Amazing Grace Bag

 

 

I decided to make a tote bag for my mother for Mother's Day this year.  The main fabric of the bag features angels and the words to the song "Amazing Grace".  The accent fabric, which makes up the bottom, top rim, and handles of the bag, reminded me of stained glass windows like you might see in a church.  I liked how they looked together.

The bag is approximately 15 inches tall and 15 inches wide, with a 5 in bottom.  The handles were cut at 23 inches long, and were set in 4 inches from the side seams.  The size of the bag is patterned after a tote bag that I use regularly when traveling, so hopefully she will get good use out of it.

Rainbow purse

 

 

I made this rainbow colored bag for my oldest granddaughter's 7th birthday, which is coming up later this month. It is a highly modified version of a Japanese Twist bag that was patterned in Quiltmaker magazine a few decades ago.  The outer shell of the bag is machine quilted.  The shoulder strap was cut at 28 inches long and is padded with quilt batting.  The little flap has sew on Velcro for the closure.  I think it turned out really cute.  I hope she likes it.

Now I just need to buy some stickers and gel pens to go with the rainbow journal I made for her, and I'll be all set for her birthday.

Small Purple Journal

 

For some reason I'm finding it easier to make journals than to sew right now.  My youngest son's birthday is the end of this month and his favorite color right now is purple, so I decided to make him a small journal.  This one is made from copy paper that has been cut in half and then folded in half, so it's smaller than the ones for my granddaughter.

It is composed of 4 signatures with 4 sheets in each signature.  The end pages are purple 24# paper.  The book cloth is made from left over quilting fabric bonded to tissue paper with sewable heat 'n' bond.  The book board is made from two layers of cardboard (brownie mix boxes) glued together, and the spine board is a single thickness of the same cardboard.