Bag for a Family Friend

Someone special is turning 9. Since she is a big fan of the Harry Potter novels, I found some appropriate fabric and made her a bag using Firefly Tote by Noodlehead pattern. I modified the pockets and went with a slip pocket on each side.

The quilting and topstitching were done with gold thread. 

This is the 4th time I've used this pattern and am ready to make another one for me!

Notes on interfacing used:

• Outside: ByAnnie foam
• Pocket and lining fabric: SF101
• Band : SF101 and 1 layer of fusible fleece

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Scrap Play

Back in 2024, I played along and made blocks as part of the Seattle MQG's free BOM all from large scraps. Once the quilt top was assembled, it sat around for awhile until I pieced the backing. I found a mini quilt top and used that as the base and surrounded it with colorful batik fabric.

I did an all over FMQ meander. It took me awhile to get the right rhythm - I hadn't done any large scale FMQ in quite awhile. That mini on the back certainly adds interest but it did make my FMQ experience a bit of a bumpy ride! The quilt measures about 56" x 56".

I make a quilt every year to donate to my guild's (Triangle MQG) community giving - our quilts support kids in the foster care system. Scrap Play will my donation for 2026. 

My quilt for 2025 was called Squared Up and is a free pattern from Fat Quarter Shop.

My quilt for 2024 was a scrappy HST, no pattern, just my own scraps and lots of HSTs.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Singularity Round Two

And it continues to grow!

I am a member of Triangle MQG and we are doing our very first guild QAL using the Singularity quilt from the MQG. I am a bit ahead of schedule and now have a block which is 24 1/2 " square.

Here is what it looked like after the first round -

The pattern is called Singularity and is free to all MQG members. 

Sewing HST is a good thing to tackle when you just need something mindless to sew. I am fairly certain there are a few errors in the first round but I am calling them design choices!

Have a wonderful day! Patty