Summer of Sewing, bag edition part 2

 Let's continue this "crazy bag" ride....

A friend from church requested a bag.

My fabric selections are getting slim but I came up with this combo.

She loves it!

This super sized tote was a gift for the 

AirBNB hosts we stayed with recently.

This bag was made a little differently, the lining was quilted

directly to the exterior, made for a study bag.

However, adding pockets looked a little different.

I appreciated the end project, 

although during the process I sometimes wondered.

After helping my sister finish a beautiful baby quilt she gave me the 

remaining fabric. Immediately I thought of the breast cancer

colors. I found a free ribbon pattern on-line and

created this bag.  It will be sold at a local craft fair.

This black tote and the following make-up bags and mini-wallets

will also be sold at the craft fair.

And now to the future.....

While on vacation we visited a fabric outlet near Harrisonburg VA.

I've been there before, it has lots of upholstery and drapery fabrics.

I did not know they are going out of business.  Everything was

50% off and it was so overwhelming.

I only purchased these 3 fabrics, I'll use the golden one

to make an autumn bag but not sure which brown will

compliment it best. It will sit on my cutting table for a while

till I decide.  Oh what fun!

Thanks for joining in the fun of my "crazy bag lady" summer.

It's time for school to start so the return of babysitting

and less sewing.  Life is all about balance right?

Carolyn

Flannel Rag Lap Quilt

Used leftover flannel to create this Rag Quilt.

Flannel front and back with batting in between.

Simple design, with not enough blocks to make the

design complete but close enough.

Do you see the out of place block?

The back included a variety of other flannel pieces.

This quilt was donated to our churches Christmas bazaar.

It's been years since I've made a flannel rag quilt, 

was a fun throwback project, 

but my hands were tired from all the clipping :)

Thanks for visiting my little blog.

Carolyn

Baby Blankets

I love seeing finished quilts hanging on a clothes line!

These are baby blankets or some would call them receiving blankets.

They could also be used as a doll or pet blanket.

I used fabric from my stash. Created simple tops and backed them with flannel.

Roughly 30 x 40 inches. No binding or batting. 

Made them pillowcase style: simply sewed around the sides left a space, turned them right side out and top stitched to close. Did some light quilting to keep the fabrics together.

I also rounded the corners so no corners to turn :)

Easy peasy!

Green tractors, not my favorite but maybe someone will want it.

Vintage toy print. The gray zigzag is showing through from the backing fabric.

Butterflies and flowers.

Raggedy Ann and Andy, this is a whole piece of fabric from many years ago.

These will be donated to a charity.

Thankful to be using up fabric and enjoying a simple project.

Thanks for stopping by my little blog.

Carolyn

 

Hands2Help Quilt Completed

As mentioned in this post, 

I joined Sarah's Hand2Help Charity Quilt Challenge 2018.

The quilt is finished and will be mailed soon

to Little Lambs Foundation for Kids.

I used a simple pillowcase finish and the

backing is a coordinating flannel fabric.

All in all, a fun little project.

Carolyn

Hand2Help Donation

I have decided to join Sarah's

Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge 2018

When a nor'easter come through south central PA on the first day of spring,

I spent the day at home and set aside a few hours to complete this quilt top.

A pre-printed panel that's been in my stash for far too many years.

Made into a simple window frame quilt.

When completed this quilt will be donated to

Little Lambs Foundation for Kids.

They include a quilt in a backpack for children going through

traumatic situations.

Now to get the quilt completed and in the mail by

June 1st, without the assistance of another snow storm.

You can see in the picture below that the snow was

up to the seat of our bench.....and it wasn't done snowing yet.

So thankful spring has arrived!

Carolyn

Bags & pumpkins available...

These pumpkin mini-quilts and bags are available for a suggested donation

toward the cost of my husband's missions trip to Haiti.

Please email me if you are interested or need more info.

*update - pumpkins are no longer available

Thanks!

Carolyn

Hand2Help Quilt Completed

This is my contribution to the Hand2Help Charity Quilt Challenge 2013.

It will be donated to Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo.

Now to get this in the mail.

My sewing machine should be keeping me busy, 

I'm making clothing and draw string bags for our church's missions trip to Haiti.  

Along with hopefully making some bags/purses to sell to help with fundraising.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Carolyn

Hands 2 Help update

Here's what I have on my design wall for my Hands 2 Help quilt donation.

Back so sewing!

Carolyn

The Helping Hands Project

Here's my contribution to The Helping Hands Project.  So happy to have helped a tiny little bit with the quilting ministry at Sarah's blog Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

Finished!

This quilt will be donated to Sarah's H2H quilt project.

I'm so glad I was able to participate in these worthy causes.

Haven't done much sewing lately, it's too nice outside!

Have a blessed day!

Carolyn

Kitty & Puppy Quilt for H2H

I've completed this quilt top to be donated to Sarah's H2H project.

Next up, quilting....fun, fun!!!

Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict....thanks Sarah.

also inking to Marcia's Crafty Sewing & Quilting Blog - thanks Marcia.

Have a great weekend!

Carolyn

My first Hands 2 Help quilt finished

Finished this quilt which will be donated through the Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo project at Em's Scrapbag.

Still working on inspiration for this cat & dog quilt, which will be donated through the NOLA Project by Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

The weather may be too nice to stay inside, but I always find a way to quilt!

Carolyn

Disappearing Nine Patch, mini-tutorial

If you've made your way around quilting blogs, I'm sure you've seen the disappearing nine patch block. Recently I saw an alternative layout for this block (sorry I can't find it now).  So decided to write a mini-tutorial.  

For this quilt I cut 108 six inch squares, but you can use any size.  I used scraps so each of my blocks is unique.  

Step one.  Sew squares together into a nine patch block arrangement.  I used the same fabric for the center of each of my nine patch blocks.  Stitch all squares before continuing, you will have 12 large nine patch blocks.

Step 2.  Cut each nine patch block in half, horizontally and vertically.  

Step 3.  Rearrange your cut blocks and sew together in this layout (see below).  See the common center blocks appear in the 4 outside corners - brings a little consistency to the scrappy look.

Step 4.  Sew large blocks together using sashing, whatever size you choose.  The sample sashing is narrow because that's all the fabric I had, I also added small blocks at the intersections to match the corner blocks.  Finish with borders to your liking.  Here's my top, ready to quilt.  This sews together quickly and is great for using scraps.

I've completed this mini-tutorial for the H2H linky tutorial party hosted by Confessions of a Fabric Addict.  I will be donating this quilt to the Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo project at Em's Scrapbag.

Happy Stitching!

Carolyn