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

#elmstreetquiltsbagit 

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.

November OMG Goal

November is already flying by. I'm not sure why I think I have time to start 3 new quilts, but I have pulled the fabrics and started the cutting process for three new ones. My goal for the November OMG party is to make the Fractions quilt top from Stripology Squared. If I get it quilted and bound that will be the icing on the cake, but right now I'm shooting for getting the top made as my goal.


My goal was supposed to be to make the Peek A Boo table runner in brown and blue batiks. However, I ended up getting it finished this morning, so I'll set a bit more challenging goal. I have another one I would like to make before next Saturday, but we'll see what happens.


I'm linking up for November OMG at Elm Street Quilts.

October OMG finished!

October was a very successful sewing month for me as is usually the case. I just seem to finish up a lot of overdue projects. I finished 25 projects this month!
My OMG goal was to finish Strip Lash, which I was able to do before attending Gudrun's class at the retreat.

I finished up the 4 blocks for FGV quilt along. I now have two more to work on. I'm loving this sew along because it is slow paced and I can sew other stuff too.

I finished the 6th block for Gudrun's Dangerous BOM. I love this mystery!

I finished up two All Bottled Up bags for gifts.

I finished two purple Charm baskets. I have another 4 cut out! These will just not go away.

I finished the Peek A Boo table runner for a class I plan to teach in January. I have two more cut out to show it in different styles.

Eight hours of testing this month gave me time to work on my EPP. I got 4.5 rows sewn together. Progress! This hand piecing project is going on 6 years.

Yesterday I was able to quilt at dad's. I got Giant Starburst quilted.

I quilted Strip Burst and bound it last night for another finish.

I quilted Strip to be Square and bound it last night.


The best part of the month was taking a class at a retreat with Gudrun Erla of GE Designs. She was one of my "bucket list" teachers I'd wanted to take a class from. I loved every minute of it!





















The kids are loving the beautiful fall weather, so we take lots of pictures before school. Although for the next week it will be dark every morning when we leave at 7:20!


October Stash Report
Fabric bought this month: 8 yards
Fabric bought this year: 84.5 yards
Fabric used this month: 34.5 yards
Fabric used this year: 224 yards
Net Fabric used this year: 139.5 yards!

Design Wall

This week has been especially successful in the sewing studio. I cleaned up, re-organized, and don't have any pressing deadlines, so I have been able to finish up a few odds and ends.
I made three project bags. I ran out when I was going to retreat a few weeks ago and I was mad I didn't have any made up. I had intended to give these away... two years ago, but that didn't happen, so I can use them now.

I'm really trying to finish up the sweetpea pods I have cut out from when I made bendy bags last fall. I finished 5 more this week. I think the 7-10 I still have left can all be done with navy thread, so I need to get that on and finish those up. These will probably end up as gifts.

My friend Kim asked for a new coaster, so I made this purple one for her. We have the same love for purple. Super simple and quick, but well loved.

I made this giant starburst top from scraps. It's almost identical to the last one I made, but with different yellows. I made too many yellows this time, so I'll have to figure out a plan for them.

Today we have an accreditation visit for our full program we have that I assist with. I planned the lunch/reception and cleaned up the office. I also made my SDSU mouse pad from a leftover block. I had originally made it for a demo, except it was partially together (think 1 corner missing) and it got lost. I sewed up the corner and finished up the block, quilted and did the binding last night.

It looks super cute next to the table topper it was meant to be in. I made the one in the upper left-hand corner to replace the missing block. Oh well, no harm in having an extra block.

Last night I started on the Peek-a-Boo table runner I am doing for a class in January. I always struggle when starting quilt as you go, but once I get going, it's easy. I made all the pieces and this morning I was up early with my little early riser, so I worked on this for 1/2 hour. Got the center started and I'll be ready to work on it when I get home tonight.

Weekend of Sewing

This weekend we enjoyed some relaxing time at Hart Ranch Camping Resort. We also went to my dad's for the day on Saturday, so I got some quilting time. I quilted Strip Lash II.


Quilted Good Night Irene

quilted this Maxine panel for Christmas and the Strip Lash III table runner.

While in the camper I made this dog basket for my boss for Christmas.

Then a basket for a co-worker for Christmas.

Then a basket for my daughters teacher for Christmas.

With the other scraps I made another small basket for ??... just to get it done. All in all a very good sewing weekend.


I also took out the cutout purple baskets and started working on them. I was inspired to finish them up, even if it is as leaders/enders while making binding.

October One Monthly Goal

I've been completing monthly and weekly goals, but forgot to post them in August and September, so I'm getting back on track. The Strip Lash II quilt is my OMG for October. I finished the top last month and my goal is to get it bound yet this month. Gudrun is coming on Friday for a class and I'd really like to have it finished by then, so we'll see. I quilted it at my dad's on Saturday and I have the binding made at home, so with some luck, I hope to finish it yet tonight.

September Accomplishments

I keep thinking I didn't do much because I don't have many finishes, but I did quite a bit of sewing.
I finished the Good Night Irene top II as a baby quilt. I plan to get it quilted this weekend.

I finished the Dangerous BOM Block 5. I've loved this BOM so much that I love to do the block right away each month.

I started working on my FGV blocks and screwed up the kettle block, trying to rush to get it sewn one morning before work.

I ripped and finished it that evening.

I have the first five blocks of the Dangerous BOM - all scraps, except for the white.

I was getting antsy for a finish, so I made this Riviera bag. It was super easy and I was disappointed I had waited so long to make it. I love the purse!

I'm taking a Gudrun Erla class next month, so I wanted to take a quilt to show her. I took out the extra blocks I had left and made a throw quilt with them. It's beautiful! I can't wait to quilt it this weekend.

I had a lot of white/light blue blocks left, so I whipped up a table runner as well. I might get it quilted this weekend too.

I bought this fabric to make a raglan shirt to wear to the retreat. I love how it turned out.

My college friend Angie wanted a drawstring backpack, so I found a pattern and this fun Wizard of Oz fabric, which is one of her favorites.

This week I finished up the Autumn Star block. I love the FGV blocks.

The best part of the month was meeting my blogging friend Rhoda Mejeur from Michigan. She was visiting the area and we were able to meet up and say hi in person.

Mikaela is loving Kindergarten and we had a great trip to Spearfish Canyon last weekend.


August Stash Report
Fabric bought this month: 8.75 yards
Fabric bought this year: 76.5 yards
Fabric used this month: 5.5 yards
Fabric used this year: 189.5 yards
Net Fabric used this year: 113 yards!

Darn! my numbers are going backward! I hope to have at least 3 big finishes in October, so I think my numbers will go back up.
Funny story... I had 16 green HST's that were 9.5" and I needed just a few more yellow ones to make the pattern again. I bought 1.5 yards of fabric to make more HST's to use up those blocks... Only I miscalculated and made 8 extra HST's! So now I have extras after trying to use up extras! I hope to finish that quilt top up next month as well. It's all laid out and ready to be sewn.