And...a little smocked dress...and some BIG bags...

 Love this little yellow dot bishop.  It is a Size 2 with multi colored smocking around the neck and hot pink neck and puffed sleeve bindings.  It is made of quilting cotton and just goes to show you that adorable smocking does not have to be fussy or frilly but actually bright and durable!

And...some BIG bags!  They have 3-1/2 yards of fabric in them and are perfect for large knitting or quilting projects or to tote around just about anything!

Got Scraps? Make Totes! :o)

I had a bunch of Sock Monkey fabric scraps left over from the little quilts so, while listening to a Diana Gabaldon book on CD, I sewed a bunch of scraps together, whacked off a rectangle, layered them with some cotton batting and muslin and did a quick swirl quilting design. Then made them into totes. :o)

I don't waste anything. ;)

Triangle Bag...

I would love to come up with a zippy name for this little bag...have seen it called a Triangle Bag, a Humbug Bag, a Pento-something or other...

Anyhow, I love making these and they are SO handy! I put my current sock project in this one and it works beautifully for a *grab and go* situation. Am thinking of putting some sort of little pocket inside for the next one....

The fabric was left over from a Messenger Bag kit from SewBatik. These batiks are lovely to work with and I am addicted to them!

I did not quilt the fabric for this messenger bag but, instead, used Quilter's Dream Puff batting (no quilting) to see how it managed. I love this batting! I can see using it for faux trapunto from now on. The bag is not heavy, it holds up well and the only thing I will be doing is adding some magnetic closures and some sort of firm base in the bottom.