bags

We Can Quilt It... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have had this panel for many years

and it is time to put it together...

I sandwiched this together with

Pellon Fusible Foam...

The foam gives incredible definition

to the machine quilting...

This is mostly free motion quilting

with a little bit of ruler work...

Back side...

Back Side...

I stitched both pieces together

then cut out the bottom corners

to create a bag with a flat bottom...

The lining is in and I am

topstitching around the top edge...

I used heavy cardboard and covered it

with fabric to put in the bottom of the bag...

Bottom of ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 4 months ago. under bags , free motion quilting

2023 A YEAR IN REVIEW from Kwilty Pleasures

2023 another year another quilt...well ok a lot of quilts and other fiber inspired projects

I finished the Churning 14 top but didn’t ' really like it.

I donated it to charity, knowing it will find a new home.

I made this Infinite Hearts quilt for me

but my Son loved it and it now lives with him!

Charley Harper Winter Birds flew into my nest!

Immediately followed by a GROVE of Charley Harper scrappy birch trees.

As spring rolled into view...

sew did these kitchen table toppers.

This is Picnic by Cluck Cluck Sew

I love this Sassy ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 1 year, 6 months ago. under 2023 projects , bags , knitting , quilts

BAG IT UP! from Kwilty Pleasures

I started with a pile of ideas in the form of fabrics hat will become bags.

I like to pull fabrics and patterns and work thru the bags in my

own time. I cut many out in one day, add batting and quilt another day,

add zippers another day and sew on!

This was a tiny zipper pouch I made for my niece Gemma.

Too cute!

I have lots of novelty prints for yarn / knitting.

And I finished 3 zippered project bags.

And there was fabric for a fun Christmas zipper bag.

Love this one!

I have had gnome fabrics ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 1 year, 6 months ago. under 2023 projects , bags

Monster Zipper Bag... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

How FUN is this !

Monster Zipper Bag

Even cuter with the zipper unzipped

to open up his mouth...

Yes, of course you want to make one !

You can find the FREE Moda pattern HERE

This Monster bag is going to a

Little Monster that I know !

p.s. I used Pellon Fusible Flex Foam

to give the bag better shape and body.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 7 months ago. under bags , fun

Zipper Bags @ Quilt Retreat from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I spent the week @ The Quilt Palace

I packed up all of my Ric Rac bag supplies

and brought them to the HVQ Quilt Retreat...

All of the prep work is done,

just need to stitch these babies together...

Even the zippers are cut to size

with zipper tabs sewn to the ends...

Here comes the....Show 'n Tell:

It was a great week @ Quilt Retreat...

We had a potluck lunch and birthday party...

We played Quilter Bingo...

We finished up lots of projects...

and we are looking forward to

our next retreat in May 2024.

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added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 8 months ago. under bags

Ric Rac Zipper Bags......Even More ! from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Woke up Early...

Fed the Cattle...

Power Washed the cement

in front of the house

and ran out to the Thread Shed

to do some stitching !

Stitching up more Ric Rac Zipper Bags

I had a scrap just big enough

for this doggie bag...

I had a scrap big enough to make

two of these chicken bags...

This has been a FUN way to clean out

the fabric scrap bag under the cutting table...

This birdie bag is all prepped and ready

to stitch the next time I have a few minutes

to spend in the thread shed...

Ric Rac ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 8 months ago. under bags

Ric Rac Zipper Bags...More from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

In between feeding cattle and

shipping out calves...

I have been dashing into the Thread Shed

a few minutes at a time and stitching up

more of these Ric Rac Zipper Bags...

I do love the blue tassel zipper pull...

This is a great way to use up fabric scraps

and have FUN at the same time !

They are piling up...

I can't stop...

There are a couple more bags

prepped on the sewing table.....eek!

Is anyone else thinking....addiction???

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added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 8 months ago. under bags

Ric Rac Zip Bags... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have been collecting JUMBO Ric Rac...

It is time to put it to good use...

I pieced together a couple of fabrics

for zipper bags...

This red jumbo Ric Rac works

nicely on this zipper bag...

I used the leftover red zipper as a handle

and added a lady bug zipper pull...

I lined the bag with green bubble fabric...

I pawed through the fabric cupboard and found

small odds and ends for more bags...

These fabrics and ric rac work well together

and I added an orange mushroom zipper pull...

I squared off the bottom so the bag ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 8 months ago. under bags

Vintage Camper Zip Cases... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I finished up the last of the

Vintage Camper Zip Cases

A dozen zip bags ready

for gift giving this holiday season...

I added camper zipper pulls

to complete them...

It is good to get that

feeling of completion !

The flower beds are all cleaned out

and put away for the winter months...

this was the last flower standing.

Happy Autumn !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 8 months ago. under bags

Candy Corn Zip Cases... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am attending a Quilters Halloween Party

Won't this zip case make a great

Trick or Treat for the Quilters !

First I found the Candy Corn beads

and made some zipper pulls...

Then I found the Candy Corn fabric...

I stitched together enough zip cases

for all of the Quilters...

You guessed it...

I plan to fill them with Candy Corn !

I have been on a zip case stitch-a-thon lately...

not sure how long it will last ?

Each morning we are greeted by these beauties...

They are always glad to see us...

and the hay we bring them.

We ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under bags , cattle , cows , farm

Zip Cases...Vintage Campers from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I found this Vintage Camper fabric

at Hobby Lobby this summer...

I am making zip cases...

I cut it into 7 x 10 inch rectangles.

I ironed it onto Pellon Fusible Foam

and rounded up a few zippers...

The zippers are cut to length

and I added zipper tabs at both ends...

