Lunch Boxes

I offered to make a quilt top for a project my boss is participating in and finished it in record time!   It's called "Lunch Boxes" by Modern Quilt Relish.   

I got the fabric on a Thursday (Kona solids in Mariner colors) and finished it on the following Monday....and that included having grand kids over on the weekend.   :)     Its a simple pattern so I knew it'd go fast.   I didn't volunteer to quilt it (not my thing) so it will be fun to see what it looks like when quilted.

It's "distractions" like this that keep me from finishing many of my own tops!!!!

Fabulous Little Random Things

Round two of the Fabulous Little Random Things Swap (FLiRTS) is over and now that my partner, Susan, has received her gifts (and loved them....phew!) I can show you what I made.

One of the items on my partners list was a fabric basket and round if possible.....and that's the one I chose to make.  Purple is her favorite color.

So tada:

Pink Chalk carries this great pattern called the Special Occasion Gift Tote by Sew Fun.  It was easy to follow and easy to make.  I'll be making another some day.

It's a nice size and has these dividers all around the inside.  I left half as dividers and the other half I made pockets.

In the swap we only need to make one item on the list (we list 5 things) but when I saw this zombie zippered pouch on Happy Sew Lucky blog I knew I had to make one!  My partner also listed a zippered pouch for a first aid kit and she has wonderful sense of humor....so I knew she'd love him as an extra.

Aren't his insides hysterical?   Oh how I wish I could have found some zombie band aids to put inside!

I also had chosen a fabric basket on my list of 5 things.   The wonderful gal who had me made this incredible basket for my collection of Perle cotton threads.  I was in love with it the minute I saw it in the Flickr pool.  

Sil does amazing paper piecing. I am always so impressed with the blocks she makes!   Can you see the cute spool quilting she did?  Love it.  Everything about this basket is perfect.  

Can't wait for the next round of swapping!   :)

Mail Sack

I made myself a new bag using the Mail Sack pattern by Pink Chalk Studio.

I've made this bag 3 times now and love how easy the pattern is to use.  My boss is a great pattern writer!  I made the smaller size this time and added an outside pocket.  Took a bit of time to fussy cut the outside fabric where I put the zippered pocket so you couldn't see the seams.  Turned out pretty good.