Fun Bag

I made this from a pattern called the Midi Bag by Quiltsmart.  I made this a few months ago for myself . The one I made had over 100 small pieces and as you can see I changed the pattern and made this with 6 pieces.

My daughter loves anything that has flags on it.  This star fabric I have had in my stash for at least 20 years.  I think Casey had a forth of july dress made out of this when she was 4 or 5.  I will try to find a picture and post it at the end.  

Before

After

My daughter loved it!!!

I was very happy with how this finished.  The original pattern was patchwork and had a lot of piecing and this was just a few pieces and went together quick and easy.  I am sure I will make more.  

This was my passion before I started quilting.

This was my daughter many years ago.  It was so much fun to sew for her.  I still have many scraps form the dresses i made for her and I just love to use them in my quilts.

IKEA Fun

I was in Ft. Lauderdale for the week staying with my mom after her knee surgery.  I did manage to find some time to get to IKEA with my sister-in-law.  I don't know what it is about that store but I could spend hours there.   Guess what we found?  PRECUTS  approx 8" squares.  

Look I made a quilt top last night.

Since the fabric is heavy like upholstery fabric I think the will make a great picnic or beach quilt.  Pretty fun for around $5.00!!!

Scrap Fabric Design Beginnings

This is what happened when I  sewed my scrap pieces of fabric to pieces of credit card machine paper. I now have a fun piece of fabric I can create something with.  Stay tuned....

Enjoy