Little bags

I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos and trying to follow along on my own projects. So far, 4 little bags done. The denim with the mint is my 4th little bag and so far more of what I wanted to make. I am hoping to find the perfect size to put markers in for kids. The next one will be made from Christmas fabric and will hopefully be done in time to donate to my Church's Christmas Bazaar. It's so strange to me that my bags turn out different than the YouTube video ones. There isn't any oral instructions, just music and the sizes written above the video and those are usually in cm. That could be part of the problem. They make it look SO EASY!!! And then I wonder why I am having so many issues. Oh well, I will keep trying and eventually I will come up with the perfect size that I can see in my mind. Maybe, once I do that, I can make some little quilted ones too!!!??? Take care, Martha

Freemotion Quilting on a domestic sewing machine-"Ribbon Candy"

I did a fairly short tutorial today on freemotion quilting "ribbon candy". Hopefully it makes sense and is easy to follow!!! Martha

Pears and more pears

I made this quilt wall hanging many many years ago and I am determined to get it quilted!! Woke up early today and I am off to a very good start. Sometimes the hardest part is deciding how I want to quilt these little quilts, what free-motion designs to use. I still like to do stippling. It's easy but more than that I love the texture that it creates. The pears were actually printed from actual pears and fabric paint. So fun to do, apples are another fruit that are easy to make prints with. I even did carrots!!! hahahahahahahahahahaha and they turned out fabulous. I will show you one of these days!!! Have a great day and see you again soon, Martha

Hand Crocheted Coin Purses with liner

I've been crocheting in the evenings and when out camping with friends. I will be putting these in my Etsy store but wanted to hear from my friends about what you think of these??? I added a photo of ones that are pretty much done and waiting to be lined and a zipper sewn in. I'm working on the best process for that, so far it is going OK but not perfect procedure. At least the end result is good!!! I love having a coin purse to keep my cash and change in, that way I always know where it is and I can grab it out of my big purse easily. These are 100% cotton and are so nice to crochet. I am not a quick crocheter but I do enjoy it. So what are your thoughts???? I'll wait.......... Martha

Sallie Tomato Zippy Bag

I decided to finally try making a Zippy Bag from my Sallie Tomato pattern. This one is out of denim that I got from a friend. It's made out of her husbands worn out jeans. For a surprise, I decided to make this gift for her. It wasn't easy. I am just not very good at understanding the written instructions and so it took awhile to complete. I was actually nervous during the consruction of this bag. SO SILLY!!! I wanted to make this for her birthday which was in June but just could not get myself to start it. But we are going camping with them soon and I wanted to bring along the bag, good reason to get going on it!!! I also made two wallets out of his jeans. One for her and one for an adult grandchild. I am super excited to give these to her. Next Zippy Bag will be made out of an Army uniform that was given to me by a veteran of the Iraq war. Check out the zippers and pulls. Those are from Sallie Tomato also. I love the flowers and I know my friend is going to also. I had never used the zipper tape, so that was also a new experience. I'm glad to be done and have learned a lot, so onward to the next bag making day!!!! Martha

Charade Quilt

I decided to put borders on my Charade quilt and I am now ready to layer and machine quilt. Once that is done I will need to decide which end is up!!!!!

Teddy

I have been working on these little stuffed creatures. My granddaughter wants to make many out of her great grandpa's flannel shirts to give to all the family members to remember him by. I need it to be a little easier to sew as she hasn't sewn much and is just 11 years old, well 11 in a week or so.