All Access Bags HoHoHo!!

 Finishing up on some more Christmas presents!

I followed Missouri Star Quilt Company's tutorial video "At Home with Misty" to help me on assembling these bags. They also sell the pattern for these too cute bags.

It's almost like eating candy when making these bags. Once you have mastered one, the others were easy and quick to assemble. I used up some of the sample interior design fabrics that my mom had given me years ago.

Neko bag for one lucky gal!

For one of my travelers! The blue fabric outside was used to cover my sewing room chair.

Pina Colada bag for the bartender!

Beach and waves!

Europe and Rome!

Revamping My Irish Chain

Years ago I made a Irish chain that I wasn't totally happy with the look. That mode had bugged me for years. This year I decided to do something about revamping the quilt. So, I cut it up and sewed it back together to look like this. Yes, much better!

 

I didn't like the black borders or quilting on the black borders that were to look like rainbows. What was I thinking back in 2011!

It went from this to cutting out the black areas and then...

stitching the sections that I like together again by using the method that I use in quilt-as-you-go assembling. 

And of course I had to change the binding, since that was removed in the cutting out of the black sections. I added a prettier green motif with a white thin flange for the binding.  I'm so happy that I took the initiative to complete this project in time for St. Patrick's Day.

A First

 ...for me! Working on Christmas gifts in February and March. This year I said that I wasn't going to wait until November to think about Christmas projects. 

One table mat for each of my children that will be their Saint Nicholas present December 6th.

I pieced batting scraps together to use in the two table mats.

Quick quilting by using masking tape as a guide.

This one will be for my daughter since there are cardinals in the fabric used for the corners.

And this one will be for my son since there are trucks in the fabric used for the corners.