The final countdown

I am almost at the hyperventilating stage - my bags are not packed, my supplies are not gathered, and there are two winter storms in the next three days standing between me and QuiltCon. I cannot wait to immerse myself in the quirky quilty culture, have some great Tex-Mex, meet friends from all over while sipping a Margarita and chatting about the show. Good times are to be had! I cannot think, let alone write because I am so excited. So, I bid you good bye with a picture of Ethos, my quilt juried into QuiltCon 2015. My next post will be from Austin y'all! 

Ethos - QuiltCon 2015

Bag

I have been itching for a while to make another bag. You can never have enough bags, right? I spent hours browsing the Internet for something simple and quick, yet pretty, versatile and effective. I did not want a tote bag, or a grocery bag. I wanted a bag that can fit all my stuff, and still look cool. I came across a free pattern called Reversible Bag by Nevita Estiti who blogs at VeryPurplePerson,com 

The instructions are very clear and the pattern prints easily on any printer (make sure you set your printer to 100%). It took me about 2 to 3 hours to make the bag and I believe the next one will go faster. I made only a slight change - I extended the straps by inserting a 12" piece of reverse fabric. I am 5'11" and far from petite so I needed the straps to be a bit longer.

Lack of my photography skills on the side, the bag turned out exactly as expected and it has already been claimed by my daughter as a perfect cross body bag for her dance gear...