Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
Recently, Mom asked for something for her church auction. they raise money to pay off the student loans of the priests, presumably so the priests can adhere to their vow of poverty.** I thought of this bag. It was, after all, almost done and meant I didn’t have to start a new project. Perfect. I … Continue reading “Donation Tote Bag”
I am not sure I will make these bags again. I might, but I have made enough to last me a lifetime. I have taken making more than one from the same pattern to new heights of crazy. The funny thing about making the same pattern over and over is that I get used to … Continue reading “Last of the Jane Market Totes”
I spent some time sewing yesterday in between soccer and a movie. As a result, I finished the Anna Maria Horner Multi-tasker Tote. I keep thinking of it as the Julie tote, since Julie looked high and low and found the blue Denyse Schmidt fabric for me. She may get a gift. 😉 As I … Continue reading “Julie Tote”
If I didn’t think Anna Maria Horner was a goddess already, I do now. I spent the day on Sunday, minus a short chauffeuring task, with the Multi-tasker Tote (AMH MTT), a recent pattern from Ms. Horner. As I suspected, I did have trouble understanding the directions. It is the way I learn and not … Continue reading “Review: Multi-tasker Tote”
As you may remember, I bought some fabric at Always Quilting on the day I went to longarm. After finishing the Clear tote, I looked around for my next project. I had tote bags on the mind, so out came the fabric and off I went. I cut out two totes. This is the one … Continue reading “Completed Tote”
tote bag Originally uploaded by catylouquilts I saw this tote on Flickr this morning and thought that it looked similar to the Eco Market Totes that I have been making. One of the attractions of the Eco Market Tote is the shape of the bag part, which this bag shares. I will have to look … Continue reading “CatyLou Tote”
I was incredibly pleased for The Child when he received a package from famous quilt artist, Pamela Allen last week. In it she had created a quilt-let inspired by a drawing that The Child did while she was doing a teaching-visit last year. It is so fantastic to see her interpretation of The Child’s drawing … Continue reading “A Second Cup of Tea”
In 2015, I created a list of gift ideas. As mentioned at that time, I like the idea of giving and making sets of gifts: choosing a fabric and then making a number of items from that fabric. Since then there are lots of new patterns and ideas. As I was making a gift basket … Continue reading “Another Updated List of Gift Ideas”
In 2015, I created a list of gift ideas. As mentioned at that time, I like the idea of giving and making sets of gifts: choosing a fabric and then making a number of items from that fabric. Since then there are lots of new patterns and ideas. I came across a few other items … Continue reading “Updated Gift Ideas”
HA! I actually made ATCs early, e.g. I wasn’t working on them the night before or the morning before the meeting. I didn’t use the backing I prepared, but I had a different idea, as you can see, using the leftover tablecloth plastic I used to make one version of the Eco Market Tote. They … Continue reading “February ATCs”
I was thinking of the pseudo-set of gifts I made after Christmas. We all have friends who are also makers and we know that they can make their own sewing related items. The reality is that they often don’t. It is fun to have a coordinating set of things to take along to retreats so … Continue reading “Gift Ideas”
Pencil rolls usually take me about 3 hours to make. That assumes, of course, that I don’t sew the ties to the back as I am making the pencil pockets and have to rip out. This one took me three days for a number of reasons. First, not being one to make simple requests, she … Continue reading “Lil Sissy Pencil Roll”
Around the Web Have you seen Judy Martin’s newish Free Block (quilt?) of the Moment? It is a nice updated version of a rail fence. It would make a nice FOTY project. Jinny Beyer also has a free block she calls Block-a-Week. Every Friday she posts a new block. I wrote about her block of … Continue reading “Various and Sundry Thursday”
Sew What! Bags: 18 Pattern-Free Projects You Can Customize to Fit Your Needs by Lexie Barnes My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was sitting at a cafe’ when I started looking at this book. I glanced through it first and decided that I liked the format and the layout, but wasn’t enamored of the … Continue reading “Book Review: Sew What! Bags”
I spent last week in SoCal doing a little bit of Grama wrangling/triage with my mom. If it isn’t abundantly clear, I was away from my sewing machine. The only fiber work I did was work on a bit of the hand stitching of Beach Town. After thinking about it, I may pull out what … Continue reading “Indulgence / Retail Therapy”