Had a little trouble getting into blogger to update, had the thought that everyone is on their computers because of the bitter cold weather we are having across the country. February 1st - today is my oldest DGD birthday. Happy Birthday Arianna! My little sweetie! and Valentines Day is this month. My DS was born on Valentines Day and he is a real sweetheart. My favorite cousin's birthday is the 4th. This particular February 1st is one of the coldest I can remember. It is frigid. The high today was 5 degrees and tomorrow more of the same. Brrrrr. So I made a nice cuppa Earl Gray tea and sit here to share a few pics.
Lets talk about Snap Happy bags. They have made the rounds on several blogs I have read and so of course when I saw the pattern at a local quilt shop I purchased it. I tried to sew one without the pattern and it turned out okay, but thought with the pattern I would get better results.
The white one with red circles was my own attempt without a pattern. Then came the blue/red red/blue. Last is the larger green/brown combo. These are very cute bags, all kinds of ideas come to mind for different sizes, sunglasses case, cell phone, make-up, etc. You can't tell from the pictures, but two of the bags have the measuring tape inserted the wrong way. Don't ask me how I managed that, honestly I must have checked it ten times before sewing it down. The tabs are oversized and I still managed to not get them in the seam tight enough to hold when used to pull the bag apart. Also, my bags are not "sealing" as closely as I want them to. I am going to try to cut the tape shorter and maybe inserting the lining separately to eliminate the inner seam. Maybe the problem is the quality of the measuring tape which I purchased at the dollar store. I examined my husband's measuring tape and it is obviously made of a better quality metal, a bit thicker which would give a better "snap". But I think he would notice if I cut up his good measuring tape so I will have to invest in a good one at the hardware store to try that theory. Both of my DD's thought they were pretty neat and requested I make them one in more "fashionable" fabric. LOL. I have been working on the tshirt band quilt and now have 20 tops, cut, squared and fused. I have been taking pictures and hope to put a tutorial up when it is complete. Stay warm people. adios, Bernie
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