Giveaway Day Winner!

Congrats to Sarah of narcoleptic in a cupboard who was #42 of 560(!) commenters on my Giveaway Day post!

Sarah had this to say about the new technique she'd like to add to her quilting repertoire:

I'm sending you an email, Sarah, so I can get the stack of Summerville fat-eighths in the mail to you!

Thanks to all you visitors, and a special welcome to my new followers! I look forward to sharing our journey of quilting & sharing around the table.

A Reveal and 52 lists in 52 weeks//week 51

In addition to receiving my pouch in the FAITH Circle pouch swap yesterday, I found out that my secret partner, Melissa, also received the one I made her. So now for the reveal . . .

Melissa's inspiration mosaic had alot of rainbow bits in it, so that's where I started. Other details I wanted to incorporate were an inside pocket, a contrasting zip, and a flat bottom.

Elizabeth Hartman's "Perfect Zip Bags" pattern had several of the design features I wanted, and it was fun to try a new pattern. I made a Style C bag using Stone Quilter's Linen as the main body of the bag. And then there was the rainbow wave that I mimicked from Melissa's mosaic. The thread for topstitching is my old favorite King Tut "Jacob's Coat".

I finished it off with a loopy rainbow handle, really having enjoyed just creating as I went.

On to this week's list - the next-to-last one!
List 51: Wouldn't it be cool if.....

Very cool indeed.

Lucky Me!

To say I was thrilled when I opened the package Chrissy made me for the FAITH Circle pouch swap is an understatement. One little peek, and I was hopping up and down, telling hubby, "I really, really LIKE this one!

Inside, a darling little pouch, with a band along the top, and pleats on the front, DS fabrics throughout.

Can you see how the zipper is recessed below the band? And see my fav DS dots as the lining? Perfect.

And the little notebook made of super-sized hexies will be put right to use.

Thanks to Chrissy, my day was made.