Other stitching

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Jewelry case, closed, in purple print with solid purple closure strap.

Replacing a bag

About eleven years ago, I made a ByAnnie bag (Jewelry Travel Case — on the right here). It’s really nice, with pockets for various things (larger earrings, watchbands, etc.), along with a place for post-type earrings, a wonderful way to carry necklaces tangle-free, and all sorts of things. But it’s […]

Large dimensional pocket in purple and green, again featuring a triceratops. Zippered top.

Bits and pieces

A while back, I explained that I was making yet another bag, this one called Travel Essentials. However, instead of just sitting down and making it, I’m participating in a “Slow Along” where everyone in the virtual group does the same step at the same time and has access to […]

Closed multicolored "tube" bag with a blue rotary cutter next to it.

Another handy bag

Almost a year ago, I posted the fourth in a set of bags (photo on the right) I’d made for when I take my smaller Kaffe Fassett Bernina 475 to a sewing group. The bags were to hold all of the various tools I might need — reducing the likelihood […]

Small bag in lavender cork fabric and with a long strap.

Payday bag

I’ve made quite a few bags from patterns at Annie Unrein’s site, and this is my latest.  The strap adjusts to make the bag go from shoulder bag to cross-body bag to fanny pack — very useful! The pattern was introduced at the Houston quilt show, where I made sure […]

A set of twelve identical embroidered ornaments, each with red/black/gold motifs in a firefighter theme: helmet, hatchet, hose, etc.

Ornaments

A few days ago, I had an email from Thelander Designs — a perfectly ordinary email to advertise a sale on some of their embroidery designs. A quick glance and I’ll trash it, right? Oops. There was a design for an ornament for firefighters, and I just had to get […]