Monday, March 18, 2024

Flap of Friendship #2 (Purse #52 for 2024)

I completed the purse after receiving the 2nd Flap of Friendship that I signed up to do. This one was made by Susan from Florida. She made it scrappy!!! I posted just the flap in the Facebook Group and Susan commented that was her first scrappy flap she ever made! Gosh, I couldn't believe it. It was pieced so perfectly and colorful scraps too, which is just my style! I completed the purse a couple days after I received, but the weather has been windy or rainy or both, so taking a good photo wasn't going to happen for a while. Yesterday the sun came out for a little while, so I was able to snap some photos and here they are. 

Ta-da! I love those sparkly purple buttons too!

Back side of purse with back pocket
This fabric for the body was donated to a group I belong to. There was just about 1/4 yard
 of it and I knew it would make a nice purse, but paired with the flap Susan made, it really made it come together!!! This is the back of the purse that I added a back pocket to.

Flap flipped up to show the front pocket and flap lining
The flap lining that Susan used, so I knew purple was a great choice for the purse exterior and this beautiful fabric had both purple and pink in it!

Side of purse showing gusset and rivet
Here is the side showing the gusset and rivet. I made the Intermediate purse and the flap is the beginner style flap, which I always make anyhow myself.

Fabric pieced strap with serpentine center stitching
I didn't have enough of the fabric to create the full strap, but I love piecing 2 or more fabrics to create a strap if I am not using webbing. I found another purple fabric to go with the scrap I had and completed the strap and stitched a serpentine stitch down the center of the strap in a variegated thread.

Main lining inside purse
The main lining fabric was something I just won at my quilt group. We have a nametag drawing at each meeting and rarely, if ever win, but they called my name and I won 2 different fat quarters and a small box of pins. This fabric made the perfect lining to go with the rest of the purse, yay!


Just the flap that Susan made
Here is just the flap that I received from Susan. Thanks Susan! We made a great purse making team.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Hen Party Quilt

I finally finished this quilt! I had the blocks done for years, so I wanted to get it done! I made it a bit smaller than the pattern from Fat Cat Designs by not adding the outer border.


Originally I was going to sew on button eyes, but these cute, crazy, whacky chickens needed Googly Eyes!!!! Googly Eyes enhances their personalities, don't you think?



I didn't have any chicken wire fabric when I began making these blocks, so I bought a stencil and painted on the chicken wire. Now I can have chicken wire fabric anytime I want to and in any color wire and fabric color I choose. Oh and that blue fabric for the chicken came from my mom's quilt shop (Tarzana, California) in the mid 1970's!!! The same fabric in an orange/yellow colorway is the chicken below this one on the quilt. Glad to use that fabric up, lol!




Poor blind chickens! This was taken before they got their googly eyes!

Here they are with eyes! Googly eyes!!!

I just sold this quilt yesterday in the gift shop I took it to on the 1st of the month! Yay!! I did price it cheap, but I wasn't going to use it myself, so I wanted to see if someone else liked it enough to buy it and someone did. You never know what will sell and for how much, and life is too short for me to try and hold out for a higher price, that may not sell for years, if at all. It would have been donated if it hadn't sold, so now I earned a bit of money to buy other supplies I might need like batting so I can continue making quilts and purses to donate. It is a win-win for me.


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Monday, March 11, 2024

Fast & More Fun Blog Hop March 14-21 2024


I am sharing my quilt on March 20th, so please be sure to drop by to see what I have made then. I am sure looking forward to seeing what all the others have created.

Here is the schedule for the Blog Hop. Be sure to leave a comment on each blog you that you visit to be entered to win some fabulous prizes as you hop along.

Thursday, March 14
https://villarosaquilts.com/

Friday, March 15
1. Kathleen McCormick -- https://kathleenmcmusing.com/
2. Cheree H -- http://livelylatte.blogspot.com/
3. Roseanne Nelson -- https://www.homesewnbyus.com
4. Wendy Tuma -- https://www.piecefulthoughts.com/
5. C&T (Valerie) -- https://www.ctpub.com/blog/

Saturday March 16
1. Bernie Kringel -- https://needleandfoot.com/
2. Sandra Walker -- https://www.mmmquilts.com/
3. Linda -- https://www.texasquiltgal.com/
4. Debbie Huber – http://time4stitchn.blogspot.com/
5. SIY (Branyn/Jennifer) – https://siysewityourself.com/

Sunday, March 17
1. Carolyn -- https://quarterinchcapers.blogspot.com/
2. Emily (Norton House) -- https://www.nortonhousequilting.com/blogs/news
3. Gail Sheppard -- https://quiltinggail.com/
4. Susan Slaton -- http://wazoonewsbits.blogspot.com/

Monday, March 18
1. Nann Hilyard -- https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/
2. Jaftex (Jennifer) -- https://scottfortunoff.com/
3. Jan Altomare -- https://www.cocoaquilts.com/  

4. Tricia – http://quiltwithaview.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, March 19
1. Joy --  https://shout4joy-shouting.blogspot.com/
2. Emily Leachman -- http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/
3. Vicki S -- www.knitbug2.blogspot.com
4. Rose Mikulski -- https://somethingrosemade14.blogspot.com/
5. QOVF (Lexie) -- https://www.qovf.org/


Thursday March 21st:


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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Sew Powerful Purses #32-36 (for 2024)

My good friend, Tara gave me the batik fabric with the metallic gold elephants and pretty print with more gold that I used for the exterior bodies of these purses. I actually was able to cut out enough exteriors to make 20 purses in total (still sewing most of them). It is the perfect fabric to use to make these purses for the young ladies in Zambia to help them to stay in school all month, every month.

