Found another bag to try making.

I seem to be in a purse/bag making mood and of coarse I don't seem to select the simple cute rectangular bags oh no not me. I find these neat fussy bags to make with extra details.

This is what my new bag looks like.

Six in the City
Click no the link above and it is about half way down the page.

I found two brown fabrics one has daisies in it along with diagonal lines running in a grid and the other piece is browns geometric design. So far I have the handles made and the outside fabric gathered. between work and other things I have not spend tons of time on it but a bit here and a bit there it will slowly get done.

bag and a new project

I am posting a picture of the new purse that I did finish it I ended up using some of the buttons that were for the pocket area to hold the handles in place. The two bottons on each side where the handles are attached were to go along the side of the purse and I don't miss them from that location at all and think they work well at the top since I had to have a way to secure the handles the buttons are large and cover up the sewing I had to do to attach the handles to the top of the purse.

I am adding a photo of the finished purse. I love the style of it but it is soft and kind of floppy so not sure that I would make another one still it is a cute style and organizes well the stuff you seem to carry around. :) I had thought to put a card board bottom in it to give it a little more stability but not sure I am going to do that. I may as time goes by.





I also finished off a iron on mini wall quilt last night. It is all ironed together and now it needs quilting to stabilize the top and finish it off. I love the picture it is a kit I picked up at Forest Mills Quilt shop up near Postville IA. The quilt is by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts.
and called "Over the Fence"

It is a Raw Edge Aqqlique Landscape Wall hanging not sure the photo here does it justice.

I definately like the look of this one and then the quilting will secure it all down. I will work on machine quilting it and I used Heat and Bond light as my iron down for the item I am thinking it could use a couple more leave on it but I will look at it a day or two before I decided.

Bag is going slow

Well after a run of nights I am back to a normal work day. 7 am to 3 pm. oops need to be thinking in military time now days. 700 to 1500. So much to learn and so many things to deal with. I am having fun testing my brain and putting it to work a little bit more.

Working at my other job (bakery) after being there for such a time I could do a lot of it with out a lot of thought it just flowed. Things like frosting donuts do not require a lot of concentration so it would let my mind wander it really made for times that I would come up with some good ideas and some rather wild and crazy thoughts too. You never knew what one thing would lead to another.

Today was a 3 shop hop we (my self and a friend) did not go to all 3 shops stop at the one that is closer Forest Mill's Quilt shop by Postville, Iowa. Found some things that I wanted to try plus picked up a couple kits. I also needed something to use for handles on my bag that I showed photos of earlier. I wandered thru the fabric but did not see anything that really struck my fancy. I was talking to one of the gals there saying I was looking for a fabric for a bag/purse that I was making out of towels. Told her the colors and she said Oh we have the red plaid towels and it was the same as what I had. So I got one and will use that as the handle. I think I am going to get a 4 d rings to add to the bag to hook the handles to the bag will decided later tonight. I may also just stitch them on and maybe use a few less buttons around the pocket area's lower and put a couple on the top of the bag instead to disguise where I am sewing the handles on. Decisions Decisions!

Shopping trip booty!!!

After stopping at Forest Mill's Quilt shop we circled home thru Decorah and stop at Pineneedles shop. They were listed on the shop list for the professional bag pattern I have been lusting after. Well I asked if they had it and one of the clerks thought they might. So she went looking and we wandered the shop looking around. No luck on the bag I wanted but they had some other patterns and I found a purse called Six in the City that I decided I really wanted this pattern.
http://www.artful-offerings.com/purses_&_totes.htm (pattern is about half way down the page)

Now I need to get at it and work on some of these new projects.

New purse/bag

I promised photos so guess I should get at it.

This is a picture of the bag with the top flap area sewn in. I may of screwed up and should of done the handles before putting the stipped top curve piece together so may have to figure out a solution to this oops

Oh well that is part of the fun of it I guess. There are 8 buttons to put around the edge of the yellow strip pocket area that i need to put on I may have to rethink that and use some of the buttons to hide attaching the handles. Glad I waited to put the buttons on the patter wanted them put one earlier before you sew up the sides while the project was flat. I decided to wait until I had it together and hand sew them on.

