Looks like there will be lots of running around!

I taught a great group of quilters  how to make the Runaround Bag by LazyGirl Designs yesterday at Cut Up and Quilt, our LQS. What a fun group and they all finished their bags...everyone was excited about that!

 It's always fun to see the different fabrics people choose for their projects. I think it reflects a bit about themselves and who they are making the bag for.

 Marta flipped the back pocket to the front for a different look! Love it!

 Dianne is planning on using her bag when she goes to quilting events.

 Diana made hers for her dog loving daughter.

 We all loved Karen't stamp fabric and it seems like the perfect small print for a bag. Karen also turned her pocket to the front.

 Billie Jo said she wanted a bag for fall....it's perfect!

 Barb made hers for her granddaughter.  You can't see it on this picture, but if you look closely to the picture above of all the bags, you can see that the orange is actually an hombre fabric and shows up that way in the long handle.

It's fun for all of us to make these smaller projects. Even though I love making quilts there is a great satisfaction out of making something that you can finish in a few hours. These bags are perfect for gifts too, which we are all thinking about as the holidays grow nearer. I love a smaller bag to take when I go shopping or to quilting events when I don't want to drag my entire life around in a purse.  I had scheduled the class for 4 hours, but everyone finished in about 3. And a second one would go quicker.  Ya' can't beat that!

This past week was my first full week back at school, it was hot every day, and I didn't get one lick of sewing done. I hope to get back to quilting the quilt I have on the machine today. It's about half finished, so I'm hopeful that I can finish it this weekend.
Happy Sunday!

Odds and ends of sewing and other stuff....

My friend, Dianne, has been working ahead on her Red, White and True Quilt Along quilt and finished the twin top the other day. Since I didn't make the twin, I was excited to see one finished and thought you would be too. She did a great job! 

Pat F. is all caught up with this week's blocks finished, so she is ready to put the blocks together next week. I love seeing these quilts coming together, so please share as you make yours, whether it is now or later on. My Flickr group is open for you to upload your pictures.

I got the label made for the RWT quilt and sewed it on this morning while chatting on the phone with my sister. It is now officially finished!

I made another  Runaround Bag out of this cute fabric the other day too. They are so fast and easy to make.

My daughter asked me to take their duvet cover and make it into a quilt. I cut it apart and loaded it on the machine yesterday...it's like quilting 2 sheets together so it's going well. I'm using my favorite panto, Leafage by Keryn Emmerson since there is so much off white. I'll take some pictures when I'm finished. 

I've also been working on a new Happy Villages project..I'm really excited about it....more about that tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the last day to enter the RWT Quilt Along giveaway...better go enter now!

Lots of odds and ends of sewing going on around here and more planned for today, so I'd better get busy!