And the WINNER IS.......

 First I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who participated and the kindness in your comments. WOW, you all ROCK! I would also like to say welcome to all my new followers. I hope that you will stick around and find stuff to enjoy on this blog.  Sew, without further ado....

 

I have emailed you Lisa, I hope you enjoy the purse!


Color Me Quilty!

Pat

Semi-Homemade: Do the little Christmas Gifts Ever End!

Do any of you ever get the feeling that because you make stuff, people expect something homemade from you? I don't necessarily mean family, but co-workers, hairdresser, postman, etc. Do I just make myself feel that I can never do enough?

Today at work we are having a luncheon (all chipping in for pizza and wings). Then we do the round robin of gift giving. Everyone brings in a little gift (usually $5.00 or less) all wrapped, then we pull numbers and select a gift from the table. Of course this was all last minute. So, I went to my stash and found these two orphaned placemats.

The placemats were store bought, but embroidered at home i.e. Semi-homemade. Is this a lame grab bag gift? I think I'm suffering from Making Christmas overload!

I am SEW looking forward to getting back to making quilts in the new year.

Color Me Quilty!

Pat

Try New Things (TNT) Thursday: Thick Foamy Batting (Vera Bradley Style)

I missed last week's TNT Thursday, which made me very sad. I LOVE experimenting with new things. Sew, I had to try something new this week, a new thick foamy batting to make bags, purses, iPad covers, etc.

I purchased this batting at Sew Creative in Fairport, NY. This store may look small on the outside, but it's mighty on the inside!

 

This is the purse in my giveaway (click here if you want to enter to win it. Open to entries until 12/16/11 at 8:00 p.m.) I used this batting in this purse.

The batting is just shy of a 1/4" thick and has a foamy middle covered with fabric on both sides.

I will be adding a lining, but I just quilted it with the top layer of fabric.

iPad cover (W.I.P.)

The batting adds a tremendous amount of body to the project.

The batting isn't hard to work with, a bit thick, but it gives you great results. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the batting. If I find out, I will update this post.    UPDATE: The batting is called "Soft and Stable" and Sew Creative appears to be the only local store carrying it!


I'm linking up with the wonderful Melissa at Happy Quilting for Try New Things (TNT) Thursday.

Color Me Quilty!

Pat