Zippers and scraps

These little coin bags were so fun to make!

I was inspired HERE.

Thanks Emily!

My little gift basket is NOW full!

The scraps determined the SIZE of the pouch.

Some are pencil case size...

And some are COIN purse size.

The larger ones have batting.

These little coin pouches do not.

I enjoyed my PLAY time making these!

Happy SEWING!

Scraps on Friday

When you have a few scraps leftover from a project...

It's nice to make them USEFUL

RIGHT away!!!

Whip them up into little zipper bags!

Don't even let them LEAVE the cutting mat!!!

;)

Friday Finish

I have a weakness for little castoff projects.

They usually find their way to me through

hand me downs...

or spied in the thrift store.

These little UN-finished projects call my name.

Their voices scream at me from the shelf!!!

They are typically stuffed into old plastic bags.

They usually include thread, yarn, and other necessities.

This one even came with a NEEDLE!!!

This little project contained TWO of these oval-like needlepoint pieces.

There were some GAPS in the needlepoint.

Whoever began this one was ALMOST DONE!!!!

I finished it up at soccer practice last night 

and during a little netflix watching.

I'm sure it was originally intended to be an eyeglass case....

but I thought it would make a GREAT little zipper bag!

I was RIGHT!

It IS a GREAT BAG!

It's the perfect size for my rotary cutters...

in case THAT's what I use it for.

Since there were TWO of these lovely oval pieces...

I can make ANOTHER zipper bag!!!

Oh the wonder and JOY of little castoffs!!!

They always find a HAPPY home at my house.

:)

Friday Finish

Another little zipper bag.

I just can't seem to STOP making them.

Part of it is wanting to enjoy

and USE the little pieces of vintage linens

that come my way.

I don't like them stored away!

I want to SEE and enjoy them.

;)

and...

Little bags are so practical!

Bag.

Pouch.

Purse.

????

I had a commentor mention

these little things are called purses where she lives.

What are they called at YOUR house?

Money Management

So happy I have little bits of upholstery fabric in the stash.

I've been SLOW to get this little project done....

But this little bag is finally a reality.

Every time I dug around in my current wallet for coins....

I KNEW I needed something a little more USER FRIENDLY.

So...

Now I have another little bag in my purse.

;/

How many little bags are in YOUR purse????

Thursday Thought

You can never have .....

too many little zipper bags!

;)

Friday Finish - a little zipper bag

Everything about this little pouch

makes me smile.

First...

I finished up the crewel stitching

on that tiny heart project.

Someone else's UFO

that ended up with me.

:)

The fuzzy crewel yarn....

the needle....

EVERYTHING was there.

It took MAYBE 15 minutes TOPS to finish it!!

That makes me smile.

I added strips of fabric to make it wide enough for a pouch.

The fabric lining is so great!

It looks like little PINS!

The perfect lining for a sewing bag!

The back of this pouch is an old piece of fabric.

A small piece that seemed to be JUST RIGHT

for this project.

Those little pieces EVENTUALLY find homes.

Sometimes it just takes TIME.

:)

Hey!

I even had that red gingham ribbon

that matches PERFECTLY!

Smiles all around.

:)

Linking up with AmandaJean and Sarah again today.

I've also been hosting a linky party

on Mondays for you to share what you're MAKING.

Friday is for finishes.

Mondays are for Making!

Orphans all deserve a home

Two little orphans found a HOME today.

It's a TWO sided bag.

Both blocks deserve to show off!

My friend loves flowers.

These flowers seem just right for FALL.

Someone sent these little blocks to me last year

and they never made it into a quilt!

I think they're going to LOVE being a bag...

don't you???

I added white strips.....

Quilted some lines with batting attached to the back.

Trimmed.

Found some bright lining and cut it to fit.

Added a zipper.....

One side at a time.

;)

Hey!

I even gave the bag a little boxy bottom.

Orphan blocks.

They ALL deserve a HOME.

Almost perfect

Nothing is absolutely perfect.

I'm sure you know that already.  Wink. wink.

Sometimes, though, something comes awfully close!

As I put this little bag together I kept thinking.....it's almost perfect!!

There's patchwork.  What could be more perfect than that?

There's a lovely lining full of tiny hearts from my stash.

I love making things without shopping!

Little tiny pieces of red on each end of zipper PLUS.....that black and white ribbon!

I was also happy to have a white zipper (long enough) on hand!

Like I said.......the word perfect kept coming to mind!

I squared the bottom.

Hey! Even the white on white fabric with chevrons you can barely see are all going the "right" way!

Oh NO they're not!! SEE??  It's ALMOST perfect.
LOL!

I will admire it for two more days.....
 

Then I will give this little piece of perfection (or almost perfection) to my friend!