Art Gallery Zip Bags

I'm on a zipper bag kick. Can't stop making them. Art Gallery fabric was used to make two of these bags. Finally finding projects for the fabric I won last summer in the Fabshophop.

Tried a little embellishment for a change. Rickrack and lace plus different quilting patterns.

I used two found zippers and one of my new zippers from Zipit on Etsy.

                                          I love all the irises that are blooming now.

What are you working on? 

I will be out of town this weekend, so no sewing time for a while.

Finished Qwillow for Sylvia

Finally a sewing day with no interruptions. I finished this for a friend who is retiring from teaching. We don't teach at the same school. She is a music teacher and plays the organ and piano at church. We worked together in Children's Choir for many years. She plays/directs the Ladies Ensemble at church, too. We don't see each other much since I started going to a different church. I was inspired to make this quilt/pillow for her. I hope she will use it to snuggle her grand babies.

This is the folded up quilt.

This is the other side. The words on the fabric are so appropriate for someone who spent years teaching children.

I tried something different when assembling this willow. I attached the pocket when I sewed the two sides and batting together.

This is the other side. I posted about this earlier. Had to add a row to the top and bottom to make it long enough for the backing.

This is how it looked with the pocket sewn down.

The pieced side with pocket sewn down. Hope she likes it.

Zipper Bag 1.0

I needed a quick sewing fix, so I tried a zipper bag. Found a pattern at Noodlehead and decided to make the largest size she listed. I like how it turned out but as usual I didn't exactly understand the directions and so the bag turned out different.

I sewed the bottom larger than recommended. Instead of batting, I used the very stiffest interfacing I had. The last time I used this interfacing was for a the brim of a cap. The bag is very stiff and the seams don't lie flat.

I like the bag but next time I will make the corners correctly. I think I will try one of the smaller sizes.  Look for more bags. I can cut out and sew one in an evening.

Fabric shopping in Portland

Last week we went to Portland for a convention. I looked at quilt shops online and found one we could get to on the bus. We took bus # 8 to Modern Classics Fabric Shop on Alberta. (I think that is the right name.) They carry Liberty of London cotton prints. I bought half yards of two prints.

Mr. M found a fellow Chattanoogan worked at the shop and he enjoyed talking Tennessee with her.

The Liberty is on the left. I have 4 other pieces of Liberty that I bought in London at the Liberty store. One day I will find the perfect project for these special prints. 

I got some fat quarters to add to the stash. 

The post cards and quilt note cards came from another store.

Unfortunately we have to make up a snow day this Saturday, so I don't know when I will get back to sewing. I like to have a block of uninterrupted time to get in the sewing zone.

On a Quillow Kick

Making Liam's quillow was so easy I had to make another one. 

I wanted to frame some favorite fabrics and make a retirement gift for a friend.

So, even though I don't have much time to sew, I just had to start the pieced side.

I love the little teapot bird houses above.

Do you see the bees in the flowers above?

Cute tiny town

Country style angels-love them

Foxes-ring a ding ding

Children from all over the world

Next a border of piano keys will be added to the top and bottom to make it longer. 

After I finish this one, I'm making one for myself!

New Window Treatment

Bought fabric and finished a new window treatment today. Cute fabric with pink birds and orange and pink flowers made into a fresh look for the middle bedroom. The old curtains were the same color as the walls - boring. I think the room looks a little bigger now. The valance will keep the morning sun from waking up guests too early. (Liam sleeps in this room when he visits.)

Photo above was taken without flash and the one below was taken with flash. The true colors are somewhere between these.

I have fabric to make a sweet pink, green, and white quilt for this bed. Can't wait to see how that will look. This bright/black quilt will make a good picnic quilt one day.

That's all the sewing I will get done this spring break. Picking up Liam from his other grandparents tomorrow. We'll be busy doing whatever 22 month olds like to do until his parents get back from Scotland.

I caught up on Parenthood and Revenge while I was sewing on the quillow and these curtains. Check & check!

Little Transportation Quilt/pillow

First day of spring break and I finished this quilt/pillow for grandson. He saw the train fabric and said, "I like trains." Then he proceeded to point out some of the other vehicles like the helicopters and cars. He pointed to all the yellow fabric and said, "lellow, lellow, lellow."

This is how it folds up into a pillow.

This is how it looks folded in half.

The other side when folded into a pillow.

This is the fat quarter side.

The train side says, "I think I can." 

Another look at the train side. The weather is beautiful today, sunny and low 70's.

I only have a few days to sew and need to work on the king size quilt redo. Really want to start something new. Why can't I finish one thing before starting something new?