Showing posts with label Bags. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bags. Show all posts

September 16, 2016

Finished or Not Friday {a Linky Party!} + a Giveaway!

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Welcome to Finished or Not Friday where you can share your finished {or not} projects!

My first finish to share this week is Summer Solstice.  Since I posted about it yesterday, I won't repeat all the details, and you can go read about the quilt HERE.  This quilt is for sale in my Etsy shop!


I made this cute grocery bag yesterday as an easy project to relax my brain after working so hard on Summer Solstice.  The outside is a decorator fabric, and the inside and handles are a Riley Blake gingham print.  The bag took one hour total, including cutting time, and I'm fairly certain I can make it quicker when I make a batch of bags for myself.  {I live in Bagless Bellingham, so I carry bags with me everywhere I go.}


The bag is made from a pattern by Michelle's Patterns, an Indie Designer on Craftsy.  You can find the pattern HERE.  The pattern includes three sizes, and this bag is the medium size.  The handles are designed to fit onto the metal bag holders at the grocery store to make filling them easier, and the handles are short enough to not drag the bag on the ground when carried {super important for height-impaired people like me!}

I am giving away this bag to one lucky reader!

There are two ways to enter to win, and you can do both.
  1.  Add your link to the linky party below.  For this to count as an entry, your blog post must contain a link back to Finished or Not Friday.
  2.  Leave a comment on this blog post, letting me know if you'd like to participate in a sew along for the Trip Around the World quilt shown below.
This giveaway is open to US addresses only.  Giveaway ends next Thursday when the linky ends, and the winner will be announced at next week's Finished or Not Friday Party.

Last week's most viewed link was Country Stars UFO by Pamela Quilts!  Isn't it sweet!?!


My favorite link was this cute lil' fox by Sue at Suebee's World!  He can visit me anytime!  I would NOT use him as a pin cushion!


Oh, yes, one more thing to mention before we get to the party!  Craftsy is having a Farewell Summer Clearance Sale starting today!  


I've already bought this Trip Around the World quilt kit and plan to make it this fall. 

If you want to sew this together, leave a comment to let me know and I'll plan a sew along with prizes if there is interest!


It's your turn to share your finish {or not}!  What's welcome at this party?  Any in-progress or finished project made with fabric, yarn, or thread is welcome!  Include the Finished or Not Friday button or a text link that links back to this week's link-up in order to share the fun.  No, I won't delete your link if you don't, but hey, adding a link in your post is just being friendly, so be friendly and share!!

I will pin your links to my Finished or Not Friday Pinterest board to get your link more exposure.
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January 26, 2015

Sleep Over Tote Pattern by Gingercake!

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The Sleep Over Tote is a fun way to pack for a friend's house, for sports practice, the gym, or toting your crafts around.  There are interior pockets to keep stuff organized and a drawstring closure to hold it all in.  It also looks cute open.  The Sleep Over Tote is a roomy bag at 17" x 20", not including the handles.  That's big enough for Millie's ballet gear, and I plan to make one for her for Valentine's Day!  And one for myself, too!


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October 8, 2014

Pocket Purse in Amy Butler Love Fabric

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Pocket Purse in Amy Butler Love Fabrics
Wanting a project that I could start and finish in one day - today - and something for myself, I broke into the Amy Butler Love fat quarter stacks I had been hoarding since Crafty's sale awhile back.  Out came this Oh-So-Happy purse in a short time!  I don't get a whole lot of straight sewing time, so I don't know exactly how long it took.  It's my easily distractible brain combined with parenting and homeschooling - many things to keep track of at one time!  

Oh yes, that leads me to why I actually made myself a purse, which I forgot when I started this post.  I was organizing coupons into my coupon holder this morning, which I always wish I had with me at the store, but I never take it because it doesn't fit in my purse.  That, in combination with the fact that my current purse got a hole in the phone pocket, and I didn't want to fix it, and I didn't want to pay the price of a new purse {$40...really???}, I decided to make myself one this morning.  So it's a good thing the coupons distracted me this morning.  {goofiness intentional :}

This is the Pick-A-Pocket Purse pattern, which you can find HERE for free.  It is in the Quilts and More Fall 2008 magazine, which means I have been wanting to make this purse for SIX years!!  Six is the magical number - that's how many outer pockets there are!

The pattern calls for 2/3 yard each of two fabrics for the pockets and lining and an additional 1/4 yard for the straps, but I used two sets of two matching fat quarters plus one FQ for the straps.  The straps have a seam at the top because the fabric was not WOF.  I also extended the straps 7.5" (just cutting off the selvedge) and am so glad I did.  Otherwise, the straps wouldn't be long enough to hang on my shoulder.  I also used firm fusible interfacing; the pattern called only for firm batting.

Even with the yardage change, the outer pockets still ended up with the print direction going the correct way.  The inside print did not, however, which is okay with that fabric.  I could have done a better job at design placement and put the flower in the middle of the pocket rather than under the strap.  I'll have to do that on my next one!  This might become an addiction!

Here's the inside.  No pockets and no closure, but for a first purse, I didn't want to add them and make it scary.  I plan to add a strap of fabric and a button to the main pocket for closure and a tiny Velcro piece to two pockets for my phone and keys.  I don't want them to slip out, though I'm not sure they would with the pockets being relatively deep.  I don't think I'll mind not having an interior pocket as everything I carry there is already well contained in a wallet or small case.
Pocket Purse in Amy Butler Love Fabrics
Purse Stats:
  • Pattern:  Pick-A-Pocket Purse pattern, which you can find HERE for free.
  • Size:  8 x 10 x 4 inches, perfect for an everyday purse.
  • Fabric:  Amy Butler Love from Craftsy.
  • Value:  Perfect perk-me-up gift for myself!
So what do you think - should I make some for my Etsy shop?

Linking to:
stitch by stitch Fresh Poppy Design Needle and Thread Thursday IMG_6373

February 11, 2012

Lined Drawstring Bag

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Today I made this Drawstring Purse, a gift for a special friend. I have made very few bags or purses, and this pattern is a great one to begin with.  Now I have some kids asking for one!


Bag Stats:

  • Fabrics:  Honey Child, Essential Dots by Moda, and Pretty Please by Jennifer Paganelli for Free Spirit
  • Size:  7.5" wide x 10.5" tall
  • Value:  Useful!

You can find the pattern at In Color Order.

Linking to:
Fresh Poppy Design