Happy Fall

It may be fall but our weather doesn't indicate so. Maybe a few more days of this heat and we can move on to October weather. That's why I got out this old quilt of mine. It was a free pattern BOM from HGTV years ago. One of my quilting groups took it on for a project together and it was so inspiring. Here are just the last six months of it. One of these days I'll take a picture of the whole thing. I just wanted to see what fall through the end of the year might look like.

Speaking of fall, did you see the moon last night? A blood red moon! Science at your door.



Then today when I was at Target, I found these tennies. Aren't they cute. Looks like Pam Kitty Morning's fabric, so I had to have them. Best yet--clearance price of $11.



The other day I got another batch of someone else's UFOs. There were several of these purple blocks finished so all I had to do was finish a few more and put it together. I think I had nine blocks finished. But I came up  with a way to haul the pieces she had completed. I almost feel like a genius!

 

 

I also got my Quilt Doodles BOM completed even though the apple is upside down. Take the genius award back.

 



 
Now that I am done patting myself on the back, I'll move into the sewing room until dinner time and cooler temps.

Marcy

 

My Sew Together Bag

I decided Labor Day weekend would be  for me. The Sew Together bag has been on my wish list for a while and it's a perfect time to do it. The pattern is available at Craftsy. It's an instant PDF download HERE.



Lucky me. There was a quilt along tutorial at Quilt Barn in March of 2014 so I brought my little computer into the sewing room and would switch between the pattern and the QAL. This was like having a teacher and a helper along the way.

This bag is delightful and extremely handy for all of your sewing goodies. I can even fit my small iron and cord into it with no bulging. If you fear zippers. this is a good starting project. If you can sew a straight line you can do these zippers.

The fabric was my winning at a silent auction at my Quilts of Valor group. It was a nice bundle of fat quarters. I did add the green with dots from my stash.

I particularly like the way you can grab either handles once it is all zipped up.

 

There's a piece of felt sewn in for needle and plenty of space between each zipped pocket.

Here it is with some of my tools of the trade. In the lower right corner of the picture below you can see the pin cushion.

 

You know, I have made just too many sewing kits. However this one is the best.

 

Lucky us. With all this technology we are becoming less intimidated by sewing patterns.

 

Marcy