I used a scrap piece of the batik fabric in each purse flap and then added other scraps of fabrics I had that went well with the batik fabric. So each purse flap is scrappy and different. I added buttons too.



Close up of main body fabric
This is the front of the purse with the front pocket using the batik print with the metallic gold. It is a beautiful print!

3 more purses.

Close up of a purse flap with buttons
Here is a closer look. I even had scraps of that print with the African women on it, that finally got put to good use on this and the other 2 purses from above photo.

Closeup of purse flap with flower stitched buttons
Another closeup. I love sewing the buttons on by creating a flower.

Thanks Tara for giving me the beautiful batik fabric! The girls will love it, I know I do! More purses to share using this batik print, soon.


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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

(7) Portable Pockets in Southwest Fabric Prints


I made 7 total Portable Pockets in Southwest fabric prints. This is an Around the Bobbin pattern that I had tested awhile ago and just love these pockets. They are so handy for so many things and come in 3 sizes: Small (4' x 5"), Medium (5" x 6") & Large (6" x 8"). 

This print I made in all 3 sizes. You can store all of the Portable Pockets (PP) inside the large one.

This is the front side that has a zipper pocket. I used whatever zipper I had on hand that was the correct size and color that would work best with the print. I added a small key ring on to each of the tabs on the left too. You can add a hook or carabiner clip to clip it to your belt loop, bag strap or hardware on a bag, if you like. I took these to a local gift shop to see if they will sell. I priced each separately to see what if any sizes would sell, so I would know in case I make more to sell.

The back side has a divided mesh pocket, however the small size I feel is too small to divide in half with a stitching line, so I like to add a Kam snap on the small one instead. It allows you to still put items in the pocket and the snap allows you to open it and put your hand inside to get the items out easier. I decided to add a rivet at the top of the stitched lines on the medium and large sizes.

I only had enough of this fabric to make 2 medium sized PP. I also took these to the gift shop to sell them.

I forgot to add the rivets on the back, but they aren't called for anyhow.

Here is the lining I used.

These are Large and Medium sizes. I like this fabric and am keeping these for myself.

The back side showing the mesh pockets. The accent fabric is what I also used for the lining fabric.




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Flap of Friendship I Received & Made into a Purse for Sew Powerful (#31 for 2024)

This is the purse flap I finally received in the mail. The maker of this flap had pneumonia, so she couldn't make it right away. She sewed on a lace butterfly and stitched a decorative topstitching around the flap. (Shhh.... don't tell her that she got the fabric upside down. It is a pretty print and maybe no one else will notice?) I am too observant about such things. That is why I make a good pattern tester as I catch a lot of the goofs in the patterns I test, lol! 

Purse flap I received in mail from Marsha M.
Here is the Flap of Friendship that I received. Such a pretty print in pretty colors.

Completed purse I made using flap I received
And here is the completed purse that I made the rest of. Notice I couldn't help myself adding a tiny bit extra to the flap. See a closer look down below.

Flap up to reveal purse body and flap lining fabric
I chose this pretty pink print for the main body and a bright yellow webbing strap.

I added 3 buttons and colored the middle of the lace butterfly that was sewn to flap
Closer look here of what I did to enhance the butterfly just a bit. I colored pink on the center body of the butterfly and added 3 buttons. Drew some antennae and added French knots at the ends. I think it brings your attention a bit more to the butterfly in a subtle way. I hope she doesn't get offended I added this? 

A view into the purse to see the main lining fabric I used
For the lining I chose a green and yellow print that went well with the rest of the fabrics.

Unfortunately, I did not learn anything at all about the person who made this flap, other than the city and state she lives in. The flap maker could fill out an optional form that asked a few questions such as what are your hobbies, how did you first hear about Sew Powerful, etc. But I didn't get any information at all about my new friend. The 2 people I made and sent flaps to, I told them about myself and blabbered on about me, lol! They didn't respond via email or snail mail back to me about themselves, either. And while that was not a requirement or even mentioned as an option, I would have thought something they read about me might make them want to at least make a comment back to me and tell me a bit about them? Well, it kind of feels like I walked into the middle of a movie that was playing and don't know who the characters are. I feel like I was left hanging. I might mention this is the person who organized this event that it was a bit of a let down to not get to know a single thing about the other person, other than where they live. This was after all an event to Make a New Friend.  Well at least 2 people learned a bit about me.



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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Maya Toiletry Pouch: a New Bag from All Sew Petite

Hello bag lovers. I was happy to be able to test the Maya Toiletry Pouch for All Sew Petite, which is such a fun bag to make and use!

I chose a pretty cotton print for the main body and a cotton purple accent for the bottom, and a vinyl for the side part that snaps and is used as a grab handle. You can make in cotton or vinyl or cork too or combine materials for a great look.

The finished measurements are: 15 cm H / 23 cm W / 13 cm D (5 7/8”H / 9”W / 5 1/8”D)


I love this print! The colors and the design is so pretty!

Closes with a zipper closure.

The side pieces with the snap makes a great grab handle. Unsnap it to open the bag wider.

I love to quilt the bottom of bags for more stability.

Inside I used a waterproof canvas material. I used cotton fabric for the inside of the zipper pocket.

I love purple and these blue fabrics together.


Grab your pdf pattern now while it is on sale. Monika also has made a video showing how to make this bag too, so if you need more visual instructions, watch the video.

The pattern is 35% off for the first week! Don't miss this opportunity to get your hands on the Maya Toiletry Pouch sewing pattern. No code is needed.  

The sale ends at midnight on the 12th of March (GMT).

Tester bags on Monika's blog here. Be sure and check them out!



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