I lived at JoAnn’s Fabrics this weekend-
Well, I was planning on a very productive weekend of
sewing. We really didn’t have much
planned- then it all hit the fan.
I needed to run to a quilt shop at the south end of town for
some Aurafil thread. I was going to start quilting a class sample and I love using
this thread for that. And- lo and behold they were open on the 4th
for a bit! So, after we took sweet daughter to work we headed south. I got my
thread, and ended up signing up for a block of the month, which I swore I would
never do. That Jeannie is a great salesperson! But, the quilt is a king size,
which I have never done and the colors are outstanding!
Then, Saturday morning, as I was getting ready for a full
day of sewing as I was reaching for my cell phone that was on the back of the
couch my back spasmed - and boy did it spasm.
It brought me to my knees- and all I could think of is- dang it there
goes my day of sewing!!!! Dear hubby and the wiener dogs took good care of me, brought me a heating pad, and then I realized
I had some meds in the cabinet from a previous injury. Thank god for drugs!!! I
put the patches on and a few hours later I could at least sew without too much
pain. I got all the way to the binding and then changed my mind on the binding
for the 3rd time.
Sunday morning found me back at JoAnn’s getting yet another
damn zipper. And finally- here is the
finished bag-
You can find the pattern here-
There is also a Sew Together Bag sew- a- long on The Quilt
Barn blog. I found this very helpful as I was struggling with a few parts of
the instructions. Though the pattern has a ton of directions and great pictures
I am an idiot and needed further guidance. This blog helped me through!
I am going to make several more- and though the bag looks
complicated it really wasn’t. But I do know now that I really need a very
large, extensive zipper collection in my stash!
Happy sewing everyone!
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