Haven't said a word yet. Keeping my secret close. Airfare was purchased this afternoon. Jet Blue opened up some more scheduling so I was there, online at 12:01 pm, booking our flight. Just another thing off my list. Next is booking our dinner reservations but that window doesn't open up for us until mid-March.
Since I am so excited for our travels, I made myself a new bag. I made the Mini Messenger bag by Quilts Illustrated. But do you want to know what made me mad?? I ordered the pattern and then in my searching online, found out that the SAME pattern is in an older issue of one of my quilting mags! GRRRRR! Oh well. I actually used both resources to make the bag. The magazine gave some good step by step pictures of a few things so it came in handy. The magazine however didn't mention the interior pockets but the paper pattern did.
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| fabric - Hometown by Sweetwater |
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| I would show you the inside pockets but it's full of stuff right now |
I took it out yesterday for a little test run and I need to make my handle shorter. It's a tad too long and I'm thinking that will drive me crazy walking around Disney all day like that. No worries. I have plenty of time to get that done. Another good thing? I went to get my hair cut yesterday and the ladies there loved my bag, I need to make 3 more! One just like mine except the red polkies need to be blue dots on gray. I ordered the reverse though (gray dots on blue) because I didn't write it down. DOH! Oh well. The other two requests all black. I found a black tone on tone swirl online but I think my LQS has that fabric so before I order and pay shipping, I will go there first. I did have to order more Hometown. Placed that fabric order this morning.
I have been working on my Christmas Through the Year gifts for February. I'm almost ready to show those too.
Tomorrow Amelia and I both have the day off due to President's Day so we'll be spending the day with my cousin and her little boy. Should be fun.
Enjoy your day!
Jen :)
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Going to Disneyland is very exciting. The bag is really cute, I have the pattern, do you remember which magazine you found it in?
ReplyDeletePretty bag! I know you are excited about Disney - I would be too.
ReplyDeleteGreat bag! And very cool that you got orders for 3 more! We are down to 6.5 weeks til Disney, we're getting excited!
ReplyDeleteYou sound like a little kid, counting down the days like that! Love the bag too! :0)
ReplyDeleteSuper cute. We are enjoying a day off here, too.
ReplyDeleteWooHoo -- the "Dinneyland" countdown has begun! Your bag is adorable. I hope you and Miss Punkie are having fun with the cousins as we speak!
ReplyDeletejen i love your new bag,boy what fun Disneyland.xx
ReplyDeleteYou had me worried when I read the title of the post on my sidebar... Whew!
ReplyDeleteDisneyland, how exciting. I'd do a countdown, too, just to keep things straight in my head.
Love your bag and good for you for showing it off and getting some orders!!!
that bag is SO cute and thats some of my fav fabric!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe wait is so hard isnt it!!!!!!!!!!
I would be doing a countdown too...you guys are going to have so much fun!!! Punkie will be over the moon excited. That bag is stinkin' cute....and yippeeee for getting a Christmas gift done for this month!
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