{"id":3514,"date":"2018-08-12T04:37:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T11:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=3514"},"modified":"2018-08-12T04:37:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T11:37:18","slug":"a-couple-of-quick-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2018\/08\/12\/a-couple-of-quick-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"A couple of quick projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

The other day I ran across some adorable patterns for zippered bags at the Disorderly Threads<\/a> site, and I couldn’t resist making them for a couple of equally adorable young girls, one of whom is our granddaughter (of course!). The other is the daughter of our younger daughter’s boyfriend.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Our granddaughter is very active in dance classes and performance, so this bag caught my eye first; I made it in her current favorite colors of pale pink teal and gold, and it’s lined with teal.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>While I was browsing the DT site, I also ran across this unicorn pattern. Knowing that the other girl is a\u00a0huge<\/em> fan of unicorns, I decided to make this one, too. Pink and purple are the favorite colors here, and it’s lined in lavender.<\/p>\n

Both bags are fully lined and are completely made in the hoop of an embroidery machine; my Bernina stitched through the multiple layers of fabric, batting, and stabilizer without a single hiccup. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The other day I ran across some adorable patterns for zippered bags at the Disorderly Threads site, and I couldn’t resist making them for a couple of equally adorable young girls, one of whom is our granddaughter (of course!). The other is the daughter of our younger daughter’s boyfriend. 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