Quilt News! Butterfly Hand Bag Finish, Slow Stitch Project, Annual Amaryllis Bloom Report!

My slow stitch project rolled with lace and kept in a basket.

Amaryllis blooming in my kitchen window, lovely deep red.

I made this slow stitch roll to document the fabrics I used in 2024.

My Butterfly Bag finish, showing boxed bottom here.

My Slow Stitch project 46" x 3" now backed with linen/rayon in mustard yellow.

Butterfly bag, lined, top stitched, finished.

 

Hello Quilt Friends! 

It's cold in the valley with temperatures at night below freezing. Bundle up right?

Some of our blog friends 'down under' like Koka Quilts, are in the middle of summer right now. I can imagine the warm sun and blooming flowers.....

I finished my Butterfly Bag with top stitching and lining. I bought the pattern; Kwik Sew Craft Bag R10819 view C, several years ago and decided it would make a good New Year project. A finish is an excellent way to start the year. I redrew the handles in the pattern taking an inch off the width of each and wanting the outside of the handles to meet the body in a curve not a square. The outside is cotton canvas, the lining is quilter's cotton both from my local JoAnn Fabric Store. Finished!

Then I sewed the backing onto my Slow Stitch project documenting fabrics I used in projects in 2024. I stitched scraps and pieces of fabric boro style onto batting, then sewed on the backing. I keep it rolled up with lace in a basket. I might add more stitching, slow and thoughtful are the words for this project.

And my Amaryllis is blooming, looking fabulous, putting on a good show to brighten the winter days.

That is the quilt news on this frosty winter day. What are you planning or finishing today?

I'll be by to visit!