Finally, Quilting Protection Program Project #4 can be revealed! At the beginning of the summer, the ladies of my Thursday evening quilt bee, the Do-Bees, swapped FQ bundles.We didn't know which bundle belonged to who and had only one rule: make something!
First up, a 1 Hour Basket à la
Kelby Sews. This is my second time doing this pattern and I'm much more pleased with the final result. You can see the first incarnation
here.
I stipple quilted the portion with the elephants... though it was tough to sew over their little faces somehow. The quilting gave the body of the basket a little more umph.
Even though I didn't use decor weight fabric, I wanted the basket to sit up more than my last version. I opted to make a sandwich of the exterior layers. I used quilting weight fabrics on top, a layer of fusible interfacing, a layer of batting, then another layer of interfacing. This time, my basket isn't near so shlumpy!
I also whipped up a little zipper pouch with a vinyl backing. I find these very convenient. You can keep little things organized and know what's in there without opening it!
And just for fun, I made a lanyard with the few scraps I had left. Fancy Nancy, who provided this fabric selection, was quite pleased with her treasures, though she did apologize to me for the fact that I had to work with pink! Anything for you, Fancy!
And lucky me, my swap partner turned this...
Into this...
Odd lunch bag, you say? Nope. it's a carrying case for my Oliso. AND it opens up to be a pressing mat when you arrive at your sewing destination!
I suspect that if you pop over to
Anja Quilts sometime soon, you'll be able to
read a little more about it. I'm linking up today with Finish Up Friday @
Crazy Mom Quilts, as well as TGIFF @
Simply Pieced. Pop on over and check outs some fab Friday finishes!
J
And don't forget about next week's
Throwback Thursday {Volume 3}!
What a fun projects. Very inspiring!! Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteLucky you! I've been wanting to make one of those carriers. Your little project is not so shabby, either. Great idea to put clear plastic on a pouch. I inherited some of that plastic from my MIL; now I know what I can do with it!.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool carrier! I think I would feel more secure with that around my iron after a day of sewing...being hot and all! I have yet to make the one hour basket, and yours is adorable. Do you not like pink Jenn?! But your clear pouch is calling to me...Do you know how useful this would be? It makes me want to cut up my shower curtain right now! Which may not be a great idea, but I still want too! Well done!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool carrier! I think I would feel more secure with that around my iron after a day of sewing...being hot and all! I have yet to make the one hour basket, and yours is adorable. Do you not like pink Jenn?! But your clear pouch is calling to me...Do you know how useful this would be? It makes me want to cut up my shower curtain right now! Which may not be a great idea, but I still want too! Well done!
ReplyDeleteWow, the items you made are great. Working with pink elephants would have tickled me so much the pink would not have mattered. ;) And what a clever carrying case and ironing mat! Wow!
ReplyDeleteSuch cool things! Love your basket and I like the lanyard, a clever way to use up the last bits of fabric. And how nifty is the iron carrier, such a good idea for a mobile quilter!
ReplyDeleteI was oooooing over the things you made and then I was wowed by what you received. It is so awesome! Now to get my butt in gear to make a one hour basket...
ReplyDeleteThis was a fun challenge. Let's do it again!!!!
ReplyDeleteI read Anja's post earlier this afternoon and recognized that iron carrying case immediately. How fun!
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone: you did a fantastic job of turning the fabric into some interesting, useful gifts. I'd love to receive your pink elephants. I think my fav is the little vinyl-backed bag. What a great idea for organizing!
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ReplyDeleteWow! Great projects! The iron carrying case is genius! Can't go wrong with those 1 hour baskets. I used Decorbond 809 and interfacing for a purse and I found it is perfect for giving the purse some body. I'm going to try it next time on one of those baskets :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, what a clever makes! Both of you!
ReplyDeleteYou both were lucky ducks! You both ended up with lovely and useful things.
ReplyDeleteI really like your fabric choices.