Monday Making

My sewing table has been busy!

I am trying to get ALL the 10 or 12 table mats made

(for an upcoming retreat)

before some other deadlines appear.

:)

This hourglass mat is almost DONE!

The little squares are all 2" before sewing them together!

And IF you want to know what trimming them all looks like....

Take a peak here------

I have been happily using a handmade bag

my daughter made me for Christmas!

Yes..

I'm a proud mama of a MAKER!

My son....

NOT "much" of a maker

gave me an instant pot.

:)

Guess I'LL be MAKING!!!

What do YOU make in your instant pot??

And..

What are you making this week??

Link up and share.

Project Bag

Every project deserves a bag.

An easy thing to GRAB as I run out the door.

 

The more Unfinished projects there are....

the more bags I NEED!

I love making bags out of leftover

upholstery samples

and other HEAVY weight fabrics

collected from here and there.

 

The main LEAF piece in this one

I found in the back of a shop

last year when visiting Greenwich village.

 

Just using the bag reminds me of my trip!

 

 

My little added pocket came from an old pair of pants.

Worn out pants contain a LOT of great fabric

to REPURPOSE!

 

Little pieces from here and there

came together for one of my favorite project bags!

 

I have QUITE a few projects bags now

hanging around here.

some empty....some full.....

How about you?

 

 

Wonderful Weaving

Between family life....

Quilting life....

and

everyday life...

I've been weaving.

 

I had this bag on the loom when a special order came in.

:)

I loved using a LOT of gray

PLUS

some blues and browns to make this little "hippie bag".

After the bag was complete...

I wove two table runners.

I DO love weaving these.

There's TEXTURE,

color,

and MORE TEXTURE!!!

Just for fun...

Here's a picture of my loom and me

Weaving on a recent camping adventure.

 

That's another thing I love about weaving.

The loom doesn't need ELECTRICITY.

 

I can take it anywhere!!!

 

 

This and That

I've been weaving.

Or I should say....

I HAVEN'T been weaving.

 

This little bag has been on the loom for a couple of months now.

The body of the bag is finally DONE!

 

Now....

to figure out HOW to make a long rope handle with the rest of the yarn!

Should I braid it???

 

I saw a sample for this bag in a local yarn shop

and can't remember exactly how the handle was constructed.

;/

 

I was able to cover the ends of the warp with this antique!

LOL!

The bag only took ONE ball of sock yarn.

(photo above is for demonstration only.)

If you're like me...

You think of the pictures you SHOULD have taken

only when it's TOO late!

 

After warping the loom.....

Weaving the bag to right size....

I still had some warp on the loom.

So.......

I wove HALF of a bag!

;)

 

I used the same sock yarn

and wove with cotton yarn.

I was able to EEK out a rectangle.

The other half of a bag is fabric that has been quilted.

It makes my thrifty heart SING

when I can use up!

Even if it is only leftover warp on my LOOM!!!

 

On another topic....

Did you know fiskars have a lifetime guarantee???

 

I asked for a new SMALL rotary cutter for Christmas.

This little guy gets a LOT of use!

and he wouldn't stay clicked OPEN anymore.

My husband (Santa Claus)

found out that he could get a replacement. FREE.

He sent an email (with a photo, I think)

and we got a new one.

Small one???

No.

Oh well.

Lastly...

I was asked about piecing tree branches

for the quilt along.

After setting in the first strip....

I lay that last triangle (background fabric)

on....trying to CENTER it...

eyeballing the other background piece.

It doesn't usually come out PERFECTLY

That's why I like to TRIM!!!

So much less stressful!!

Don't you think?

Bright little bag

My daughter asked me to make her a little bag.

A BRIGHT little bag.

"NO batting please".

Just a little zipper bag.

 

She has a plan for this little bag.

It's NOT makeup.

It's NOT jewelry.

NOT sewing!!!! 

???????

 

WHAT could she NEED this little bag for???

'

Aaah!!!

COUPONS!!!

 

A girl after my OWN HEART!

;)

 

Chabby Chic meet Modern Line

I made another bag!

You make ONE....

 and then....

YOU JUST CAN'T stop!!!

Kind of like potato chips.

;)

I began with the florals.

When I added the BRIGHT lines

It sort of

UPDATED the whole thing!

It's nice and roomy.

Even has a special PLACE for your water bottle.

 

Bag making is just plain FUN!!!

I never use a pattern.

I always let the FABRICs dictate the SIZE.

;)

 

I always enjoy

USING the FUN pieces of fabrics

that fill my shelves!!!

 

I made a teeny TINY dent

making this bag!

Emphasis on TINY.

LOL!!! 

 

Just listed this one in my little shop.

 

 

 

 

Why I create

I made a bag.

I made a bag because....

someone gave me some old buttons.

 

and...

I had to use ONE!!!

I made a bag.

I made a bag because....

I have so many household things to do!!!

 

 

Oh...the Silly reasons I create.

How about you?

Flowers for a Friend

I love to give flowers to my friends.

Thanks to my GREEN THUMB of a Husband...

I almost ALWAYS have SOME kind of blossom to GIVE!!!

;)

I usually have little leftover jars in the cupboard.

This one came from the grocery store FULL of instant coffee.

Let's face it...

I'm NOT a coffee snob...

BUT

I DO need like my COFFEE!!!

I really didn't want to take the time and effort

to get rid of that AWFUL glue mess on the side of this jar....

so....

I covered it up!!!

FABRIC to the RESCUE again!!!

A little bit of modgepodge was ALL it took!

I added a scrappy tote bag

and my gift was COMPLETE!

 

End of story:

My friend LOVED IT!!!

Woo hoo!!!

Finished on Friday

Some of you knit or crochet.

Maybe you do it while you watch a movie?

I weave.

:)

I can watch a movie...

Have a conversation.....

Move around the house to different locations

with my portable table loom.

 

I liked the colors in the pillows I made recently

and wondered how a BAG might look.

I think it looks just FINE!

;)