Sew, Sew, Sew

I finished 10 drawstring bags for the craft show.  It's not a lot but with my daughters also making things, I feel like I don't have to kill myself.  Yay!  :o)

I found this adorable print at the discount fabric store.  This would make a cute lunch bag.  I used what I had bought, so of course, I had to go back and get a few more yards!!  lol  I think it would be cute to make a fabric sack with a boxed bottom.  This fabric is so cute, it would be a cute whatever.....apron, pot holders, table topper....


The green bag in the back was made at the retreat I was at in Indiana.  Since I got the first bag made and was out of projects to do, I asked one of the girls that headed back to the quilt shop to get me some fabric off the sale table.  Usually I over pack but this was a first!  lol  The bag in front has an adorable western print purchased at the same discount store.  I love the little "rope" drawstring.

And lastly, I got two different car prints.  Can't you just picture these full of little Hot Wheels?  One of the ladies at the retreat made a bag out of car fabric for her grandson so when I saw this fabric, I scooped it right up.

I only have three make-up bags from the last batch I made so back to the cutting table!  I'm burning through the zipper stash I had built up but that's why I bought a bulk lot on ebay.  I better make some money so I can stock back up.

Card Night

Last night was craft night.  We had a nice little gathering with my buddies Neena, Susan and Irene.  Neena played with some new stamps she got and her BIG set of Copic markers.  Man, those things are cool but I'm not there yet.  I can resist them especially when I see the price.  Sheesh, they must have liquid gold inside!!!

Irene and I made a Father's Day card for our hubbies.  We kind of used this card as our inspiration but we didn't want such Christmassy colors.  The woman who made this card blogged about it here in case you want more info.

All I really had the same as her was black and the stamp!  :o)  But this is what me and Irene came up with.  This is her card...

And this is mine.  I think they came out pretty good.  I jotted down the dimensions so I can make a few more for my birthday card box.  I know a lot of guys in the family golf and I never have masculine birthday cards.  I'm going to fix that!!

Off to go work on finishing up the bags for the craft show.  All I have left is to thread the cording through them.  I had to go buy some first.  I'm almost done and then onto something else.  Maybe more make-up bags.  I only have three left!

American Jane Trunk Show

Sandy Klop of American Jane fabric line for Moda was the guest speaker at our guild meeting on Tuesday.  I don't get to too many meetings.  I'm not sure why.  Maybe because I do the Yahoo quilt group and have my social time with "real people" on Thursday nights with my girlfriends.  I do get the newsletters though and when I saw it was going to be an American Jane quilt show, I knew I didn't want to miss it.  I didn't want to go alone so I wrote my wise older sister Isabel and told her my dilemma.  She said she would go if it she were me.  (And honestly, she loves American Jane fabrics.  I think she wished she was me for just a minute.  Just a minute and then she would come to her senses!  lol)

This is Sandy at the podium giving us a little background on herself.  She is a sweet and funny lady.  Her life is very interesting and if you ever get a chance to see her, do it!

Here are a few pictures I took of the quilts.  Unfortunately, I was sitting in the middle of the room and every time I zoomed in on a quilt, it darkened the photo.  It was something about my flash I guess.  This was one of the better ones.  This one of her current patterns and this was the quilt she was teaching a workshop for the next day.  Ohhhh, don't you know I wish I didn't have to work!!!  Me and Isabel both both templates to make this quilt when we were at Road to CA.  It's on our to-do list.  *That is one whopper of a list!*

I believe this was a BOM she did with her group.  Isn't this a striking quilt?  The picture doesn't do it justice.  The whole room moaned when they opened it up. 

This one is a school quilt.  From the first block where the school bus is there to the last block where she is buying new school clothes, it covers it all.

This one was inspired by the Pennsylvania Dutch.  Little floating blocks!  Adorable.

If you would like to see the entire album of pictures, I put them on my webshots and you can see them here.

Wedding Card

Going to a wedding today on a boat in Newport Beach. It should be beautiful since it's about 78 degrees today. This is a card I saved on pinterest that I thought I would try to make.

This is the link if you would like the dimensions to make the pretty card.  I didn't have all of the punches and dies they used but here is the card I made.  I printed the saying on my computer.  Thought it turned out okay.  I'm sure the bride will like it.  She loves pink!  :o)



Making' Bags

I've had a little trouble getting my mojo going. It could be the beautiful weather we're having in southern California lately but it's not like I've been out working in my yard. The weeds are proof of that!! :-)

But...I spent some time in my sewing room tonight so it's all good. I'm making these bags for the craft show I'm doing with my girls in a few weeks.
It's a family affair as my sister-in-law is hosting a community event and added the craft fair. I really don't expect to do too well since its a first time event but at least I'll have some inventory!!

Back in the room I go!!

Testing...

I saw a notice that there was an app for blogger so you can 'blog on the go'. I thought it might be a nice feature to have to blog some quick check-ins kind of like we all do on facebook.   So, this is just a test from my iphone.   The picture is just added in for the test.   It's a vinyl cut out from a Cricut cartridge and applied to a plain jar from Michaels. :-)

Little Sue and a little progress...

I wanted to share a picture of the little towel I embroidered at the retreat I went to a few weeks ago.  I finished it up last week but forgot to post a picture.  My buddy, Angela shared a few embroidery patterns with me since I was travelling light and didn't take very many projects with me.  I used variegated DMC floss (also from Angie).  These are two different patterns I put together so Sue wasn't all by herself.  :o)  You wouldn't know it to look at this towel but I "DID" iron it!  lol  Angela had the patterns copied on transfer-eze (or a similar product) and you have to rinse the pattern off when your done the the stitching.  It works great but I guess I wrung it out too hard!  Besides BusyLiz, another nickname would be "bull-dozer"!  Don't turn me loose in a china shop!!!  :o)



Last night, even though I was feeling pretty sluggish, I fought the urge to be a couch potato and forced myself into the sewing room.  I finished cutting the parts out for the craft show bags.  My back was bothering me quite a bit so I lowered the ironing board and sat and ironed the fusible fleece to the parts that get it.  I think I have 15 bags cut out.  I had some fabric left over that wasn't quite the size the pattern calls for but I adjusted the pieces for a shorter bag and cut them out.  It's a children's western print so maybe some little 'cowpoke' will like it and can have a smaller version of the regular size bags.

Hoping to get some sewing done tonight.  These will be done by chain sewing so I probably won't have any done for a few days.  I can't wait to see some of the finished bags though cuz I found some cute prints.  I might have to sneak one or two bags to the finished stage for motivation.  hehe