Mini Messengers

Another project off my list.  Happy to have them done.  2 are black and one is a Hometown patchwork.

Can you even see the black ones in that picture??  LOL!  Okay, here's one of it by itself.  I did a gray lining.

I hope the girls like them.  They will be getting them on Saturday.  I also had some time and got my next Swoon block cut and 2 granny squares done.  With Memorial Day weekend coming up, Punk is going to spend a couple of nights with my mom.  My husband is working so guess what I will be doing ALL DAY on Sunday??  Oh I can't wait!  I have a list.  Swoon is at the top of that list.  Next is getting my 12 Days of Christmas blocks sashed and pieced into top form.  Also on the top of that list is getting the last border sewn on my Postage Stamp top.  Imagine that??  I have had 3 out of 4 side borders done for months now.  I would like to get the last border on, figure out backing yardage and get this one quilted. 

What plans do you have for Memorial Day weekend?

Enjoy your day!
Jen

211 more sleeps

Until we fly the friendly skies to Disney!!!  Yes, I'm insane and doing the countdown so early but I can't help it.  I am sooooo excited!

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.

fabric - Hometown by Sweetwater

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 :)