Happy Sunday everyone!!!  Today I decided that I wanted to make a shopping bag from a new pattern that I have.  I started off with the green and pink fabric and built the rest of my bag around it.  The red fabric I dyed myself a few years ago.  I thought it went great with the flowers.  DH and I couldn't decided between gold, orange or white for the rest.  I think the gold we settled on goes well.

This shows a better view of the green and the red.





I also put a decorative stitch around the top.  I am so excited about this bag, I think I want to make a few more.  Maybe some orange and white for Tennessee and green and gold for the packers.  I just may be on to something here.

Next weekend I want to make a purse.  I have the fabrics picked out.  I will be using so batiks for it.  I'm trying to expand my horizons....lol

I hope everyone has a great week and I will talk to ya later.....

Sandy in TN

A Mountain Quiltfest

Lookie at what I got!!!!  I went to A Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge on Friday.  I really enjoyed looking around at all the vendors and quilts they had.  The first vendor I stopped at had scrap bags (I love scraps) for $2.99.  I bought 7 and he asked how many were left.  I told him 4 and he told me to go ahead and take them.  So after tax it was a little over $23 for my 11 bags of scraps.   I took my 11 bags of scraps out to my car so I could go back in and look some more.  I also bought a new pair of sissors and a pattern.  I got home and sorted them out.  There was some flannel and some cotton.  Of course I had to see just how much fabric I came home with.  The were full width of fabric cuts from 2 inches to 24 inches.  I ended up with 5 yards of flannel and 9 1/2 yards of cotton.  I have it all washed and now I'm ironing it so I can introduce it to all my other fabric. 

This morning I decided I wanted to clean out my storage drawers.  So I spent about 3 hours sorting everything out and now I have all my flannel together instead of in 4 different drawers.  I started working on my Barristers Sow-A-Long! blocks.  I've got the last 3 done and I just have to do the 2 bonus blocks yet.  I have them all cut out, just have to find time to sew them together. 

I also choose my fabrics for the Quilt For Valor mystery quilt.  If you would like to play along on the mystery quilt go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MysteryQuilts4Military/ and sign up.  A new clue is posted every Friday. 

I hope y'all have a wonderful week.  I'll talk to ya later,

Sandy in TN

New Tab On the Top

I have added a new tab up on top names works in progress.  There I am posting my flimsys.  I will be posting more photos in the next few days.  Soon I will have my quilting frame and machine here so I can start quilting all of them.

Food Pantry

I work for a church as the office manager.  We have a food pantry that is run by the Deacon's.  The Pastor  and I went shopping and bought quite a bit of food.  We took my truck so we would have enough room to put everything.  We bought enough to make up 15 food boxes.  Our food boxes will feed a family of 4 for a week so there is quite a bit of food in there.  I really enjoy this part of my job as I get to help people that need a helping hand.  Some people we see every month and some people we see a time or two and then they are back on their feet.  In this economy we are finding less and less resources to get food to stock our pantry.  We would get food from a government agency and they told us that they do not have anymore funding so that leaves us (the church) having to buy item to keep it going.  But, it's ok, as long as we can keep it open because that is what is important.

I live in East Tennessee and we got hit by the bad weather yesterday.  On my way home from work they said that there was a funnel cloud spotted about 4 miles from where I was.  I was thankful that I left a few minutes early.  I live in the Smokey Mountains and we just had strong winds and a lot of rain but at least no tornado. 

Tomorrow will be a sew day for me.  I want to finish getting my Sitka Bay rows together so I can get on to other things.  I hope you have a great day wherever you are.

Sandy in TN