Slow Sunday Stitching, and Giveaway, Selvage Bag

Time to report in again for Slow Sunday Stitching @Kathy's Quilts. 

It has been a tough week this past week for our family.   Our son-in-law passed away suddenly.  He was a trucker, stopped his truck in Utah, called 911, and by the time emergency personnel got there, he was gone.   Not sure what reason yet, I think he had heart problems,    The earlier this week, John's brother passed away.  He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January, treatment was delayed because of Covid-19, but then had radiation.  He was in rehab for awhile, and they were planning to put him in a long-term facility.  They went to pick him up that morning and he was gone.  I kept waiting for the third thing to happen, but decided John sliding out of the wheelchair last week was #1.  So that means we have had all three and don't need to anticipating anything else!

So last week I was working on a Boho bag.  I am happy to say I finished it, and gifted it to the recipient today. 

Granddaughter Kyleigh happened to be at lunch with Isabella and her sister Madelyn, and brought them over after lunch.  Isabella was thrilled!

If there is anyone interested in making their own Boho Bag, I found I have 2 booklets, and don't need a second one.   I'd be happy to send it to the first person who comments they would like it.

I was able also to get my Hands2Help quilts in the mail this week.  You can read about it here.  

What I will be slow stitching on this Sunday will be my tea towel, transfers by Stitcher's Revolution

I will also be working on my secret applique project.

I have one other giveaway to anyone who is interested.  I have a large freezer baggie of selvages.  I have decided I am never going to do anything with.  So the first person who contacts me and tells me they are interested, I will send them to.  Otherwise I am going to be throwing them away.  I have too many projects to worry about selvages.  

My hydrangeas are looking beautiful this week even despite our over 100 degree weather for 3 days!

I'll be linking up to Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.  I greatly appreciate this weekly motivation!  Head on over and check what other's have been working on. 

One Monthly Goal

My One Monthly Goal for May was to make a Boho Bag.  I was starting from scratch, I hadn't even started it.  I had promised a friend of my granddaughter, Isabella.   I completed my goal this month.

Isabella had wanted a purple bag.  The only thing was, that my crazy quilt stash was not very plentiful in purple hues.   I had bits and pieces but nothing substantial.  I usually make these bags with decorator fabrics, for a heavier bag.  All I had was silk pieces.  This Covid-19 situation made shopping for fabric, fringe, etc extremely difficult.  My friend Cathy @ Cathy's Crazy by Design sent me a goodie  bag of crazy quilt fabrics, fringe, lace doilies, lace, etc, and I used quite a bit and I so appreciate her thoughtfulness!

I started out with Cathy's bag of goodies, and my lace, beaded fringe I had ordered, and I ended up piecing the front panel with batiks.  I do have a lot of purple in there.  

I pieced the front panel.  Isabella wanted a mermaid theme.  Cathy had included a fan shaped piece of crochet which I used for the mermaid tail.  

This is the finished bag.

This is a better view of the top.  Because I didn't have a heavy enough fabric to make the strap, I took some strap fabric, and wrapped ribbon around it and sewed it down.  

I used Cathy's doilies to make a pocket just under the flap, and one on the inside.

I lined the bag with a batik I had with seahorses on it.  I love this fabric, and still have a little left over to do one of my own projects.  

This was the label I put inside.  

This was the back of the back.  Usually I put bullion fringe on the back, but what I ordered was only 2 inches, instead of 4, and it wasn't the right shade anyway.  I looked different when I ordered it online.  

So I asked Kyleigh to come over and pick up the bag and take it to Isabella.  They just happened to be at sushi place down the street from me, so they came over after lunch, along with Isabella's sister Madelyn.   Needless to say Isabella was thrilled.  

I'll be linking up to One Monthly Goal @Elm Street Quilts.    I greatly appreciate this monthly motivation, and many thanks to Patty! 

I happened to be one of the winners last month for One Monthly Goal and won this fabulous collection of thread from Aurifil!  

Many thanks again Patty, you are the greatest!

