Swap sent

My swap partner should have gotten her swap by now so I post pics here. This is for my sew good friends yahoo group swap. I made her the bag, tissue holder, make-up bag, beaded zipper pull and a couple of magnets. Added a few other things that she mentioned she loved; angels and flamingos and pink fat quarter. Sure hope she likes it.

Git'er Done

That's what I've been saying for a few weeks. I had a lot of swaps to catch up on and a few baby things to make. My swaps are done. Whew! Now I have yet to finish 2 shirts for hubby and burp cloths and bibs for Anna Grace. Starting to breath a little easier. Can't wait to have time for blogging again.


Here is one of 2 Brown Thrashers from the other day. One was found across the street so we brought it to the back yard to be next to sibling. Parents fed the sibling but ignored this one. An hour later it had disappeared. Poor thing.


My favorite bird. Hummingbird.



This is a pincushion that goes with the bag below. It was a swap to the United Kingdom.






Here is a bag I just finished for my daughter Rhonda. It's called the Professional Bag. Very large, middle zipper pocket plus 5 other pockets inside and 5 pockets outside. I've never broken so many needles on one project before. It's about 14 inches tall and 18 inches wide.




These are 4 coasters and some brown and pink fabric for a make a wish swap.

The last few days stuff...

It sure seems like the days are only 12 hours long instead of 24. They just whizz by. Thought I would show you one more photo of the black and white bag. This is the tote pattern by Penny Sturges at Quilts Illustrated.
I also made her a pin cushion and tissue holder.

On the way home the other day going past a canal I happened to notice some odd ducks swimming. I was only a couple blocks from home so got the camera and took off. A wonderful treat for me. A pair of Hooded Mergansers!!! Lifers for my list. Oh, that means this is the first time I've ever seen them. I'm a birdwatcher and have several hundred on my list in my lifetime of keeping track. I wish the male had been displaying. If he had then his feathers on his head would have been standing up in a wonderful hairdo. Here they are.
This guy just cracks me up. I love them! This is a Wood Stork. He is showing off for a potential mate. Isn't he beautiful?

And, last but not least, I thought I would show you a few of my snowmen and a little reindeer I made the other day. Hmmm, should have used brown thread! LOL He's a cutie. (This one now lives at my daughter's home) I'm off to make a herd of them. TA...

Dolls and Purses

This is the doll I sent my partner in Viv's Halloween Swap. The doll I received is in a post a couple below. I've named this one "Tessa and Her Prized Pumpkin"
See my bloomers? I think they are so cute. I included the fat quarter she is sitting on too but forgot a couple of things. Darn!


This little handbag was made using a pattern by Amy Butler called "Frenchy Bag"

Little Bag

Here is another bag. This one is of my own design. I did it first using paper towels so I wouldn't ruin the fabric. They were about 12x12 and the bag ended up about 11x11. It is made of 2 fat quarters, one for the outside and one for the lining.

Most of the people who come to karaoke have their own cd's. I made this little bag just big enough to hold one of the small cd wallets. It has a pocket for a pen and song slips and a velcro closure. Rhonda took with her the other night and got several orders! I'm surprised. LOL

Musical Bag

I decided to make my daughter a bag using this pattern. Beginners beware!! There is no real mention of seam allowance. I had to guess where to put the pockets and guessed wrong. Ripped them out and tried again. Had to undo a seam to sew one back in. I also guessed on the handle placement. I wasn't going to give up. The fabric costs too much to do that. So here it is. I'm not 100% happy with it but my daughter likes it.