Before my trip, I got one quilt back from my long-arm quilter. I have put the binding on it, but I have not taken a photo yet. I also have made two donation quilts, since my return, but I need to take photos of those. I made a cute throw pillow for my aunt, with an orphan block that she admired when she was here.
On July 16, my quilt group had a one-day quilting retreat near Kuna. Each attendee brought a quart bag of scraps, which were placed in a pile and mixed up and handed back out. We were each given a 15" square of interfacing. We were to sew some of our scrap pieces on it to make a free form block. Everyone did a nice job and they looked marvelous hanging up, side-by-side on the wall. After lunch, we were given a pattern to make a tote bag using our block and more of our scraps and two yards of fabric that we could pick up from some laid out on a table there. I did choose two fabrics that really went with my scrap combination. I finished my tote bag today.
See inside? My two donation quilts fit nicely in there, and there is room for more! Love the pocket! I made the button hole without a button holer on my machine. I am so proud of me.
Then some guy came in my quilt room and tried to make off with my amazing new quilted bag, made purely from the scraps of others.
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