A Lot of Sewing Going On

I decided to clean my sewing room. I know, I know. And as I was going through some stuff I found a pair of wooden handles. I figured it was about time to use them and I had that Miranda Day bag pattern I talked about in the last post. And so, using only items and fabric from the stash, I made this bag. It's the prototype for...

this bag! I use this bag every day and I love it. You know what? That crosshatch quilting on the first bag took twice as long as the pebbling on this black bag.

Then I found this little dab of a Jackie Robinson print in the stash. Since I've always wanted to try shirring, I used the technique on this little top for my grand-daughter. This is so cute with a pair of shorts.

This is the same technique as the top. The difference is the top is 100% quilting cotton and this little dress is 100% cotton lawn. Cotton lawn is lighter weight and really shirrs better.

I was on a roll and made this adorable pillowcase dress too.

Have you been sewing lately? I find after making a large quilt I want to finish something fast and this type of sewing is the best thing for me to do.