sewing

I have been working to create a drum bag that will hold a native hand drum. My first attempt (here) was all right but I wanted to get the fit better and round it out plus add more padding and a stiffer fabric so it wouldn’t flop. First, though, I needed to do a decorative block. I decided on the Blazing Star for a quilt block. I searched and searched for a photo or video tutorial as the instructions from McCalls Quilting I found were good but a little too vague for this beginner. I wanted to see if I was

I did it! I finished my second UFO for the 13 in 2013 UFO Challenge I am participating in. Presenting this beautiful messenger bag. It is also a drum bag to hold a native hand drum. This is the back of the bag. If you look closely you can see a circle in the bottom center part of the bag. This is an eagle that I close-up on and describe more about below. This is the front. I like how the thread of the diagonal lines I quilted have it blend in and not take away from the flow of

Today I *finally* finished the “Christmas Beast”. I purchased the fabric for it in August 2011 and started it shortly after that. I thought it would be fun to see the process of making this quilt through my blog posts. Here, from the beginning, you can read all about the creation of this wonderful, amazing quilt. Finished, New and Ongoing Project Updates ~ September 4, 2011Friday Night Sew-In (Follow Up) ~ November 20, 2011 The Christmas Beast ~ December 20, 2011 The Christmas Beast Revisited ~ November 8, 2012So Close… ~ December 31, 2012 Christmas Beast Progress and Quilt Frame