Works in Progress

Since the dragon bag isn't working as my daily bag, I am making a new bag, using the Carry All bag from Nicole Mallalieu. I figure a bag named "Carry All" should be good to...well...carry all my crap.

I am going to applique an owl on it, because I have a thing with owls lately. I have over a dozen owl fabrics, but they are all quilting cottons and I want to use a more substantial canvas for my every day bag. Here is the owl pattern and my pile of fabrics that I plan to use laid roughly in owl shape to see how it will look.


I am set on the body fabric, but the rest of them I am not sure about....

Another work in progress is a toddler quilt. Cars and trucks is the theme, and this is the quick sketch I made for it. (Lame sketch I know, but I use Paint to do it as that is what I have available. I am sure there is a better way.) I am going to do yellow lines down the black sashing so it looks like roads.



The focus fabric is Dig It by Michael Miller.


The fabrics for this one are all washed up and ready to cut. I think this one is going to be really cute.

Dragon Bag

Front of bag, fussy cut for maximum dragon showing


Back of bag. I didn't have enough fabric to put a full dragon on the back, so I did a patch pocket of a dragon face. Handy for my metro card!


Well, I have used the bag for a week or two, and it just isn't good for me. It is really pretty and if I didn't haul so much crap around all the time, I would love it. But I really need something bigger for my daily bag. I need to fit my lunch, purse junk, and a book for the metro and this just ain't cutting it.

I made it from Nicole Mallalieu's Sling bag pattern. Her pattern instructions are really super, and I love how she gives lots of design options for you to personalize your bag. I would absolutely recommend the pattern.

I am not sure whether to keep this one as an occasional bag or give it away to someone who will use it more. I love this fabric and I don't have much more of it....