sew togther bag | crossquilt

I’ve been busily creating gifts for friends and family but I’ve also been making for those close to those I love. Cancer took one of my old friends earlier this year and left his family without their bread-winner and lots of medical debt. To help ease a small bit of the burden I reached out to his widow and asked if she needed anything for the holidays. I also asked if she needed anything for the kids. She replied with different things that the kids were interested in so that gave me a good starting point.

But first I had to make something just for her. I’m sure her daughter will end up with it but it’s the thought that counts, right? I chose the ever popular Sew Together Bag by Sew Demented. I went with a butterfly theme in cerise and grey. That crosshatch is from the Reel Time line by Zen Chic and I think I need tons of it in my stash. I used a butterfly print inside the pockets with grey and cerise for the bag linings. For her son, a Batman loving soul, I chose the Lego Batman pattern by Kristy of Quiet Play. I also downloaded Robin. Both are free patterns on Craftsy. Just Batman by himself looks awesome. Then I added Robin and a free Batman symbol from Fandom in Stitches to make a long pillow. It looks wonderful with the Batman sleeping bag that I got at a super good price at a local Pottery Barn outlet store. For her daughter I am thinking along the lines of fairies and dragonflies. It’s all still brewing in my head.

In the meantime, I have this fabulousness that will become another Sew Together Bag.

Peanuts!!! I found it all at an Etsy shop called Warm Kitty Quilts. Delivery was super fast so I was able to make this sweet key fob after I finished the Batman pillow.

I’ve been jumping from project to project this week and I have a few random things going on.

Revved Up baby quilt:

I’m still working on the ‘Revved Up’ baby quilt. I decided to chain-piece the Raspberry Kiss blocks by Wooden Spoon Quilts.

I’m glad I took this picture as I needed it to keep track of my color placement once I got all the x sections pieced. The whole top is looking great with that border. The top is complete and I got distracted while piecing the back. It has just a few more strips to sew on and then I can finish this one up.

Sew Together Bag:

I was able to finally finish this Sew Together Bag. This is my fifth bag. It is such a great pattern by Sew Demented. This one is for a co-worker that sells Mary Kay Cosmetics so for the interior and pocket linings I used the laminated cotton fabrics from Riley Blake designs so that she can just wipe away any make-up that might escape. I also went with those Mary Kay colors – pink and black.

She loved it and found it perfect for her makeup and is excited to take it with her on vacation in a few weeks.

Stash Enchancement:

Speaking of Sew Together Bags, I will be making another one for my bestie’s daughter who will be graduating high school this year. I was told that she likes Photography, Art, and the color green. I know there have been a bunch of camera prints around lately so I hit the internet and found a sweet bundle of the Snapshots line at Modern Square Fabrics on Etsy. This line is by Riley Blake designs and that colored camera fabric is exactly what I was looking for as the inspiration piece for this bag.

I pulled some greens from my stash and I will sparingly use the pink text fabric. That text is just so adorable that I can’t help myself.

Now comes the fun part of deciding what fabrics to use for the pockets and lining pieces. And the even better part of deciding how to piece the exterior. I do have extra pieces of the laminated cotton that I will use for the inside of one of the pockets. (You can see it peeking in at the top left of the photo above.). It will be great to have a space for her make-up in the bag. I’m proud of the young lady she has become and really want to celebrate that.