Catching You Up! Sewing, Health, Gaming, In Hand Games
from The Modern Diary
This is Cascadia above. In this picture I am playing it solo with an AI, just as fun as having a partner.
I have been gaming ...
July 1, 2024
June 23, 2024
Free Lunch Bag Pattern
from Patchwork Posse
There are a lot of times when I just need a bag. A simple lunch bag that will hold a few snacks, not leak, can fold flat and get tucked away, and perfect for just grabbing and going.
This free lunch bag pattern– the Simple Lunch Bag is just that! It’s just the right height…and because it’s a flap it’s adjustable. The boxed corners give you a bottom that can hold a sandwich size container, plus a bunch of other goodies piles on top.
DIY Lunch Bag: Create Your Own Reusable and Stylish Bag
Creating your ...
read moreJune 20, 2024
Open Wide Pouch
from Espritpatch
It is the time of year again and as usual, I have left it quite late... although the 2 first presents which will be gifted tomorrow are already wrapped and ready to go and a third one is also finished! The end of the school year is fast approaching so it is high time I finally make the presents. Once again I have opted for the tried and trusted Open Wide Pouch pattern by Noodle Head, I am not sure how many I have made through the years but quite a few. This year I decided to make the smallest ...
read moreMay 6, 2024
ROADRUNNER...BEEP BEEP!
from Kwilty Pleasures
April 24, 2024
Hot Tool Travel Bag Pattern
from Patchwork Posse
Tired of packing your hot flat iron in a flimsy plastic bag and worrying about damaging your belongings? Say goodbye to those worries with a homemade hot tool case!
Perfect for storing your flat iron safely while traveling or at home, a hot tool case offers both protection and convenience. In this article, we’ll guide you through the simple steps of making your own hot tool case.
Plus, we’ll explore the best types of batting to keep the heat away from your other items in the suitcase.
Get ready to create a practical and stylish solution for your ...
read moreMarch 25, 2024
Messy Painted Canvas...Zip Cases
from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full
Messy Painted Canvas
30 x 72 inches
So much FUN to create !
After the canvas is finished,
I like to cut it up and make stuff with it...
These are two halves of a zipper bag...
The zipper is installed on the front side.
Here comes the.....Show 'n Tell:
Such a FUN way to spend the day
at the sewing machine !
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi
March 19, 2024
Tote Bag...
from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full
This tote bag is cut out and ready to stitch...
I pawed through the fabric cupboard and found
one of my hand dyes to line the bag...
This Pellon Flex-Foam 2-Sided Fusible
creates a bag that is sturdy and stands up...
The bag is done and is ready for handles...
I like the way these faux leather handles
look and feel in my hand when carrying the bag.
Rivets make short work of attaching the handles...
Always FUN to get the hand dyes out and
give them new life...
The tote bag panel came with a pocket...FUN !
This ...
read moreMarch 18, 2024
Sew Happy Zen Chic Panel...
from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full
I have had this panel sitting around
for long enough...
It is time to cut it up and do something with it...
Sew Happy by Zen Chic
It is a heavier linen fabric...
I decided to make zip bags
with the small squares.
I matched the squares up with
zippers and lining fabrics.
I am using foam instead of batting...
Pellon Flex-Foam 2-sided fusible
The foam creates a very sturdy bag...
Fried Egg lining fabric...
I placed the zipper on the side of this bag...
8 zipper bags ready for gift giving...
These were much larger,
so I turned them ...
read moreMarch 8, 2024
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...
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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 ...
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January 2, 2024
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 ...
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December 13, 2023
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 ...
November 11, 2023
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 !
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
November 6, 2023
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.
October 28, 2023
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...
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October 18, 2023
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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October 17, 2023
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 ...
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October 16, 2023
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
September 30, 2023
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 ...
read moreSeptember 28, 2023
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 ...
read moreSeptember 6, 2023
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 ...
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