{"id":59043,"date":"2023-04-22T07:16:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T14:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=59043"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:08:13","slug":"finished-amethyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/finished-amethyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Finished: Amethyst"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ka-Bloom<\/a>
Ka-Bloom Amethyst Project Bag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was able to finish the Amethyst Project Bag<\/a> before the Retreat.<\/p>\n

The other day when I wrote about this project, I was concerned that I wouldn’t have time to finish it before the Retreat. Despite some unsewing, I had no problem finishing it.<\/p>\n

I realized while making this bag that one reason I enjoy making bags is that I still have a lot to learn. This bag is pretty good work and I am not ashamed to give it to someone at the Retreat, but the work could be better. It isn’t that my workmanship wasn’t good; it was that I wrestled with the 3D-ness of the bag while top stitching. I just need more practice.<\/p>\n

\"Amethyst<\/a>
Amethyst Project Bag: inside pockets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I think the bag is more useful with the vinyl inside pockets. I talked about using the directions from the A Place for Everything v.2 bag<\/a> as guidelines in a recent post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can see that I added a D-ring, as usual. I wanted to make an I Spy pouch to clip on to it, but didn’t have time. I also am not sure I have any more of the two fabrics. Maybe later.<\/p>\n

\"Amethyst<\/a>
Amethyst Project Bag: bottom inside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bottom section is where I installed the elastic. The dimensions of this bag are 14.5 x 13.5 inches, which is large enough for most quilt blocks. The elastic and parachute clip keep them inside. I think this could be used for rulers as well.<\/p>\n

\"Amethyst<\/a>
Amethyst Project Bag: inside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In general, and overall, the inside is very useful, I think. The lady bug fabric (from the Tula Pink Tiny Beasts line<\/a>) looks really fun. There is a bit of movement in the fabric as well.<\/p>\n

All of the Tula Pink fabrics are designed to coordinate, so I think the outside (Ka-Bloom) and the ladybugs go together. I suppose ladybugs crawl on flowers sometimes….<\/p>\n

\"Amethyst<\/a>
Amethyst Project Bag labelled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, I used another one of the Advent labels. If I make one of these again, I’ll put it on the side. I am still trying to find the best place to attach labels.<\/p>\n

This is not a Sew Sweetness Minikins pattern, but it is one that I have had for awhile. I am glad to finally be trying it out.<\/p>\n

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I was able to finish the Amethyst Project Bag before the Retreat. The other day when I wrote about this project, I was concerned that I wouldn’t have time to finish it before the Retreat. Despite some unsewing, I had no problem finishing it. I realized while making this bag that one reason I enjoy … Continue reading “Finished: Amethyst”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[255,544,66],"class_list":["post-59043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-519","tag-project-bag","tag-sew-sweetness","tag-tote-bags"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59043"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59047,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59043\/revisions\/59047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}