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!!!

;)

Wednesday

I've been doing some SLOW stitching.

This little applique project gets pulled out once in a while

and I add a few more leaves.

THIS time....

I'm going to try and stick WITH it

and get ALL the blocks done.

That's the goal....We'll see what happens.

I've also been getting some stars in the mail.

THANK YOU for your help

Sharon and Selina!

I'll wait for a few more patriotic blocks before piecing them together.

They are going to feel RIGHT at home in this quilt

being donated to the wounded warriors project.

I participated in a FUN trade a couple of weeks ago.

I sent a little zipper bag....

and received this cute little pouch in return!!!

Thank you Brenda!!

Happy sewing friends!!!

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????

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!

Two things

My Quilt made for The Alliance for American Quilts

is now on EBAY.

 

"20" was the theme of this quilt contest.

The Eye Chart was my interpretation.

;)

 

I painted the background fabric

adding lots of applique.

Felt letters, hand painted eye,

felt circles from an OLD, old felt wall calendar.

And of course..

GLASSES!

Many of use need those to get that 20/20 vision!

 

 

I also made a small zipper pouch for a friend.

 

I have NO shortage....

repeat....NO shortage of small 2" squares!

But I had to cut some NEW ones for this little bag.

 

Sometimes there just ISN'T that one or TWO colors you WANT!!!

Crazy.

Writing a pattern to go along with my little project

made it even more FUN!

 

Now...

I'm OFF...

I need to get BUSY in the kitchen!

 

  TURKEY...

STUFFING....

PIES.....

SWEET POTATOES......  YUM!!!!