Boho Bag

When I joined the 2018 Finish-A-Long in Quarter 2, the last of the items on my list was finishing my Boho bag, which was just a pieced flap at that time. You can see it here.    I finished the bag this morning.  This happens to be the 7th one I have made, I have 2 others, I made 2 for granddaughter Kyleigh and I have sold 2 as commissions.  

This was the front of the bag after I finished the embellishment and added the trim.  The beautiful under the sea laces, trims I bought from Nicki Lee's Etsy shop Raviolee Dreams.  She puts together wonderful under the sea packages with laces, seaweed, shells, charms, fish, mermaids, seahorses etc. I have bought multiple from her and am always thrilled with the packages.  You just tell her what you are looking for and your price range and she will make you a package up.  

This was the inside flap, which I stenciled.  It reads  "She sits quietly by the Sea.  She held a seashell to her ear and listened to mermaid songs of the SEA.  Softly at that moment her Happiness floated like the waves of the SEA."

This is a vintage lace piece I sewed onto the front of the bag, under the flap as a pocket.  

This is another vintage lace piece I sewed to the inside as a pocket.

Its hard to see but there is another pocket here for the inside with a magnetic closure, which I concealed with a flower.  

This was a label I put inside this morning.  

Completed front

Completed back, with another of Nicki Lee's lovely dyed seahorses.  

CQJP-MARCH AND LINDA'S BOHO

My CQJP for March again was a flap for a Boho
bag.  A friend of mine from work Linda, commissioned me to make her a Boho in pink.  This was the flap before I started putting the bag together.
















This was the completed bag.  Linda absolutely loved it when she came in and picked it up on Saturday.










This was the inside of the flap:

The back of  the bag

And under the flap, I used a vintage linen to make
2 pockets.  Inside the bag, which is hard for me to
photograph, it has a pocket made of a vintage hankie, and one made of a vintage doily

CQJP-FEBRUARY 2013 & KARRIN'S 2ND BOHO

This is my CQJP block for February.  It was made into the flap of my new Boho Bag.  I forgot to take a picture of the completed flap before I put my bag together, I was so excited to be putting a new bag together.  I just wanted it done!



For my bag I used elements I had purchased at various Etsy shops including  Gypsy Feather, Delightful Designer, Raviolee Dreams, and CathysCrazybyDesign.












This is the completed front.  The instruction booklet for this bag came from Pat Winter's Boho Fever Booklet.  Also her spring edition of the Crazy Quilt Gathering's magazine is out and the link to purchase can also be found on her blog.







This is the back of the bag

And under the flap.  Pat had some graphics you can copy and use for your bag

This is a pocket inside.



I am going to have a lot of fun showing this off at work today.

Nancy's Boho

After I had finished my Boho Bag, I showed it around at work.  Two of the nurses I work with expressed interest in me making one for them too.



Nancy was the first one, so I made hers first and just finished it yesterday before I went back to work for the week.  She had wanted greens and earth colors.

She was thrilled with the result. The other ladies at work were ooying and ahing too.   I need to adjust the strap though today before I go to work and then I can call this one done.








 This is the back.









                       Under the flap:

 

The last photo is of the one of the inside pockets.  There are a row of pockets on the other side, but they are the same color as the lining fabric and hard to photograph.

Pat Winter's booklet Boho Fever was where I got the instructions to make this bag, and can be found at her site.

I will post my granddaughter's bag tomorrow.  I finished that one for Christmas, and she was delighted with it!

Another Finish

I have been frantically trying to finish my Boho Bag to take with me to the Houston International Quilt Festival.  I am leaving tomorrow morning.  I am so excited, I doubt I will be able to sleep tonight.  This is my finished bag, and I am extremely pleased with it.  I have a few changes I will do to the next one, and yes I already  have one planned!

I used Pat Winter's easy-to-follow directions.  I purchased her little booklet Boho Fever here.  In a few days I will be meeting up with Pat in Houston.  Well better get back to packing.  I just wanted to share my Boho