My Bags over the last 2 months #elmstreetquiltsbagit

I've been making a lot of bags over the last two months, so I thought I would share them for the

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event. Elm Street Quilts Bag It Event is going on right now.
I made 3 Becca Bags from scraps of Remington fabric and camo fabric. These will be Christmas gifts.


These purple/teal baskets/bags are great for giving as small gifts.

This one holds all my "stuff" at work.


I made two of these Becca bags from leftover quilted material. Both use the 1 zipper technique.

These five sweet pea pods were made from scraps of Bendy bags.

I made up these three clear project bags for my WIP's to go in.

I made two bottle bags. This is the medium.

This is the inside of the small one. They hold essential oils.

I also made myself a new purse. I just love the horse fabric.

August Quilting Accomplishments

It seems like I didn't get much done on my August quilting goals, but I do feel like I accomplished several small projects and did a lot of prep work on my projects.

My August Goals & what I got done:
Jungle Baby Wall Hanging - Applique almost done
RWB Siggy Quilt with Rosie - Cut out, 2 blocks done
Barnyard Friends Baby Quilt - Baby Hannah born 8/21!, Jen sent panel
Quilt As You Go Runaround Bag - Cut out
Zoo Friends Baby Quilt - Cut Out
Halloween Wall Hanging - DONE!

I worked on all my goals, but I only finished the Halloween Wall Hanging. I feel comfortable with how much I accomplished on each goal. I'm happy that I worked on all the projects, even if I only finished one.

I did finish a few things that weren't on the list:
Wonder Wallet & Checkbook Covers - 2 sets
Runaround Bag - Gift for my Pay It Forward Friend Michele and gave it to her in person!
Stitchin Chix Bag
Quilted Mom's Halloween Wall Hanging
Two Sweatshirt Jackets for mom and I
Halloween Wall Hanging for me
Objects of Desire Tablerunner
Winding Ways Book Cover and Book Mark

In August I also:
Presented two quilting demos at the county fair with mom
Quilted with quilting friend Jenn
Went fishing with my family
Helped my bro & SIL butcher chickens
Taught Bag Ladies with mom
Went to Quilts & Vines with mom and had a sewing retreat of our own
Met Michele from Maryland when she stopped at the shop!
Sent Congrats to my friends Angie & Cory on the birth of Hannah
Went to the Central States Fair concerts with the girls from work
Shop Hopped around the Southern Hills Quilt Shops

My September goals:

Jungle Baby Wall Hanging - Quilt & Bind
Barnyard Friends Baby Quilt - Embroidery, Quilt, & Bind
Zoo Friends Baby Quilt - Cut Out
Car Quilted Mat - Quilt & Bind

Stitchin Chix Bag

Last night mom and I got together with the girls from work and made Stitchin Chix Bags. They turned out awesome and went together so fast. They are going to be the bag for Bag Ladies next month. They went together so fast and really were quite easy to make. I finished mine in about 2 hours. Here's my finished bag.

I used a fun decorative stitch and King Tut thread for the handles.

This is my original fabric which is super cute. I picked it up at the shop in Chamberlain last weekend on our shop hop.

I found a print for the lining in a shop in Luverne MN.

July Quilting Accomplishments!

This was an extremely productive month and I feel like I accomplished so much.
My goals for this month included:
Thread Sewing Bag - 5 Done!
Finish Lickity Split Binding - Done!
Chez Moi Grommet Bag - 2 Done!
Chez Moi Happy Hour Quilt - Done and Labeled! My friend should receive it this week... so stay tuned for pictures if I can get her to pose with it!
Make Signature Quilt with Rosie - Top, Quilt, Bind - Moved to August Goal

In July I completed:
3 Cosmetic/Sewing tote bags
Thread scraps Bag for by my machine
Chez Moi Grommet Bag
Wonder Wallet and Checkbook cover
Another Chez Moi Grommet Bag
Quilted a quilt for Kathy
Made Leslie's Curtains
Pillowcases:
~Leslie
~Paul
~Me
~Chez Moi
~Pop Parade
Baby Burp Clothes
Snapshot of Friends
Au Natural Claire
5 & Dime
Al Fresco Claire
Pink/Brown Grommet Bag

I started the Peaches and Dreams Quilt, Won a Drawing on the I Have a Notion blog, and had a great group of ladies for Bag Ladies. I also read Black Hills by Nora Roberts which is an excellent book!

My August Goals include a few UFO's and I'm sure there will be a few new projects completed as well!
Red/White/Blue Rosie the Quilter Signature quilt
Barnyard Friends Baby Quilt... baby is due at the end of the month!
Zoo Friends Baby Quilt
QAYG Runaround Bag
Halloween wall hanging

Attend Quilt Show & Quilt Retreat

July Bag Ladies!

Tonight was the monthly meeting of the Bag Ladies club at the shop. We made sewing totes/cosmetic bags. Each person made a unique size and shape, but they were all able to make at least two from a two fat quarters. The bags are a great way to use up random fat quarters and practice quilting. There were 6 in the class and I got pictures of at least one of the bags that each person made.
Becky made 4 super cute sewing bags.

Leticia had a bit of Hawaiian flair to hers:

Jo made a great, small 30's print bag.

Linda made two bags to match a large tote she is making.

Carol made the next two, the blue first and then the fun cosmetic bag below. The yellow one has flannel on the inside. Carol is the queen of flannel quilts.

Laurie made a couple small bags. This one was a floral print.

I think everyone learned how to put in the zipper easily and drop the feed dogs to close it off. We always have a good time and learn lots during our monthly meetings. Next month is a scrap bag for the sewing machine.

Scrap Bag

Last night a couple of my coworkers, mom, and I got together and made scrap bags for our sewing machines. Mom had picked up the fabric when we were on vacation and we had fun sewing them together. It has a lanyard for scissors and a pocket for scissors or a seam ripper. We used crushed walnut litter for the pin cushion part which seemed to work really well. Mom and I talked about doing these for bag ladies as I think they would be fun.



In addition, while everyone was getting set up, I sewed on my Happy Hour blocks. I got the centers all done, so two more pieces and my blocks will be done. I've been putting it off for far too long. I'd like to get the blocks done tonight and be able to quilt it this weekend.

My Cosmetic Bag

After I made the first one, i worked on a second. I made it 5 1/2"x13" with 1 1/2" corners. It turned out a bit long and skinny, but I wanted the whole cowboy on there. I'm going to make a different one tomorrow night that has sewing fabric on it. I think I'll try 6 1/2" x12" next time with 1 1/2" squares out of the bottom. The other one had 1" corners and the bottom was too narrow.

Leslie's Cosmetic Bag

Tonight I worked on samples for Bag Ladies in July. I made this one for my MIL and used her favorite fabric. I think I'm out of it now! This one was 7"x12" when I started. She thought it was great.

Bag Ladies - Miranda & Mini Miranda

Tuesday night was the final night of our May Bag Ladies Club. We made either the Mini or the regular sized Miranda Bag. There were 5 ladies in the class for May. Lu & Diane also made Mini ones as well, but I missed taking a picture of them. The ladies all went home with a finished bag after two night of class. I love teaching classes with my mom and this one was fun since it was a bag I knew how to make very well.
Laurie with her Miranda.

Linda with her Miranda

Wendy's Mini Miranda