just for me

Every time I turn around, I cannot seem to find a bag for my shopping.  Sometimes I even need more then one!  With all the bag making going on, they have been earmarked for other tasks.  I decided I was going to play with a new design and it would be for me.

I pieced many square together.  I hand quilted the pocket.  I have a new bag!

One side is very sedate.  For those times that I need to be business like.

The other side is bright and busy.  I used a dragonfly fabric on this side of the handle.  I really like it.  It is like the baby quilts I make.  I never quite know how they are going to look but always have interesting patterns and combinations.  

My Beloved and I decided that yesterday's peach pie needs to metamorphosis into a peach crisp.  Do not be surprised if you see that soon!

a bit of hand quilting

I played with the pockets a bit on this set of bags.  Part of it was that I wanted hand stitching to take with me when we had dinner with my Beloved's brother, sister-in-law, and friends.  I also wanted a pocket that blended better.  I decided to make it patchwork and then I hand quilted it.

I was thinking this was a bit of work so I also did some of the quilting on my machine.  The machine quilting is straighter but I think I actually like the hand quilting better.  It just takes much time!

This is the probably the most mellow of the bags I made last week.  It is strange to be back in an office.  I find that I have a hard time sitting that still.  I miss the creating and the playing with textures and fabrics I did all day long while at the campground.  I will just have to figure out how to do more.