Butterfly Sling Bag Finish

Or as I am calling mine...

The Puppy Love Sling bag.  I was a little worried/scared to start on this bag to begin,but once started it went pretty smoothly,for most of the bag construction.

When you turn the twist lock and open the bag,there is a zipper pocket,an ID window pocket,and another pocket below that.  You can see my phone peaking out of the last pocket.  There are also two magnetic snaps which hold the bag together.  One of the other ladies who made this bag added a little tab to keep her phone in the pocket.  The next one I make will have that addition also.

This is the inside view of one of the two top zippered pockets,there are six card slots in each of these two pockets.  Great for all those loyalty cards everyone seems to have nowadays.  I filled them with my business cards so you could actually see the slots.

Towards the end of the pattern I did have some issues,but that was all me,and my having a hard time with understanding patterns.  So after re-re-re-reading the pattern,and looking at the photos,and thinking about how I have sewn other bags,I was finally able to figure it out :)

When its all said and done,I will be making this bag again.  It is a perfect bag for the essentials,when on the go and you do not want to pack around a large bag.  It would also make a great bag for a night out on the town!  (the heart twist lock looks gold but is really silver)

This was entry # 51 in the goal link up.

On to March's bags...

Snippets...

Are you joining in the Pantone Challenge this year?  This will be the first time for me,as I did not even know there was such a thing until it was too late to enter last year.

The color this year is Radiant Orchid,although I am not so sure that the purples in my stash qualify as that color...I decided to participate anyway.  Here is a little sneaky peak at what I worked on Saturday afternoon.

Friday evening I sewed up these five blocks for Kevin the Quilter's QOV block drive,and plan on another five.

All my pieces for the Meringue Clutch cut,and the interfacing/fusible fleece fused this morning.

Last night I was able to cut all the pieces for my puppy love sling bag,and then fused the interfacings this morning as well.

After dinner,I was able to make quite a bit of progress on the sewing.  Although it is pretty hard to see much on the left side piece,there is a window ID pocket below the zipper,and another pocket below that.  There are also four magnetic snaps pieces installed on it near the corners.  The right side piece is the front of the bag with the strap and part of the twist lock installed.

Not bad for a little weekend sewing!

150 Minutes of Selfish Sewing...

Week one if the 30/30 Challenge was a success for me!  My goal for week one was a new bed runner...

A lovely roll of binding just waiting to be sewn onto the runner.

Since the bedroom has terrible lighting the living room floor had to do for photos.  This is the "back side"that Mr. P decided is now the front side!  Fine by me as I made it so that either side could be used as the front.  (thanks to my love of reversible items)

The other "front side" of the bed runner!  We have been using this since Friday night,and my nice and toasty warm feet are sooo happy :)

This 30 minutes of sewing for me thing is a very good thing indeed!

Last evening I just could not get motivated to sew on any of my projects for this month.  Instead I spent the evening playing in my scraps and came up with this little gem.  It is a bit to little for a mug rug,but works nicely for a mouse pad!  Lorna was the inspiration for this project :)

Want to do a little "Selfish Sewing"for yourself?  There are still three weeks,plenty of time for you to join in!

Linking up to:
Week 1 progress party

a little something something for me

Have you heard about the 30/30 Challenge over at Berry Barn Designs blog ?  If not go check it out,I will wait ;)

After debating with myself for a few days I have decided to jump in and participate.

For my first week/project I will be have been working on a bed runner for my bed.  You can see the first post about the runner here...

With all the piecing for the front of the runner done,I decided to start on the backside last night.  The center block was already made,so I added more strips starting with the green.  Now I need to add more fabric on each side of this to finish out the backside.

Other projects planned for this month are:
A Radient Orchid Pantone project
A garden flag for my rock garden
A mystery project for week #4

Hopefully I will be able to not only finish my three bag goals but these as well.  Wish me luck,I think i'm going to need it!

Linking up with:

Fresh Quilts: Let's Bee Social #10
Berry Barn Designs: 30/30 Challenge

Spreading the Quilty Love

Would you be willing to help a fellow quilter out?  Silly question I know,of course you would.  How do I know that?  Simply because quilters are generally more that happy to help spread the love!

Kevin who blogs over at, Kevin the Quilter needs a little help.  With this...

Photo borrowed from Kevin's blog

QOV(Quilts Of Valor) project he is working on.  So,would you,could you,make a few blocks to help Kevin meet his goal of three quilts?  The blocks are quick and easy(12.5" square)  Go check out Kevin's Post for all the details,including a tutorial on how to make the blocks,and QOV colors.

Thank You in advance for helping with such a great cause.
PS.  If you need an incentive,there will be a opportunity to win a prize!