Look Out! Rush Hour Ahead!

Oh, Madame Samm, you really know how to make cool buttons for these blog hops.

That lady looks like how I felt when I saw Studio E's Rush Hour fabric...

I was instantly crazy in love with it and wanted to rush off to sew something! 

I knew as soon as I saw that sweet bundle of Rush Hour fabric that I was going to use a pattern by

Daniela Stout called "Touchstone." It was perfect to show off these gorgeous fabrics and the design

totally made me think it looked like city blocks and a place to get caught in rush hour traffic.

It's Rush Hour!

This quilt is about 89" x 101" and was quilted by Quilted Works.

The back of the quilt is a black cotton sateen that is SO luxurious!

Remember these? 

If you don't know what it is, you are just a baby and have only used computers to type things.

This little beauty was helpful in writing all those essays and doing homework when I was in school.

Sorry, hahaha, hysterically laughing here...I wasn't a big fan of school or homework, so maybe this was

mostly used for writing letters to my grandmother or the Monkees (I was a huge fan in the olden days.)

Look, it still has a ribbon in it!

I love the patterns By Annie and found one that was meant for an iPad or reader and enlarged it a bit.

That typewriter is way too big for this handy case, but my laptop fits perfectly inside and

Annie's Soft and Stable gives it some added protection in my suitcase when I travel.

It looks so good in the Rush Hour fabric!

Laptop-To-Go

The zippered pocket on the back stores my mouse and cords.

The Rush Hour Blog Hop wasn't just limited to Studio E's Rush Hour fabric, so I also made a little

girl quilt using red, black, and white. My Accuquilt came in handy to cut some small tumblers using

Riley Blake black and white gingham. I also used the gingham on the binding with some red piping.

I did some hand embroidery on it using "Balloon Girl" from Down Grapevine Lane 

and sent extra balloons flying up, up and away.

My friend, Barbara, did the quilting...it turned out just beautiful!

A giveaway?

Of course, there's a giveaway! ---It's over!

By Annie recently had the best kind of sale...buy one, get one free of her Soft and Stable, so I get one

and one of YOU get to have the other one! If you haven't used it for making bags, you will LOVE it!

The Rules

1. Leave a short and sweet comment.
2. One comment per person.
3. The giveaway can be mailed anywhere...yes, even to the other side of the world.
4. You don't have to be a follower to play along, but of course that makes me smile if you do.
5. Giveaway ends at 5 p.m. PST on September 30th. Entries after 5 p.m. PST on September 30th will not be included in the giveaway.
6. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: If you aren't sure whether or not you are a no reply blogger, LEAVE ME AN EMAIL ADDRESS...pretty please! You can't win if I can't contact you! If you don't get a reply from me to your comment, you are a no reply blogger.

Look who else is in the middle of Rush Hour:

Tuesday, September 23

Just Let Me Quilt

I piece 2-Mary

Marjorie’s Busy Corner

Quilt in a not-Shell

The Slow Quilter

The Blended Blog

Quilting Bias

Wednesday, September 24

Stitchin’ By The Lake

Buzzing and Bumbling

Lixie Makes It

Everyone Deserves a Quilt

Living With Purpose

Madly Mid Mod

Coral Canyon Quilting

Thursday, September 25

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Kwilty Pleasures

Selina Quilts

A Stitch in Time

It Seams To Be Sew

Pig Tales and Quilts

Lakeshore Stiches

Tea Time Creations

Friday, September 26

The Quilting Queen Online

Quilting Quietly

Vicky Myers Creations

Grammie Q’s

From This to That

Quilted Delights

Coeur d’Alene (moved to 29th)

Sew at Home Mummy

Monday, September 29

Grandmama’s Stories

Kris Loves Fabric

Jane’s Quilting

Life, Quilts, and Cats, too

Thimblemouse and Spouse

Creatin’ in the sticks

Coeur d'Alene (moved from the 26th)

Tuesday, September 30

Lily Patch

MooseStash Quilting

Words & Stitches

Karma Willow Designs

Kwilt Krazy

How arT you?

Sew We Quilt

 

The Beatle Bag That Bugged Me

I signed up for a class a few months ago to make a bag, but after gathering all the necessary items needed and dragging my sewing machine to the class, I wasn't even able to start sewing due to reasons beyond an explanation. So there that little bundle of a project sat staring at me. It begged to be sewn...yeah, whatever! I had other things to do.

And then...

I woke up at 4 a.m. yesterday and couldn't go back to sleep.

Maybe it was that darn bag calling to me or the repeated music in my head...

"We all live in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine.."

Whatever it was, I did what any self-respecting sewer/quilter would do. 

I got out of bed and started sewing the The Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts,

"Yellow Submarine Bag" 

This bag has inserts that can hold lots of things.

-On-the-go sewing needs

-Emergency prep items for the car or home

-Beads and tools for making scissor fobs or something else crafty

-Embroidery threads and all the tools needed to create a work of art 

I do have some problems following patterns and I just might have made a few boo-boos

along the way, but overall I managed to make a usable bag that didn't look too bad.

The pattern recommends using Soft & Stable foam by Annie ...have you ever used it?

It's pretty amazing stuff! I've met Annie and taken a class from her...she's so nice!