Tagged: Tote Bag

Alexandria Blog Hop!

Today is my stop on the Alexandria blog hop!  Alexandria is this beautiful new fabric line designed by Lizzie Clark for Sweet Bee Designs. I was so excited about this fabric I forgot to take a photo of all the prints!  Don’t worry, you can see them here on the Sweet Bee Designs website.  I decided to make a woven tote with some natural cork! I was...

Summer Tote Challenge!

Happy Monday!  This is a special Monday edition to share the tote that I made for Jessica Swift’s Summer Tote Challenge! Jessica provided me the fabric to make this awesome tote and I absolutely ADORE how it turned out!  Jessica’s summer tote challenge goes until Tuesday, so don’t forget to submit your totes before then!  In addition, there will be totes popping up on Instagram...

Friday Project Roundup!

Friday Project Roundup!

I shipped off my PBQ104 sample quilt to the longarmer this week so pattern testers watch out for a new pattern coming your way in a few weeks!  I celebrate these wins with some fun piecing on personal projects.  I am starting a quilt with Tula Pink’s Tabby Road fabric line.  It has got to be the absolute LOUDEST quilt I’ve ever made.  The colors...

Fusible Grid Madness aka Tutorial

Fusible Grid Madness aka Tutorial

I finished the Mario Quilt this week!  I used fusible grid to make this process really quick and painless: Fusible grid is a thin piece of interfacing that has iron-on adhesive on one side and grid lines printed on the other.  There are different brands of fusible grid, and it comes in different grid sizes.  For this quilt, I used a 2″ fusible grid from...

From Hobby to Side Hustle

I attended the Sew Pro Convention this past weekend in Chicago.  My emotions while there went from excitement to anxious to overwhelmed to downright giddy.  There were so many things I learned that I’m figuring out how to turn into action steps for an overall plan to kick start my side hustle (aka future business). First and foremost, I would really like to thank the organizers...

I graduated almost 8 years ago?!

I graduated almost 8 years ago?!

I’m back at my Alma Mater this week to recruit for my day job.  It’s unbelievable how fast time flies and I can’t believe just how much has changed.  Therefore, not much crafting/sewing/quilting this week at all!  After these few days on campus, I’ll be heading to Sew Pro in Chicago!  I’m so excited to meet everyone and learn more about the industry.  I have...