Indian Summer Zip Pouch

After today, I'm no longer going to acknowledge the fact that for every one quilt I sew, I've probably made ten zip pouches.  I'm still a quilter and always will be, but the pouches are instant gratification and make me HAPPY.  I am hereby absolving myself of … Continue reading →

Mother’s Day Embroidery

Happy Mother's Day! Our grass is green and freshly mown, the tulips are in full bloom (more on those later), the weather is beyond lovely, and family time was laid back and fun. What a treasure today was. Yesterday was beautiful too, but I spent most of it inside embroidering a gift for my … Continue reading →

Open Wide Zip Pouch Part Deux

A while back, I tried Noodlehead's Open Wide Zip Pouch for the first time and made a couple small errors I wanted to fix for the next time.  Here's the result of my second try, and this time it was error-free enough to give as a gift to a close friend's daughter for her birthday.  If you're … Continue reading →

Trial and Plenty of Error

With a couple birthdays happening this week, I decided to try Noodlehead's Open Wide Zippered Pouch Tutorial.  The first one I made has a few oopsies, though, so I'm keeping it! First mistake: the awkwardly folded zipper tail.  It didn't turn out smooth and flat like Anna's so next time … Continue reading →