Deb's Purse

This was a long-over-due present for my aunt Deb. About eight years ago, I found this wonderful pattern called "The Bow-Tucks Purse". I tried it and fell in love with it. I asked my aunt if she wanted one, and she did, so we went out and picked fabric.

Somehow, I managed to make at least 8-10 more bow-tucks purses without ever doing this one. I even gave her one, but this fabric just sat.

So, eight years over due, I finally sat down and made it up for her,

I put ribbon along the inner pocket to make it pop a little.

Deb likes purses with long handles. I also played around with iridescent thread on the quilting. It makes for a rather playful accent.

Sangita's Bookmark

While on chemo, I was often too tired to quilt. I also had a ton of appointments with hours in waiting rooms. So, I taught myself how to do shuttle tatting. I really enjoy the rhythm of it, and it is by far the easiest craft I have found to take with me. I can fit everything I need in a sandwich-baggie and it doesn't add too much weight to my purse. I'll post some more tatting later.

Megan Grace's Quilt

I love teaching others how to sew. I've had the chance now to teach two little girls how to make a quilt. Megan Grace was 10 when we worked on this quilt together. I did the rotary cutting, but she did all the sewing on the top.  She also picked out the fabric herself.

This was one of the projects affected by my illness though, so I ended up doing the finishing work for her (sewing the top to the bottom and doing the ties, etc.). I really think she did a wonderful job. This was her first time using a sewing machine. She told me that the quilt would be for her doll, Magic.