting retreat I was able to make a cute bag....



http://www.noodle-head.com/2011/08/go-anywhere-bag-pattern_26.html



I put in a sew in magnet closure,


added piping ... and a key leash.....

I just love this Lotta Jansdotter fabric!

http://www.jansdotter.com/shop

and a piece of Reunion by Sweetwater that I had in the stash

http://www.unitednotions.com/fcc_reunion.pdf

I used canvas to give the bag structure instead of interfacing. I will probably do that again because it has a much softer feel than interfacing does. Not sure about the sew in magnet.... Kinda spendy and a little fussy to put in. but for now......
                                                            Enjoying my new bag!

Guild Retreat

          Last month I spent a fun weekend with some of the members of the quilt guild that I belong to. It was so much fun to just sew sew sew.....I managed to get two tops bordered and made a bag, and I finished a few blocks for monthly swaps. One fun weekend of enrichment. Quilters are such awesome kindred spirits!

 

The Happy Quilters

 

 

 

My little Singer got a work out!

 

 

and now we are into March.

Here are the swap blocks for February

 

 

These are for

Harmony/ at Do Good Stitches

 

 

 

 

and these are for

Sew Bee Wonky

 

 

M I A

Yes it's true.....I have been on vacation and last week was away from my computer. No chance to blog. In Cabo....some good times and some not so good. A little food poisoning adventure for me and my husband. Several others in our group were also sick. Still able to experience Cabo. Saw a lot of whales, had a beautiful sunset sail, and lots of time to lounge at the pool and work on a little tan.

 

The weather was warm and wonderful.

 

 

Good times and some good memories.

 

 

Sunset Sail

 

 

Part of our group heading out to sail into the sunset!

 

 

Appropriately called "Seal Rock"

 

 

 

Out on the Bow...

 

 

 

a beautiful sunset!

The following week was spent out at the beach with my mom and sisters. I took my Bernina and we sewed a little, read a little, cooked a little, enjoyed each others company and the beach.....

 

a sunset at the Oregon coast.

I came back in to work a day and then..... off to quilt retreat with my guild. I was able to get two quilt tops done, and made a cute bag, also made a couple of blocks , and a little hand sewing of binding on a charity baby quilt.

Now it's back to the real world this week.

Cabo

Off to Cabo tomorrow!


Time for a little fun in the sun!

Finishing up for January

               Finished this quilt for a PTA raffle this week. One of my friends at work finished the top and gave it to me to be quilted. Hopefully it will raise a lot of money for a good cause.

 

 

I decided to do an allover panto on this.

 

 

Hard to get a close up.

The panto is called

Maidenhair / Kaye Emmerson

 

 

 

and these are my Bee Blocks for January for

Sew Bee Wonky.

I just love those little houses.

These are 12 1/2 inch blocks.

 

 

Sew cute!