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Gift Bag Challenge
In cleaning up the fabric avalanche, I found a piece of marginally Christmas fabric. It is a little pale to be a gift bag, because eager eyes can see through it, but I made a gift bag anyway. This made … Continue reading
Gift Bag Tutorial
Supplies: Fabric – I use either a half yard, a yard or a fat quarter. If you use a yard you can make 4 smallish bags, two medium bags or one large bag. You can make bags with any size … Continue reading
Gift Bags So Far
One of my medium nephews was over while his parents were gone and he decided he wanted to make a pillowcase. The first step was to select fabrics. In the course of doing that, we pawed through my Christmas bag … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #95: Thanks
I would like to wish all of my American readers a Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for your participation in the blog, your comments and your continued reading. I would also like to tell my international readers how grateful … Continue reading
Lush Gift Bags
One of the reasons I buy fabric specifically destined for and make gift bags is so that I don’t have to wrap gifts using paper. I also like to have an excuse to buy holiday fabric that I know I … Continue reading
Posted in Off Topic: Crafts
Tagged Fabric, Gift Bags, Off Topic: Crafts, Reuse/Recycle
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Babies Finished
Babies and wedding some in waves and I am in a baby wave right now. I am not having my own baby, just to be very clear. Friends are in baby producing mode, however. I have made a few quilts … Continue reading
Posted in Finished, Off Topic: Crafts
Tagged Completed Project!, Gift Bags, Gifts, Off Topic: Crafts
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Mini Gift Bag
I got the directions for making this little bag, just with folding an sewing from Maeda Trading Company at PIQF 2009. They sold squares of fabric so you could make this little bag right away. Of course, a person could … Continue reading
Little Bag
My sister asked me to make her a cute bag to carry her retainer around in. I thought she was being totally revolting at first, but she showed me that the retainer has a case. This is kind of the … Continue reading
Additional Gifts from Near and Far
I am a lucky girl! I have such nice friends who give me presents sometimes. First, I got a gift certificate for some fabric. Above is what I bought. Dots, of course, but also some of Mark Lipinski’s Califon line. … Continue reading
Gift Bags From Afar for the Luckiest Girl
I got a surprise on Thursday! Kristen and Mrs. Kristen sent me a dotted package filled with fabrics and gift bags. I was so thrilled and it was just the pick-me-up I needed.I saw this sunflower fabric on Kristen’s blog … Continue reading
Gift Bags From Afar
Last year, Mary-Jeanine and I exchanged emails about gift bags. She had already put her Christmas ornaments away when we had the conversation, but she promised to send me one of her bags this year. I also sent her one … Continue reading
More From the Bag Lady
A long time ago there was a discussion on a Yahoogroup about being a bag lady. Not the kind you see on the street begging for money, but someone who loves all kinds of bags.Tote bagsHandbagsPursesLaptop bagsBriefcasesBackpacks You name it. … Continue reading
Bags of the Kemshalls
Linda and Laura Kemshall are quilt artists extraordinaire. I love their Thr3fold Journal and the straightforwardness (is that a word??) and artistry with which they present their projects. They have come out with a new gift bag pattern via Quilting … Continue reading
More “Gift Bags”
I notice a gift bag theme starting. I got the Janome newsletter and they have a pattern for Bottle Caddy. It is a gift bag with a bit of dressing up.Bottles seem to be popular items to wrap in gift … Continue reading
Gift Bags Spreading Some More
Deirdre, who finds everything and then sends it on to me, pointed out these gift bags on Lazy Girl Designs. WOW! They are amazing and definitely not as quick to make as mine, but they are gorgeous!! I would love … Continue reading
