DENIM BAG FINISHED

 I got the black web strapping for the denim bag I started last Friday and was able to finish it.

The denim was much more difficult to finish because of the density of the fabrics when everything come together.  I even broke a needle.  But I got it done.  I was thinking I'd make more from old denim, but now I'm reconsidering that!

I had made a simple little flower to sew onto the front flap.  

This will also be donated to Sew Powerful.

Did you know you can also donate fabric to Sew Powerful?

WHALE PENCIL CASE BEGINNINGS

I bought a pattern for a pencil case that looks like a whale from JotDotShop on Etsy.

Today I started putting some of the pieces together.  I'm using some cast aside used-up work jeans of Darrell's.  

DOG BED

 I pulled out the panels I made from denim a while ago.  I started them in a Sherri Lynn Wood workshop, but was uninspired and frustrated, so I set them aside. 

So, when Joe Cunningham talked about denim in his Quilt Freedom Workshop today, I thought I'd see about finishing them and making a dog bed cover.

In order to cut down on the frustration I squared up the parts I had and filled in any blank areas.

Here are the finished panels, 30" by 34".  I ordered some piping and a zipper, which will be here in a few days.

CATCH ME QUILT

Here's the mate to the April Flowers Quilt I just finished.  This one is 66" by 55".

I've named it Catch Me because of the fabric on the back.  It's an ugly fabric that matched the colors of the front very well.  It has bears and fishing lingo on it and somewhere it says something about catching fish.  It was in my bag of 'please-go-away' fabrics that I was going to donate somewhere, when I realized the colors matched!  It got rescued.  I still think it's ugly!

I used a blue denim for the little inside border and corners in the outer border.  And I erroneously used the denim as binding.  It is definitely too heavy.  I knew it was wrong as I did it, but I did it anyway.

I'm am so pleased with my Bernina, it just chugged on through all the layers. 


I love my Bernina.  I gave it a good cleaning afterwards.  Its all ready for the next project.