My hairdresser is such an awesome lady and she has asked me on several occasions to make my crayon bags for her. This Christmas I made two for her daughters and just a few weeks ago she asked me to put together two more for her friend’s little boys. I am thrilled with how they [...]
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More Children’s Art Bags
Posted in Quilted Bags, tagged art, bags, child, children, cloth, craft, fabric, fabrics, handmade, quilt, quilting, quilts on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lime and Raspberry Bags Are Done!
Posted in Quilted Bags, tagged handmade, purse, quilt, Quilted Bags, quilting, sewing on August 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Many interesting things happened on the way to… completing this bag. Most resulted in the use of the seam ripper! Ah, well. I suppose in this case, when life gives you limes, you make limeade!
As I finished putting together the squares for the body of the bag, I next ironed on some deco [...]
Lime and Raspberry Bags, Oh My!
Posted in Quilted Bags, tagged handmade, purses, quilt, Quilted Bags, quilting, sewing on August 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
While I was at the Vermont Quilt Festival, I found this really eye-popping raspberry silk fabric that I just had to have. I needed to make a bag for my sister that was young, fresh and hip – and she loves the color pink. Then I hit upon this great Timeless Treasures batik in shades of [...]
Bobbin Work Bag Now Finished!
Posted in Quilted Bags, Works In Progress, tagged crafts, fabric, handmade, Quilted Bags, quilting, sewing on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Seven months after the bag was supposed to be done, I finally get it finished! I guess this makes it Christmas in July…
To see the start of the project, see my earlier post, Bobbin Along.
Here is a shot of the body fabric with the start of the bobbin work:
Here I have added bobbin work flowers [...]
Pigs in a Purse
Posted in Quilted Bags, Works In Progress, tagged bags, fabric, handmade, pigs, quilt, Quilted Bags, quilting, sewing on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My Aunt loves pigs – especially pink pigs. And I found just the fabric for her! I was shopping this spring and picked up a yard of this silly fabric with her in mind, and I think I finally know what I am going to do with it. A Pink Pig Purse. With pink and [...]
Bobbin Along
Posted in Quilted Bags, Works In Progress, handmade, tagged bags, bobbin, christmas, fabric, grandmother, handmade, Quilted Bags, quilting, sewing on March 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
First, I must thank my Grandmother who has been so very patient in waiting for her Christmas present. Yes, I said Christmas present. So you now know exactly how patient she is. This year I wanted to give everyone handmade quilted bags for the holidays, but I ran out of time. Grandma (or Gigi as [...]
African China Star Quilted Bag
Posted in Classes, Quilted Bags, Works In Progress, handmade, tagged bags, class, handmade, quilt, quilts, sewing, star, teach on February 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have been invited to teach a class at one of our local quilt shops, Maplewood Quilts in Northfield, VT! On May 3rd, I will be teaching a paper pieced star class to make this quilted bag. The pattern is the China star from Carol Doak’s Mariner’s Compass Stars book and the bag is from [...]
Purple Australia Bag
Posted in Quilted Bags, handmade, tagged Australia, bag, christmas, craft, handmade, quilt, sewing on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At a loss for what to make my friend Alison for Christmas, I was thumbing through Carol Doak’s - Mariner’s Compass Stars book when that proverbial light-bulb went off. So I called Alison and asked her, “If you could travel to any country in the world, what would it be?” She replied, “Australia.” Perfect! Problem solved.
Each [...]
Trouble With Timtex Part 2
Posted in Quilted Bags, Works In Progress, handmade, tagged bags, crafts, fabric, purse, quilting on December 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When faced with the dilemma of making this quilted bag into a really weird hat, or biting the bullet and just finishing it – I chose to finish it. And you can see why!
Man, I am such a dork. Definitely not my best look ever!
But, seriously, I did finally finish the darned [...]
Quilted Children’s Art Bags
Posted in Quilted Bags, Works In Progress, craft, handmade, tagged art, children, craft, crayons, fabric, gifts, Quilted Bags, quilting, sewing on December 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
After seeing a post for a little crayons and paper art pad for children, I came up with the idea for an art bag. One side would have slots for markers and the other would have slots for crayons and a pouch for miscellaneous stuff. The inside of the bag would be perfect for a [...]





