New lap top bag.

This was my Monday project. My new lap top bag. I used odds and ends of some of my batiks. Batiks all ways look good together. I used heavy fleece for batting. It will help protect the lap top. There is a zipper on the blue/green near the bottom . I also put six pockets in the inside.
I all ways love green with blues and purples.
Still waiting for warmer weather!
Stay happy and sewing!
Good night all! Flicsha

Thread Catchers/May Baskets

 These are my Sat. project. I saw them on Pinterest . I thought it would be fun to make some.  They would be great little May baskets. As a thread catcher they will fold flat in a take a long sewing kit. They don't take up much room.

It took all evening to sew the buttons on . 3 on each one.
Now what to put in them?
Now on to a new project.
Keep quilting and sewing . Flicsha

Disappearing 4 patch and round place mat's

Happy 1st day of Spring

 I have been wanting to make round place mats for my dinette table for a while. I also wanted to try the disappearing 4 patch. Then I found the tutorial for round place mat's . I made it larger . 20" x 20" 4 patch in 3 colors.
 (If I did it again I would only use 2 colors.) The tutorial gave me a template for the circle but I used my pizza pan . I also made it about 2 1/2" larger across.
I wanted to use a variegated thread. I thought I had enough but didn't. I had to order more thread so I only got 1 down and 3 to go.
So until my thread comes it's on the next project in the works.
It's all ways nice to have another project in the works! Keep sewing and have a productive day! Flicsha

Easter baskets and tissue covers.

 I spent my Monday making baskets. The Orchard Quilt group will be make them at our next meeting. I did the yellow and lavender basket as the instructions say. The next I made with fusible fleece and it was a better basket and a lot faster and easier.

Then I made tissue covers for the $ store tissues. 8 for a $1.oo. The tissue covers will be gifts for the quilters some time soon. They look so Springy and cheerful.
I celebrated National quilt day  by binding a large quilt. DD Jennie got it quilted for me. I have posted a photo of it in the passed It's the yellow scrap fan quilt. Then I gave it to Jennie. I think she was surprised.
 

Scrappy Needle Keepers and sewing tool caddy.

Scrappy needle keepers. I had a Moda 2 1/2 " Sq's of Lario collection .  So I made 4 patches out of them and started to look for fabric scraps to go with them . I use scrap binding to finish them. even the ribbons came from other projects.
They will be nice little gifts for quilters I know.

 At our last Orchard Quilters meeting we made sewing tool caddy's . This is my caddy.

I used what I had on hand. My zipper was not quit the right green but it's OK. I would have liked to use black but I didn't have any on hand. so it got the green print. It's a 25 mile trip one way to a quilt shop or 65 miles to the other one. And the Hobby Lobby or Wall Mart.

I have had the lime and black batik for a very long time so it was time to use it.

It's National Quilt day so do something quilty. I am doing a binding on a quilt this after noon .

Flicsha 

My quilt meeting.Finished and not so finished group projects.

We had our monthly meeting of the Orchard Quilters this afternoon.
These are out last months projects . Most are finished and ready to use or give a way as gifts.
We all made the Shamrock at our last month meeting and had to finish it for this month.
I think they all turned out well.

I gave all the members the red heart sq. for valentine's day. They brought them back made into something.
As you can see it's a variety of things. A travel sewing kit/mug, a repurposed tin form Christmas, a gift bag, ornament for Christmas, a pin cushion, and a valentines decoration.  A nice job by all.

We worked on a travel sewing roll this time. I will have to post it when I get it done.
Stay sewing and quilting. Flicsha

Origami tissue holder

Origami tissue holder . This is a trial of a holder I saw on pinterest. I think it was in Spanish. My computer translated the text but not the pattern so I just went by the photos and guessed about the size. IT could be a little smaller so I will cut it down a little next time.
Is it Spring yet?  I feel like a bear in oversleep. It's time to wake up! Flicsha