Here's the Weekender bag Kristy made for me at the airport waiting for our flight. |
It seems that my vacation turned into a marathon. Sorry for the very long hiatus. I really enjoyed being away, but I'm very glad to be home. I actually thought I would have a chance to blog a bit while I was away, but there never seemed to be a moment to spare. So, I have some things to share from before I left, and a couple of things from while I was away - maybe tomorrow, since I don't want this post to turn into a marathon.
Did you catch my guest -blogger post/tutorial on Leona's blog? This tote has 11-pockets, so it's a super way to keep organized. We all know how I love totes!
Sometime in June, Susi contacted me and wanted to know if I wanted to do a private swap. I wasn't sure I could get it done before I left, but I did - barely. This Weekender is super scrappy, with the addition of some bits of Briar Rose a friend gave me a few weeks ago. The Frog Picnic is my favorite!
Susi said she really liked it, so I think it was a success. I asked her to hold my bag until I got home, so I am excited to receive it. Hope it gets here soon!
I also managed to finish my blocks for the 3x6 bee. In this bee you make the same block for 6 people, changing up the colors to their request. Since I was in 2 hives (no, I don't know what possessed me to do that!) I had to make 12 blocks. Someone on Flickr commented that it would make a beautiful quilt all by itself. I think so too. I really love all those colors.
The blocks were super easy. I found the pattern on my daily quilting calendar and adapted it for the bee. My first blocks were by-the-book, but by the time I created the last one ("rainbow - in order" was the request) I was feeling like this was a pretty versatile block.
I belong to a group called "Sewing with Friends" and every couple of months the mamas assign us a new partner to make a little something for. Up to now, we've been making mug rugs, but after a year, we felt a bit of a need for change. In any event, June/July was our last mug rug month, and my partner was Sunny. I figured with a name like that, and given that we're talking about mid-summer here, her mug rug ought to be something bright and cheerful. I had these bonus HSTs left over from something-or-other (I really love bonus HSTs - it's really worth the extra time they take to be able to create something cute in a hurry) so I used 8 of them to make this fun little pinwheel flower mug rug. I am always amazed at how versatile HSTs are. A little hand-quilting, some yo-yos left over from Abby's octopus, and it was a wrap.... well, a mug rug, anyway.
So that's my "before-the-trip" story. Stay tuned - I'll be back tomorrow.
My heart still does a little jump thingy when I look at my awesome bag you made me, Wendi!!!! Your box is on its way so fingers crossed it gets to you really quick!!! xoxo
ReplyDeletethose weekender bags are amazing. I was debating between making on of those or the aeroplane bag, then I won the aeroplane pattern so I guess my decision is made! It's not very high on the list right now so it will be a while...
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