New Duffle Bags

Side Zippered  Expandable Pocket

Inside of bag 

I made these from a StudioCherie, pattern...the Travel Duffle.


The pattern was clear to understand and went together without any problems. 


I love the fact that I can easily fit 2-3 queen size quilts in each duffle. These will be get lots of use. This was the first bit of quilting I have done for some time. It sure felt good to get back to the longarm after so much time away from it. 


Baseball has been consuming quite a bit of time the past 3 months. The season is now over, and even though the boys made All Stars, there are not enough boys to field a team, so we are done for the summer. It is a bummer, but now I can get back to quilting/sewing! 

From small quilted Wallhanging, to...

Pillow!


I will enjoy this so much more as a pillow. Carol from patchwork in the desert made this great little top for me quite a while back. It measures 19" square.


It is sewn with little patchwork squares stitched to a foundation and is meant to be raggy when washed. I love the colors. I don't have much wall space for hanging quilts...and thought I would get more use out of this if it were made into a pillow. 


I recall reading a blog a long time back about using button-down shirts as the back of pillow covers. I searched and finally found which blog I had read...modify tradition. I took her idea and used it to make myself a pillow cover that would fit an 18" square pillow insert with the shirt front as the back...and my quilted piece as the front. 


I cut the shirt front into a 17" square...then pinned it to the edges of the quilt. Yes...the quilt bowed and puckered a bit as I pinned...but I wanted the quilt to fit around the edges of the pillow insert and not to be even with the edges. Make sense?


I love it. Now I can use my quilt and be reminded of my dear friend. Thanks Carol! 

Pillowcases for ConKerr Cancer!

A friend on the APQs forum asked for help in making pillowcases for children with incurable diseases and life-threatening illnesses. How could I reuse!

Read ConKerr Cancer to find out more.

Well, I cut into various fabrics that were left over from past projects and in about 2 hours…had 12 pillowcases ready to be sewn! Taylor took to the sewing machine, pinned and sewed and pinned some more and even learned how to do a French Seam! She did great and felt good knowing she was doing something to help other kids!

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You did AWESOME Sweetheart, I am so proud of you. ;0) Mom

Quilted Handmade Camera Strap

Today, I made a camera strap for my new camera. I used batiks...my all time favorite fabrics, and played around with an idea...and came up with this...

I couldn't resist adding a 'tag' too that reads..."CURE DIABETES".

NOTE:  the tag has been removed and is now on my camera bag. i decided it needed to go so it doesn't scratch my camera! ;0)

New Backpack for Sven's Diabetic Supplies - and it's even Quilted!!

Maureen (MoeMoe of the APQS forum) made Sven this awesome backpack to carry his diabetic supplies in. I posted to the forum looking for suggestions on patterns...and Maureen offered to make him one! How nice is that?! He likes it...and so do I. 

The baseball fabric is very appropriate too as he was just voted into the White Pine All-Star Baseball Team along with Eric. We will be traveling starting next week for games. It will be great to be able to put everything he needs in one bag...just for him.

Thanks Maureen. You are too sweet! ;0)