Drawstring Pouches

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Hi everyone! It's so good to be back in Blogland! Although, the time away was definitely worth it. I had an amazing time in El Paso this past week and I will tell you more about that in the coming posts!

Today, I wanted to share some adorable drawstring pouches that I made last week.



I had won a package of Japanese spindle cord in assorted colors from The Ribbon Jar. So when I received them, I immediately thought of making some fun little pouches.





The bags are completely reversible. I used different styles of patchwork for one side and designer fabric panels for the other.



Both pouches are now in my etsy shop. I have a lot of things in store for you this week including tutorials, segments of my trip, and perhaps even a little giveaway (wink, wink). Have a fabulous day!

Linking up to these parties!

Marley Bag- Take Two

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I'm leaving to El Paso tomorrow!! My husband's family lives in El Paso and my mother-in-law is getting married next weekend. So we are leaving tomorrow and spending the entire week up there. I'm really excited. Have you ever been there? I love going there. It is just so different from anywhere I've ever been.

So before I leave, I want to leave you with another take on The Marley Bag that I made this weekend.







This time I used a really cute pink print with a turquoise lining. Since this quilting fabric wasn't a linen blend, I lined it with heavy canvas so it can still have that slouchy effect. Here is my mom modeling it!



I've added it to my shop but I might take it out and keep it. Either this one or the Echino patchwork one because I just love them so much. Speaking of my shop, I am going to leave it open while I'm gone but I will not be shipping anything out until I get back, which will be next Monday. So please be patient!

I've also got some good news to share with you guys! My little fabric basket won TSWL's Finest of May 2011!!



Thanks to everyone who voted! And thanks to Lelanie for hosting! Hope you all have a fabulous week and miss me tons! I know I'll be missing YOU!! ((How am I going to last an entire week without blogging??))

Five Feature Friday- #2

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There were so many wonderful projects this past week that it was really hard for me to narrow it down to just five. In case you're just joining my blog, I am starting a mini series called Five Feature Friday where I will feature my top five favorite crafts, recipes, ideas, projects, re-do's, upcycles, inspirational anything that I find in Blogland. Let's get started!

Little Lucy Lu showed us how to turn a single pallet into two great bookshelves for a child's room. This is so going on my to do list for AJ's playroom. I have a pallet sitting in my backyard waiting to be made into something beautiful!



I love this fun green table that Sisters of the Wild West made this week. The black and white stripes on top make it look so chic.



Grey Luster Girl showed us how to turn a large men's polo into a super cute bow shirt! And she's totally adorable too!



I've mentioned many times that I need to re-do my living room. I think I'm going to copy Embracing Change with these DIY Board and Batten walls! They add so much brightness to a room.



She had me at pink! So I saw this tutorial transformed a simple white lampshade into a beautiful one of a kind piece by adding hot pink rosettes. A subtle pop of color can go a long way!



If you were featured this week, please feel free to grab a button for your blog! Keep doing what you're doing! You are an inspiration to us all!



These talented ladies deserve some praise for all their creativity. Please go visit them and leave them some comment love! I hope you all were as inspired as I was today. Now go make something beautiful!! XOXO

Spring Table Runner & Some Blogger Solutions

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You probably may have noticed that I never posted about my finished quilt. That's because I haven't finished it yet! It took me so long to piece and put together the quilt top that I am absolutely terrified to ruin the quilting and binding. So to practice, I made a matching table runner for my dining room table.



I practiced my stippling, made my own binding, and applied it. You should've seen me while I was quilting. I was pursing my lips so hard, they were white. And I think I was even shaking at one point. I was so nervous! Especially when I got to the darker fabrics, where the thread would be most visible. I tip my hat off to all the quilt makers out there who are so confident with their strokes and techniques. They make it look so easy!





The back side of the table runner is a little plainer. I used a lime polka dot fabric with a single panel of the "Just Wing It" fabric. The binding is sooo imperfect. I ended up making it thinner than I had planned so I chose to sew the entire thing on by machine instead of sewing the back by hand.





So I need your opinion. Which side should I use for my table? The front or the back?




Candlesticks are from this post

Quilting and binding still terrify me, but I'm hoping that now that I got this done, I'll be motivated to finish this quilt.



On a totally different topic, people have been experiencing problems leaving comments on/with Blogger. From what I've heard, this is only occuring with PCs. Those using Apple products are not being affected. With me, I am able to leave comments using my iPad but with my PC and my Dell laptop, I am continually being redirected to the sign in page. There are two solutions to this problem.

1) Instead of selecting Google account when prompted to choose an ID with which to leave a comment, choose the Name/URL option and type your information manually.

2) When signing in, unclick the "stay signed in" box. This should allow you to leave comments with no problem.

I hope this helps! I know it's been a little irritating for me these last couple of days when I've been trying to leave comments on some really great posts and am unable to. Hopefully this issue with Blogger will be resolved soon! Thanks for stopping by today!

Linking up here.

I'm A Gathered Clutch Addict

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So, I have spent the last couple of days trying to perfect my zippered pouches (in the form of Anna's gathered clutches). I went a little crazy and made five of them!







Have a wonderful week everyone!!