A Quilted Rag Tote Bag

A friend of mine asked me if I would make one of my quilted tote bags for her Secret Santa at Christmas time. She told me that she would pay me to do it. I really liked working with these colors. I had some Moda fabrics in my stash that I bought awhile back during one of our travels here to Oklahoma. I always ask my husband to stop at quilt stores along the roads if I see the signs. But, I always carry my quilt travel book too, so we wouldn't miss any either...LOL! That's my secret! Anyhow, on this tote bag, I added a button latch. After making a quilt with this technique, I realized you NEED the rag quilt scissors because regular scissors aren't going to work correctly and also you will not get score hands. My friend really liked the way this came out too. Thanks for visiting Bonnie's Corner!

My First Rag Quilt Lap throw

I have been busy with everyday life, isn't everybody though. Even though I am a Stay at home mom...I rarely stay home! Always doing something, whether its spending time looking for fabrics for my next project, volunteering at school, and right now spending my time with my kids on Spring Break. Here lately, I have been addicted to making Rag Quilts, Rag Tote bags, and things like that. You know I've had this quilt book sitting on my bookshelf forever and one day while looking through, I told myself...you ought to try it! Well, I tried it...and I love doing them, especially the tote bags. Anyhow, this particular lap throw was my 1st attempt...didnt work out too well, but its mine and that's all that matters. The next time I make one of these the front flannels will match the back side. I really like the looks of it and will make more of these, maybe bigger! I hope you like it too. Stay warm!

LSC251 Recycled Tile Ornaments

Well, I have literally been up all night creating Christmas ornaments for my son's class. I don't know why I wait until the last minute, but I did. We do this every year. These aren't the ornaments that I was making for his class. These were accidental. Today's Limited Supplies Challenge was to create something with Silver or Gold in your creations. I call these ornaments accidently because while I was trying to get one of the hooks off one of the clear glass balls to insert some ribbon through the hole, I had to bend the silver edges backwards. I said...wait! I have an idea! I started out by taking the 1 1/2 inch tiles and adding dp with mod podge. Twice! I sprayed them with clear arcylic and let dry for a few moments. I bent the silver edges of the ornament hook back to where they sit flat. I used the crop-a-dile to make the center hole bigger, so I can add a button brad using hot glue. Once dried, I added ribbon to the edge of the aqua ornament, and left the ribbon off the redish ornament. I couldn't find any silver ribbon the size I wanted so instead, I intertwined the colored ribbon and the silver cording. I attached 2 knotted ends to the back of the tiles with hot glue. These were fun to create, but I was suppose to be working on a teachers gift. Thanks for the interesting challenge and thanks for dropping by!

Paper: mme
Accessories: Christmas ornament hook caps, tiles from Lowes, mod podge, crop-a-dile, foam brush, clear aryclic spray, hot glue, ribbon, cording, tacky tape