sew-together bag 1

Jenny B had her birthday back in September and these are her gifts.  That's thumbprint art made by moi! We are twins in so many ways. If you don't have anything nice to say, come play with us...

Below is a sew-together bag (pattern from here) I made her as well. You may remember this fabric from another bag I made her a couple of years ago. I don't know if she remembers but she wanted me to buy this fabric when I was visiting her in Japan. I'm sure she is thoroughly sick of this fabric by now:)

I thought the pattern was ok to follow but when I found this sew-along here, I really liked the pattern! It really really helped. I've made two now but they were both for other people so I have no idea how practical they are or how much the hold, etc.

Bolster

Bolsters recovered ages and ages ago and finally photographed when I made this quilt for Jenny B. Then never blogged. The bolsters are from Ikea. I took apart the cover that came with it (or did I buy it separately? Think I bought one to use as a pattern) and used it as a pattern. This linen is a little stretchy due to it's weave so it got a little warped when sewing it. I do love them though and they go perfectly with my Heather Ross Mendocino quilt normally on the bed. I used a make-your-own-zipper.

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Here's some photos of my babies. Our area flooded pretty bad last week. It was fascinating to see that the stream near us had over flowed and the rains flooded the fields and roads. The girls love running through the huge deep puddles. The old buildings below seem to be storage sheds of some sort. Owned by different people or rented? Some have horses or tractors or boats. 

Happy New Year!