Nothing new...

This was pretty much a sew-less weekend.  However,I did get outside to snap off a few photos finally!

Fireside Bowl Bag ~ first bag in the Big City Bags Book

The inside of the Bye Bye Love Bag ~ first Bag of the Month bag

This one you have not seen before,it is the Aeroplane Bag.  I started this one way back in August of last year.  The plan was to use it at Fabric Fest but,time ran out.  So it has sat in the UFO bin.  Until this last week that is!

For the top part of the bag I did half arc quilting,and for the bottom practiced some pebble bolder quilting.  This is the bag/pattern that got me hooked on Sara Lawson's bag patterns!  So I am glad to finally have it finished!  The timing is not to bad either as Mr. P and I plan on running away next month for a little R&R :)))

I have finished my swap pouch,but will not be posting photos until I send it off later this quarter.
Linking up with :
Lets Bee Social this week.

A finish,and another bag started

My first bag Finish of 2014!

The Fireside Bowl bag is done,and I love it :)  Although I expected to have some issues with this bag(mostly because of the shape)it was a breeze to sew!  Love it when that happens.

I had a hard time getting a photo of the inside,the lighting was not playing nice.  It is a very roomy bag,with a pocket on both the front and backside of the lining.  I shortened one of the pockets from 7 inches high to about 4 inches,and sewed a 1inch line on one side for a pen or pencil.  Also added a little tab for hooking a keychain to,because I hate having to dig around for my keys.

I was finally able to get an opportunity to get outside for a photo shoot!  The weather was amazingly warm for a January day.

Today I started on the first bag of the month bag(button on my side bar).  This pattern is called Bye Bye Love Bag,and is exclusively for members of the Bag of the Month Club.  You can join at anytime if you are interested :)

There are 59 steps to complete this bag,today I made it through step 22,and am ready to start on 23!  Of course,I did cut the pattern out last night,so that helped.

The third project this weekend is this mini Swoon block,it measures in at 8 inches.  The plan is to use this block for the front of a zip pouch I am making for a swap...

Linking up to these parties!

Big City Bags SAL

A Lovely Year of Finishes

ALYOF January 2014

Last year was a great year for finishes,so this year I am joining the 2014 A Lovely Year of Finishes Party again!

My first Goal of the year is...

To make the first bag in Sara Lawson's new Book Big City Bags.  This is the Fireside Bowl bag,I will be using Frou Frou by Kathleen Francour (the two outside prints) and the green Eiffel Tower print by Timeless Treasures fabrics to make my bag.  This will be killing two birds with one sewing project ;)

 As I have also joined Angela over at Sewing with Squeak in her bag sew along for the bags in this book!  Come on and join us,you know you want to :)  It is okay if you have not sewn bags or many bags yet,Sara's patterns are super easy to follow!  If you are not into making bags,then join the fun each month with your own projects,at ALYOF!