Job and project back up front and center

Well I am surviving my new job. My head is still spining but I am slowly getting a handle on it. Learning all the different systems that make up what I am trying to learn to do. I deal with 6 computer monitors and 4 mice and LOL finding the right mouse for the right screen is sometimes and interesting challenge. Still it does make sense I just need to practice to learn what to do quickly and that is just going to have to take time.

Today I am going to go check in on my bakery person to see how she is doing. It is her first day on her own and then I also need to check on what needs ordered for the rest of the week's supplies.

Then I am going to try and head off to bed and sleep for a while. Since tonight I go to work at 11:00pm (2300) and will be on 3rd shift for the rest of the week.

Depending on when I wake up today I hope to start working on a purse that is in the Art to Heart book Cider Mill Road. I got the tea towels to make the bag in Aug. Cut off the sides that needed done and then did up the top section but needed some buttons to go on it. Well that kind of put it all to a hault. Found the buttons at a shop last month but the holidays slowed down progress on this.

The other day I found the buttons so decided that I was going to dig out the project and see if I could get it done. So will see how it goes today and when I wake up.

New Job and Coop today

Well today is coop day. The good part about this orde is that it is small so it should not take to long to get it all done. So I can pass off the info to the next coordinator later today.

I am also going for my first day of training at the new job. It will be a new experience I am sure. I do have my username and password so LOL hope I remember it correctly and don't violate myself on the first day.

I been picking up and cleaning up some piles around the house today and organizing and found a Friends of the Library newsletter from last Jan. 2008. As I was glancing thru it they were talking about a friends group that take old books cut out the pages and make purses out of the cover. I am rather intrigued by the idea may have to see if I can find some instructions. It sounds like a really interesting fund raiser idea. May have to haunt the used book shelves at the library to see if there are any likely candidates.

Hmm another new project not sure that this is a good idea.

I also want to pull out the fabric and pattern for Eureka Quilt this fabric has been sitting in the sack for a while now. Time for it to get out and start become something other then a PIG (project in grocery sack).

Hope everyone is having a great day.

A new Project I think I am crazy

I reading some e-mails in off a quilting list I belong to and someone asked about a new tote back and this pattern was suggested Professional Tote I really like the looks of this bag and am considereing ordering the pattern.

Like I am going to have time for a new project with starting a new job and still filling in some time at my old job. LOL as I said I do think I am crazy but this one is really kind of clicking for me to consider doing.

So do you think it looks as interesting as I do.

Santa Collection is doing well and growning

I got a couple fun new Santas this year. One is a beautiful handmade ceramic/pottery Santa in a white robe. He is a wonderful new addition to the collection though when packing him up he made me nervious about breaking him. I think he is snug in his box for now. Sorry I had him all packed up and put in the closet under the stairs before I thought of taking his picture.

He came from a pottery person that was at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival purchased by Grandaughter Chloe and her mommy Brenda.

Then there was a new wooden Santa he is a tall diamond or maybe you would even say pyramid shaped the the arms are put on so that they swing if you move him he is very cute too. That Santa Whispered to Pat Custer and said he need to go home with her to become part of my collection.

I don't know how many Santa's there are in those boxes but lets just say there are a lot of them and it seems like everyone is different.

2010 Hmm a New Year Wow

Hard to belive we are 10 years into 2000. I remember when we started 2000 and all the worries about the world coming to a stop and all the computers and everything would be such a disaster. Sure glad that was a doomsday prediction that did not happen.

I spent the last two days organizing the work schedule at work so that HA HA everyone is happy I am dreaming about that one I am sure. It had to start somewhere and so I did up a schedule after talking to most people now to deal with the last bits. Will drop it in the bosses hands and he can check on it and see if it fits what he thinks it should be.

Oh well it had to start somewhere and so that is what I did right or wrong. Since I am upseting the apple cart I guess some of how it goes is also on me. LOL