Retro Girl Whimsy Bag

I finished my Whimsy bag on Friday.  This Lazy Girl Designs pattern is a lickey-split one to do.  What I would change for next time is to line the lining with either a medium weight interfacing or another piece of fusible fleece.  I feel the bag is too "soft".  Needs a bit more stability.  But for what I'm going to use it for, it's okay the way it is.

Are you enjoying your weekend?  I am so far.  Punkie and I had a "Girls Day" yesterday morning.  She has been wanting to get a pedicure so I took her yesterday and she got the works done.  She picked a blue sparkly polish and the man who did her pedicure gave her a cute design on her two big toes.  She loves it.  Then we hit the grocery store for some odds and ends, McDonald's for a quick lunch and then Jo-Anns to finish off our morning.  I got some embroidery floss in various shades of pink and green to work on my Birdie Stitches block for this month and I collected some greens for next month.  I'm anticipating a St. Patrick's Day themed bird.  I hope to have a completed embroidered block to show you by the end of this week.

My mom is on her way over to spend the day with us.  Punkie is excited to have her Babci visit.

Well, if you are one of the lucky ones (I'm not) to have tomorrow off, enjoy it!  I have to work and Amelia has school.  HOWEVER, they are predicting snow overnight so maybe she'll be home after all.


Enjoy your day!
Jen  :)

Sunkissed Chubby Charmer and Goodies

My new tote is all done; except that I have to sew my turning hole closed... I love this bag!  It's huge.  It's going to make a great overnight travel bag for myself for a travel bag for Punkie to hold all her crap that she insists she "needs" when we travel by car.  I made the handles the length specified in the pattern but they are a tad too short for my liking.  Truth be told, I was just too lazy to cut another WOF to create a second handle piece so that I can cut it down to the right length.  My husband even got me a piece of Plexiglas for the bottom.  He just has to round out the corners a bit.  I'm afraid I would rip the lining.  It fits but it's a bit snug.  Don't want to create holes in my new bag!

tote with snapped sides

inside of bag.  Love the gray Sunkissed check!

And just to give a little more perspective on the bag's size, here is it sitting next to my iron.

I really like this tote and I would like to make another one to use as a beach bag with longer handles.  :)  I would make it a solid piece of fabric (not patchwork).

Last week I received some goodies in the mail from my blogger pal Kris.  I had admired the fabrics that she used in her apron that she made not too long ago and asked her what the line was called.  She surprised me and sent me some along with a super cute zippered pouch that I had to hide from Amelia.

love that card too!

AND I already know what I'm going to use with my new fabrics....

I'm going to make myself a Whimsy tote (lazy girl designs pattern).  I can't wait to get started.  I'm going to get the pattern all cut out today and fingers crossed!  by Sunday I hope to have another tote completed to show you.

And I should probably get back to working on my Bliss blocks and maybe my BOMs.  But oh.  Those can wait another week or so!

Enjoy your day!
Jen  :)