The fabric, oh...and some bags

It's always fun to peruse the shelves and walls of the local fabric stores and even better bringing home some great finds!  I've built up a bit of a stash over the years and rarely have the courage to cut up those pretty designs.  Well, over the last several months, I put in some effort and made some bags!  I used fusible fleece in all bags except for the sewing machine bag; for that one I used batting and added a few rows of quilting.  It was a good feeling to get productive, and now at least I've made something useful and fun to look at with delight!  I also wanted to share the joy with others so I made a bag for Priscilla and Chelsea (Stitching with the Housewives) in each of their fabric design, and also one for them to share with a fellow stitcher!  Now, let's see the bags.

Bag 1

Fabric:  Enchant by Chong Hwang for Timeless Treasures

Zipper pull:  Serendipity enamel keychain charm from Fat Quarter Shop            

Bag 2 

Fabric:  a fat quarter from the fabric bin at Michaels

Zipper pull:  Quilt Shoppe Main Street enamel charm from Flaming Toes Shop

Bag 3

Fabric:  Sew Excited by Andi Metz for Kanvas with Benartex

Zipper pull:  Needlework Shop Main Street enamel charm from Flamingo Toes Shop

 

Bag 4

Fabric:  Sew Excited by Andi Metz for Kanvas with Benartex

Zipper pull:  ribbon, handmade charm using pendant blank, element from the fabric and scissor charm

 

Bag 5

Fabric:  Priscilla's Pretty Plaids by Stitching with the Housewives for Henry Glass

Zipper pull:  ribbon, handmade charm using pendant blank, piece of  fabric and glue gun charm

 

Bag 6

Fabric:  Chelsea's Checks by Stitching with the Housewives for Henry Glass

Zipper pull:  ribbon, handmade charm using pendant blank, piece of  fabric and glue gun charm

 

 

Bag 7

Fabric:  Tea and Dessert designed for Joann Fabrics

Zipper pull:  Vintage Oven enamel happy charm by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet from Fat Quarter Shop

 

 

Happy Sewing!

MSQC Tumbler Bag

Today I have a bag to share that I made last Fall.  It's the tumbler bag from the Missouri Star Quilt Company.  Within minutes after the video started, I knew I just had to make one.  I picked up a 5-pack fat quarter bundle set, the City collection from Fabric Palette by Fabric Editions, Inc., from the sewing section in A.C. Moore.  With this amount of fabric, I was able to make the bag base and a pieced strap but for the bag lining and pocket I used up some yardage from my stash.  Luckily I already had the MSQC tumbler ruler that I purchased a few years prior and a button in my craft stash so purchasing the fat quarters was all that I needed.  It was a quick project, one that I'm sure could be completed in a day as time allows but with working full-time, I stretched it out over two weekends.

A new blog, first post and a few projects

Wow, it's 2015!  I decided it was time to create a new blog that wasn't limited by it's title as I do love many crafts.  Not that the title restricted what was posted but I started Sugar and Paper to share my cake decorating and card making.  As there are many other crafts that I enjoy doing, or if it's something new, trying it out, I wanted to move on in blog land! With that introduction, my first project this year is this cosmetics bag that I sewed up last night.  I used the free pattern from Deby at So Sew Easy.  I was drawn to sew this bag after seeing her video on how to construct it.  I used this cupcake fabric made by V.I.P by Cranston from Cranston Print Works Co.

I've had it in my stash for a few years and glad I finally created something with it.  When I bought the fabric my intention was to immediately make some potholders but I got so far as to only cut out two squares which are still waiting for some attention, LOL!  So to start and finish this bag in one evening was a good feeling!  The lining fabric is the candy dots pattern from the "Sweet Tooth 2" collection designed by Maria Kalinowski of Kanvas Studio for Benartex.  The finished size is approximately 11" wide x 5 3/4 tall.

Speaking of sweet tooth, here's a bag I made a little over a year ago from some charm packs from the Sweet tooth collection.  This bag is also lined with the candy dots fabric.  The bit of green on the bag bottom and handles is fabric by Patrick Lose for Timeless Treasures, pattern # PAT-1006.  I followed the Missouri Star Quilt Company's tutorial for the "Make three totes/purses with one charm pack" however, I used a larger grouping of charm packs to make a larger tote.  I came across their YouTube channel several years ago and have been hooked ever since; they have great tutorials and Jenny is so fun to watch!