Louisa

I am making some progress on my Louisa quilt top , today I appliqued on all 48 leaves then added just a few of the sashings but had to lay this out on the floor to see if I like it , I bought this as a kit and that is the first time I have ever done a quilt that way so I may have chosen different fabrics for the backgrounds and also the sashings , I find it really busy , however I love these fabrics by Moda , so nice to work with . Lots of stitching left to do yet and there is a large floral border to go on after this part is sewn together , I will get there eventually;-) I numbered each block before picking them back up so I will know which way to sew them together .
Thanks for stopping by !Sheila

Baseco Bag

I just finished my Baseco bag and I am really pleased
 with how it turned out . This bag is so versatile and
will come in handy for many things .Thanks to a dear friend
for purchasing this pattern and having it sent to me as a
gift.Love it! I forgot to mention I added pockets to the
inside , a zippered one as well as a large divided pocket
on the other side for camera etc. The Baseco bag was
designed by Dawn Hay and the money raised from
selling the patterns goes to help those in Baseco .To
buy a pattern go here . 
She hopes to sell 1000 patterns ! 

It is snowing today so I decided to do some more work on this challenge project .I am almost finished the applique ,just the middle of the flowers to do now , yeah! I takes a long time for me to do machine applique but since I started this project that way I had to complete it that way . I plan on hand quilting this and since it is suppose to be done by June I really must get cracking ;-) as I am also hand quilting a little doll quilt that I received in our brown bag challenge at the quilt guild.I must post a picture of that one of these days , it is just so cute.
Hope the sun is shining in your part of the world :-)
Sheila

Clutter bag

Have you ever had a day when nothing goes right , well yesterday was that day for me , I was making this bag which I plan on using as a cosmetic bag and I made one mistake right after the other ,I know if I had taken the time to read the instructions before I started then maybe it would have all worked out much easier for me but I don't give up easily and did finish it last night . I definetly plan on making more so I think maybe the others will go together much faster and without as many mistakes or I hope so !! My friend Linda was her generous self and contributed the fabrics for this bag , they are really lovely fabrics .Thanks Linda!! There were three of us making this bag yesterday morning in our regular Wed. sewing sessions but I was the only one who made mistakes but it was good for a laugh which we can all use now and then . To top it off yesterday afternoon I was out and when I returned to my car it wouldn't start , I am convinced I should have stayed in bed yesterday ;-)So... this gives me another finish for March , isn't that a good thing .
Thanks for stopping by .
Sheila

I have a couple of finishes for March , first off the tote bag , a simple pattern but such a versatile size , I am sure it will get lots of use . The pillowcases I made for my granddaughters , I did some seminole patchwork on one just to try that out , hadn't done that in a very long time , it is fun to do . I am working on other projects but they are slow going so no pictures at this time . Thanks for stopping by ! Sheila