This is the completed zip case:

Vintage Camper Zip Case

The cut off ends of the zippers

make great handles...

This dahlia is one of the last

from the flowerbeds.

All of the prep work is done...

when I get a few minutes to myself

I can run ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under bags

Messy Painted Canvas....Zip Cases from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Messy Painted Canvas !

I am creating Zip Cases today

with Messy Painted Canvas...

This is a 6 foot piece of primed canvas

that was painted, stamped and written on...

I am using it to create these zip cases...

Each one is different...

They are FUN to create

and FUN to give away !

I start out with 2 pieces of canvas,

a zipper and a zipper pull...

I cut the zipper to size and add tabs on the ends...

The zipper is sewn to the first piece of canvas

and I use the cut off section of the zipper

as a ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 10 months ago. under bags , painted canvas

Bags from Espritpatch

It seems that somehow the end of the school year has crept on me even more than usual... I suddenly realised last Sunday that the kids were about to start their last week, i.e. that teachers' presents were needed to be completed by the end of the week but I hadn't even made a start... I needed 4 this year and one was needed by Wednesday morning not Friday + Wednesday evening was the annual fete de la musique (music festival for the summer solstice) which meant that that was one last evening to work on the presents.

I ...

added by Celine 2 years ago. under bags , finish 2023 , opam , present

Is a website still relevant for Creatives? from JustPlainLaine

I had forgotten how much work a website is. I have test patterns to make, swaps to complete, and a whole lot of dyeing and video making to do.

But….here I sit working on my website. At least I can sort of do it when the migraine wanes…. I don’t dare put needle to cloth until it is over.

Back in the fall when I decided NOT to have a website anymore (read previous blog for the sad details), I could not really come up with a good reason to put in all of the work.

Fast forward ...

added by Lesa 2 years, 1 month ago. under artist , bags , blog , blog post , blogging , creative , dyeing , farm , hand crafted , hand-dyed , home , sewing , uncategorized , wallets , website

Donkey Tote Bag... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I ordered these 2 little panels last year...

I couldn't resist them...

I decided to make a 2 sided tote bag with them:

I decided to use the brown batik

on the bottom portion of the bag...

I lined the panels with

Fusible Foam Stabilizer...

Here they are quilted and ready

to be turned into a bag...

Ta - Da.....Done !

How FUN it will be to pack this

bag around with me !

They are quite large and will hold lots !

Brown batik lining...

This was a fast and fun quilted project !

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added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 1 month ago. under bags , free motion quilting

Today is My Day - Say What? from Creatin' in the Sticks

Welcome
to the Sticks
and
the second day of the
"Say What?" Challenge

Here is my finish: Today Is My Day

Joan at MooseStashQuilting invited a great group of Bloggers to

create something inspired by something they have to say.

Thanks, Joan, for inviting me!

I listened to a motivational speaker once and he said that we should tell ourselves

every morning that "this is my day".

So when I found this project in the book "Sew Illustrated" by Minki Kim and Kristin Esser

I tweaked it from "This is the Day" to "This is MY Day.

I've been ...

added by Carla 2 years, 2 months ago. under bags , blog hops , embroidery

Pinestream Quilters from Wendy's Quilts and More

Last night I was the guest speaker at Pinestream Quilters in Upper Hutt, Wellington.

I've spoken to Pinestream Quilters previously, so I decided to take along some of my bags and tapestry cushions, as well as my most recently finished quilts of course.

Everyone loved my Giraffe tapestry cushion designed by Kim McLean. I thought that they were no longer available, but upon checking I see that they are back in stock at the Crewel Gobelin in Sydney here. You can read more about my cushion and how I attached the tassels here.

I also talked about bag making ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years, 3 months ago. under bag making , bags , by annie bags , guest speaker , kim mclean designs tapestry , peacock tapestry , pinestream quilters , tapestry

Train Case from Wendy's Quilts and More

My first finish of 2023.

Months ago I saw a beautiful Liberty train case for sale in a shop. It was pretty pricey, so I decided to make my own version.

Now I know why it was pricey - they are very fiddly!

This one ended up bigger than my original plan, but the smaller you go, the more fiddly it gets.

I ended up using Mink Kim's pattern from Sewing Illustration for Cutie Cube Bag, with quite a few modifications. Mine is sized somewhere between her big and small sizes. Mine has the binding on the outside rather than ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years, 5 months ago. under bag making , bags , cutie cube bag , liberty , minki kim , patterns by annie , sewing case , train case

September 2022 OMG Finish from Quilt Paint Create

My OMG for September was to complete my Art quilt Group’s improv challenge.

I started with white fabric and added glue as a resist.

Then I painted it.

Then I washed out the glue and added texture with paintstik over a rubbing plate.

Then I added more paint.

To make it useful, I turned it into a project bag.

I had a lot of fun returning to my surface design roots. The challenge is to do something with the fabrics. This time around I’m committed to using it as I create it.

Visit Elm ...

added by quiltpaintcreate 2 years, 9 months ago. under bags , bags and purses , fabric painting , fabricpainting , omg , surface design (Comments)

Little makes from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Events pop up and I am often inspired to make something and have little time to meet my deadlines. And two of the events were in August.

First, Cindy celebrated an important birthday. I had no idea what to do for her until the day before her birthday. She recently purchased her first serger—a Bernette Funlock 64. I made a serger mat with threadcatcher. The pattern is from allpeoplequilt.com:

Image from allpeoplequilt.com

I took no photos. Again, one of those lost in the moment times. But I FaceTimed with Cindy this weekend and asked her to take ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 2 years, 9 months ago. under bags , bernina 790 plus , friends , new home , not a quilt , progress , sewing

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