Sewing WIPs

I finished sewing a couple of English Paper Piecing projects and am now at the thinking stage of how I will finish them.

Back in the summer of 2022, a bunch of us went up to a quilt show and sale at the Farmer's Wife Retreat House in Beaverton.

I got inspired and purchased a couple of kits to make a mat using English Paper Pieced hexies. Of course I hurled myself at this new craft and quickly finished the top of the mat. Then tucked it away for finishing.

Another time, Jen1 and I ventured to a yard sale at Bolts and Bobbins near Woodville and I found an awesome striped fabric that was perfect for making 3/4" hexies.

I made a whole bunch with a project bag in mind but didn't quite make it long enough. Sunday night I glued two more rows of hexies and sewed an extra two rows to make it long enough to finish.

Now I have to decide what lining fabric I'll use. I'll use one of the dark strips from the remaining yardage for double-fold binding.

I also made this from random 1" hexies. I believe the fabrics were 5" charm squares I had quartered into 2 1/2' squares. It's not big enough for a project bag but I may just finish it this size into a smaller zipper bag.

Another Checkerboard quilt piece is ready to be made into a project bag. The sewing on this was finished ages ago. Finishing it is taking much longer. I have a couple of options for lining fabrics that aren't perfect but will probably work out OK.

These projects will go back into my WIP bin (aka my 'bin of shame') and I'll do more work on them after I get back from my upcoming trip.

I finished a Wm Morris project bag last week and had the leftover 9-patch ready to be made into an ort tray.

Today I lined it and added the snaps.

Unsnapped and tucked inside the bag.

Ready for action.

While I'm on the subject of sewing, I really am getting lots of use out of the point turner I bought a while back. It was pricey but I do use it a lot.

I signed up for the online Sashiko class that is taking place this week. At the time, I knew it was going to be a busy week but all the live classes are videotaped and accessible afterwards with no time limit. I'm going to wait until I can devote a good chunk of time to doing it. There's also the matter of locating my Sashiko materials. I have everything in my stash - pens, needles, threads, fabrics, etc. I just need to hunt for them.

I've done my creative bit today. I must start getting ready to pack for my trip.