I have bags on the mind again. I really am thinking about new bags to sew.I would like to have several in my repertoire. They make great quick projects. As such, I was reading Vicki Welsh’s most recent Field Trips in Fiber episode and found a really great laptop bag by Candy Glendening of Candied Fibers. I got the impression that this was her own design. I was really impressed with the attention to detail and the thoughtfulness of the design. I like the water bottle pocket and the cell phone pocket. The machine embroidery or quilting which Candy used to embellish the bag is very nice, too.
I went to the San Mateo County Fair on Saturday. I was really pleased to discover that The Nosegay had won a 3rd place ribbon.
Third place isn’t first place, but I am so happy that I won something. It has been awhile since I won a ribbon. I couldn’t have done it without Colleen of Sew Little Time Quilting. She is a fabulous longarmer. She also sells fabric, teaches and designs patterns. Her longarm work is out of this world.
Anyway, I am reinspired to enter this quilt somewhere else. We’ll see if I can get my act together.
In general the Fair was fun. I ate two, yes 2, frozen, chocolate and nut covered bananas. I love them so much!! They just say fair to me. We saw fireworks, got free ice cream, watched hucksters and hawkers, and some people rode rides. I didn’t have as much time with the quilts as I would have liked, but got some nice pictures and will have some time to look at them carefully later.
