Heather Bailey Bag

A few months ago I made this Heather Bailey Saturday Market Bag. It's really a great bag. I took it along with me on our cruise and it made a great bag for Excursions and hanging out by the pool. I had some trouble with the handle technique she used in the pattern. But I want to make another one and master the technique.Pin It

Two weekends ago I made this bag. It's a great bag for a quick trip to the store or for a casual night out.

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My new sewing room.......

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

As promised I have finally taken pictures of my new sewing room. In November my husband and I moved from our very small 2 bedroom condo into our new house. With this move I now have my very own sewing room.


Sorry the pictures aren't that great, it was dark out.
It's still a work in progress and needs some decorating. I have lots of idea for it but I haven't decided which ones to do yet.

Amy Butler Swing Bag

After some frustration and 2 broken needles I'm finally finished with my latest project - The Amy Butler Swing Bag. It's a gift for my mother in law. I can't blame my frustration on the pattern because her gifts always cause me trouble. Not sure if it's because I want to make it perfect or if it's just the projects I pick for her.Pin It

I think overall it turned out well. I certainly learned some lessons on this project. I did not like that Amy has you close the bag up at the top on the curved area. It leaves open stitches visible when you close it up. I prefer to close my bags on the inside where it's not so visible. I will probably make this bag again but with my own twist!

Girly Purse Birthday Present

This weekend I attended a party for a super cute little girl's 2nd birthday. She loves Dora so I made her this cute little purse:

Her mom says that it will be used to take to church on Sundays! Here is a family picture that includes the beautiful little birthday girl.
Her Mom and Dad are good friends of ours.

To make this bag I used the Charmed Gift Bag pattern from Kim Walus for Moda Bake Shop. I tweaked the pattern to make it bigger. I used 12 1/2 by 9 1/2 inch pieces for the main body of the purse instead of what the pattern suggested.

Weekend Projects and a Sneak Peak

This past week was an exciting but long week of classes. On Monday I used my Christmas gift card to take a Rotary Cutting Class in Humble at It's a Stitch. Wednesday I started back at Sam Houston State for my last semester of undergrad.
Then on Thursday I went to my favorite shop Quilters Crossing in Tomball for a bag class. The bag was the Bowtucks Tote and the teacher was Margaret Grice. Margaret is a wonderful teacher I learned so much from her class. I look forward to taking more classes from her in the future.
The bag was very fun to make and I think it might be the beginning of my bag making addiction! I used Michael Miller's bonehead fabric on it. I have been admiring this fabric for a while but couldn't figure out what to use it on. So when I signed up for this class I decided it would be the perfect fabric for the project.
I'm trying to decide what bag to try next. I really want to make an Amy Butler bag but I'm kind of intimidated by her patterns. Being a beginner I'm not as good at reading patterns and understanding what they are trying to tell me to do. But I'm getting better.
So the rest of my weekend has taken up by two other projects. The major one I'm trying to finish is my Moda Funky Monkey Baby Quilt for a baby shower in a few weekends. I am about 70% done with it. Right now I'm working on quilting it and then I just have the binding left! Here's another sneak peak of it.
I'm also working on some other baby shower stuff since I'm helping throw two showers in the next three weeks. So right now I'm working on making another pair of baby booties! Oh and did I mention that I'm a bridesmaid in my good friends wedding in two weeks!! I'm super excited for her! So that means three weekends in a row full of events.
Well I guess it's goodbye to the weekend and hello to the week. I hope everyone had a great weekend!