Restocking

I should be working on gifts, but instead I’ve been busy making bags. I sell a few items at a local shop and with the holidays approaching, it was time to provide them with a bit more variety. I finished these four market bags over the weekend and have a few more cut out in case they’re needed. I posted a tutorial for these market bags a while back, in case anyone’s interested.

I love these fabric combinations, and really had a hard time giving them up! I was supposed to be using fabrics appropriate for fall/winter, but have a hard time getting away from the bright fun colors. Hopefully there are others out there who also want fabrics that remind them of sunnier days!

And I even remembered to sew in my tags…

I also made a few sets of dishtowels, and they’re packaged up to be used as gifts.

I also have an order for a number of produce bags (thanks Robbie!). I’ll be doing a variety of colors – something to suit everyone, hopefully! For now, I only have these dark purple ones done, but there will be more to come…

I have one simple project I have to complete before Thanksgiving, and then I really need to get started on the projects I’ve been neglecting! Apparently I find it far too easy to put these things on the back burner… something to work on in the new year, I guess.

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A winner!

Congratulations to Jenny, comment #102, who wrote the following:

Jenny Says:
November 19th, 2008 at 9:40 pm e

Hi! I just discovered your blog tonight and what a lucky duck I am! Absolutely fantastic quilt ideas! I was planning on knitting some variegated bowls to felt for holiday gifts but oh my gosh I’m running out to buy some flour sack towels now. The patchwork on yours was adorable. I haven’t been this inspired to bust out my sewing machine in a loooong time 🙂

Jenny, I’ve sent you an email – I’ll get your package of goodies out to you as soon as I have your address!

Thanks to everyone for all the great comments and gift ideas!

If you’re interested in another giveaway, you may want to check out this one, over at Little Blue Cottage. You all already know how much I love the Denyse Schmidt Flea Market Fancy prints, so this is definitely one I want to win! She’s giving away a couple yards from this VERY hard to find line!

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bits of color

I finished the binding on this quilt last night and immediately threw it in the wash to let it get nice and soft and crinkly (to be honest, I also wanted a toasty, fresh out of the dryer quilt to lay under while watching Thursday night tv!)

I love the modern, simple look of this one. It uses tons of white, with little strips of colored fabrics. I used up more scraps to make this one, so the size of the strips varied based on what size scraps I had available. I wanted randomly placed strips of color, and I think it turned out just as I had imagined it.

For the back, I pieced together one long strip of scraps, and placed it vertically off-center.

It’s bound with polka dotted fabric (of course!). I like this darker purple Anna Maria Horner fabric with raspberry colored dots.I love a dark binding, especially on a quilt with a lot of white.

This quilt is the largest I’ve made (the largest I’ve actually finished, that is!), measuring about 55″ x 70″.

If you haven’t already, be sure to enter my 100 post giveaway. I’ll be selecting a winner on Sunday. I love all your crafty gift ideas — and of course if you need some ideas, be sure to take a glance at the comments. How can you not be inspired by all that craftiness!

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