mySewnet - Flower Power

This year is my second year of flower farming, what does that mean?   Well, I grow many stems of beautiful flowers for bouquets and sell them at Farmer's Markets and other events.

Traverse Bag

Catching up on projects with this Traverse Bag I made from Style Maker Fabrics' for the Sew Expo

Gift Sewing Day 3 - Mat Carrier

Want a big bag that can carry lots of sewing gear?  This has to be it.  In fact, it is one of the biggest bags I have every sewn.

Gift Sewing Day 2 - Gingham Tote - Handmade Style Book

Day two of Christmas gift sewing and a new bag for Kaitlyn.  This bag is the Gingham Tote from Handmade Style by Anna Graham (Noodlehead)  

Daisy - A Messenger Bag Tutorial

Here is the second bag pattern in the short lived Girls in the Garden Pattern Company! The first one Rose - here is the free download The second one was Daisy 

I hope you enjoy this bag!

Daisy is a cross-body horizontal style bag with a large outside pocket and decorative front flap Take a look at the front, the flap has a pocket which is not only decorative but functional, too.

Download here:  Daisy - A Messenger Bag

Rose - A Messenger Bag Tutorial

Back in 2012, I designed this bag and made a pattern.  My plans were several patterns all with a garden theme name.  Get it Girls in the Garden pattern company and flower names for the bag?  It was a good thought but I designed two patterns.  A good friend helped with the design of the covers and the pattern layout.  I sold a few patterns, gave away some patterns and then for the last year nothing much happened. 

Totally Trendy Tote - #2

I was diligently working on a wool jacket for me until I ran out of supplies.  One thing I do not like to do is switch projects mid-stream but at the same time I did not want to be unproductive. This Totally Trendy Tote found itself pushed up in the queue.  This version is for Meredith but it has to hang in the local quilt shop as a sample first.  

The fabric is Honor Roll by Anna Marie Horner along with a Kona Solid

Totally Trendy Tote - First Christmas Present Completed

My girls are blessed to have a wonderful couple in their lives, not related but we always say they are like another set of grandparents.  Each Christmas we get together for a meal and exchange gifts.  The woman is a quilting friend and she makes so many quilts and quilted items.  It is unbelievable how productive she is.









Each month we have a sewing night at the local quilt storeand I decided to make my friend a big bag.  I thought the bag could be filled with "extra" sewing items.  Each sewing night instead of packing a bag she could just grab this bag and head out for sewing.

Charm Pack Bag - Tutorial

Here it is a tutorial for the Charm Pack Bag

This is a bag I started with a basic design and then developed along the way.  My first one was 2007 and has gone from there.

Here is the one that started it all

July 2016 update:

I  am updating this tutorial just a bit.  Mainly adding some pictures of the other bags and variations I have made from this basic bag.

Variations

Fabric with a band

One less row

Ruffle at the top - patchwork band, solid fabric and ribbon ties

Jelly rolls to make the pattern.

Your supplies:

Math Teacher Bag

I have made this charm pack several times, which I saw somewhere online but knew I could make something similar.

Daughter #2, the secondary math teacher, needed a new bag to tote her books, papers and laptop to school.  When I saw Sweetwater's new line - Elementary I knew that was perfect for a secondary Math teacher.  Just take a look

I will get an official tutorial for this bag but it takes one charm pack and the outside is 5 squares in a row by 7 rows.  I was in a bit of a hurry to get daughter #2 her bag so this picture is blurry

The ties on the side help pull the bag in and give it structure.  I made these 3" wide by 18" long.

The lining and handle takes one yard of fabric,

For the inside, I use 6 squares for the pocket.  You can see it is folded in half on the second row to make the pocket.

This leaves only one block leftover from the 42 square charm pack.  I like when I  that happens!

A complete tutorial will happen sometime in October, I have another charm pack of this fabric and I have dd#4 going for a secondary math degree.

Rockstar Bag - Sew Sweetness

I have my name on Sara's pattern tester list and I responded to an email to test the Rockstar Bag and on August 12th Sara notified me I was one of the pattern testers.


I went right to work on this fabulous bag, first fabric shopping then sewing time.

Why can't all my pictures turn out this bright, clear and crisp?!?!!

A Bag Giveaway

No not the one from the Super Online Sewing Match, I am keeping that one!

It is a sample I made for my local quilt shop
(aka Lily's Mom) and the pattern is something I just made.

It isn't a big bag, think a school notebook would fit perfectly.  The rick rack is another pocket, divided in half.

There is a pocket in the inside also divided in half.  The closure is a magnetic snap.

If you would like a chance to win this bag, leave a comment and like my Facebook page.  It is the little icon right below with the "f".  You can also follow me on Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram - all the buttons below.

I will draw for the winner next Friday, I need some cheer, the twins go to college next week! I think I might be a little sad

Best of 2012–Quilts, bags and more

You might be sick of these “Best Of” posts but I need to do one more with the quilting type projects.  A selfish reason really, I like looking back and reminiscing.
1.  Chris and Erin's quilt

2.  Pillow for a swap – I designed the layout and just love how the colors and pattern turned out.  It was hard to part with this one.

3.  String Quilt – love this after it was completed, it took for-e-ver to make

4. My all time favorite large bag Amy Butler's Weekender Bag – made it twice this year


5.   The Alice Book bag – Easy purse to sew, put very popular with the 16 to 20-somethings I know.  It is quick and easy – here is pictures of 5 of the 7 I have made




6.  Kimi Rose Purse – talk about visual effect.  My girls use this almost everyday, it can pack some stuff!


7.  Red and aqua quilt for Kaitlyn – it just screams “fun”

8.  Sunspot quilt – I love the white background setting off the bright colors even more.


9.  Christmas quilt – like it but most importantly it is DONE!

10,Evelyn Bag – the most detailed oriented bag I have made.  It does make it look so RTW.

Then I finish off the list with two bags from my own pattern line
11. Rose -A Messenger bag

12.  Daisy- my second pattern

So that is it, my three “Best of” posts, now I better head to my sewing room and start working on the 2013 projects!

Happy New Year!