Bali Bag

This is another fabric covered clothesline project inspired by my bali bowl. I decided I needed a summery bag and my friend Elizabeth had given me this fabric, so away I went. I modified the technique from the pattern so instead of doing a pre-sew on the strip, I overlapped as I went. The only issues I had with the construction were that the bag was somewhat small so it was a bit difficult to manipulate on the machine at some points, and attaching the handles got very bulky to cram under the presser foot - but I managed. Love how it turned out and that it can stand up on its own. Couldn't resist adding the starfish pin.

Puddin's Catnap Bowl

This is a fabric covered clothesline basket that I made from the Bali Bowls pattern by Aunties Two. It was easy to make and followed a similar construction style to Susan Breier's book. However instead of the raw-edge wrapping, it used a binding style which gives a neater appearance, but makes things a bit more bulky. Love the look of the batik fabrics. I put some catnip in it and put it in a sunny window and within moments Puddin had found it and settled in.

Far East Mini Quilt

This year's quilt guild challenge was to make a quilt that had butterflies in it. I went through my stash and found I had a number of butterfly fabrics. Opted for the cream/cream subtle one and then looked around to see what fabrics I could throw in with it. Decided upon some Australian aboriginal printed fabric with flying squirrels. It's the dark brown one. You can't see a whole squirrel in any of the pieces but they're flying around through the fabric there. It's also backed in that fabric. Also went with some green tiger fabric, some red plum blossom fabric (always auspicious) and some orange flowered fabric. The pattern was inspired by a quilt in the book, "Bits and Pieces, 18 Small Quilts from Fat Quarters and Scraps", by Karen Costello Soltys. I shrunk it down to 11" x 14". Something very pleasing about putting together small patchworks.