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I can share another Sew Together Bag now that the birthday girl has received it.

I know she likes purple… I just hope she likes *this much* purple.

Added a few flying geese to each side and quilted the exterior.

Used a lighter fabric in the pockets, which may help Renee find things a little easier.

I really do love this pattern and it will be a go-to for myself and gifts for a long time.

She also received a pincushion, that she almost didn’t receive it because it’s not perfect.

The pattern is from the Seams to Me book by Anna Marie Horner.  This is my 3rd attempt at this pattern. No matter how hard I try, I cannot get the seams lined up to lay flat.  Since the pincushion is large and useful I’m willing to overlook those things and use it anyway.

I keep my Wonder Clips in the middle and then I have clips and pins handy.

Here are my fussy cut blocks for last month’s swap with Amanda.

The theme was ‘travel’ so I used the double decker bus from the Londing Calling line by Jack & Lulu for Dear Stella.

I think it’s cute and it reminds me of the Weeble Wobble bus I had as a kid.

Hope you’re having a great week!

For whatever reason I had never purchased two of my favorite patterns that are out there; Noodlehead’s Divided Basket and Super Tote.  When I spotted a 3 pack of Noodlehead patterns on Massdrop a few weeks ago it was a no brainer.

Here is my first attempt at the Divided Basket.

An IKEA opened up nearby by a few weeks ago –  that alone is worth a blog post, I was super excited.  They have some fabrics available but I’m sad our location doesn’t carry Britten Nummer. I’ve been lusting after it for like a year.

Well, I wasn’t about to leave without SOME kind of fabric so I picked up enough Lillivi (exterior print) and Ditte (blue) to make the Divided Basket.

The Lillivi is home decor weight so I didn’t use the fusible fleece, only the sturdy interfacing.

I’m really happy with how it turned out and I will definitely be making more.  It’s a great size to store all kinds of crap.

Easily holds several skeins of yarn so it would be perfect to store some knitting or crochet projects, the pocket is great to toss in some hooks and scissors.

Surprisingly, I didn’t buy much from my IKEA trip – I really just like looking at the little odds and ends.  I did buy this Kullar thermos which I LOVE more than I should and we decided to give the Dignitet Cable System a try.

I’ve seen a few people online use it to take photos of quilts and figured if the cable can hold the weight of a full quilt, surely it would work for mini’s.  I absolutely hate putting holes in walls (what if you don’t like the picture and move it, then you have a big hole…) so this works perfect. I can change things out on a whim and no holes (except the ones used to set up the cables).

Well, that’s it for today.

This version was made for Snips Snippets turn in the Birthday Bash I’m participating in.

I really do love this pattern.  You can now buy it from Sew Demented HERE.

(Craftsy has removed the pattern due to another user copying the pattern and selling it as her own. Why both versions were removed is beyond me.)

The interior is pretty much an exact copy of my first Sew Together Bag.

I highly recommend buying this pattern if you don’t already have it.

Gah… I’ve been such a slacker lately.  I need to finish May’s Birthday Bash present for Stephanie, I still need to quilt my Triangle QAL and I have April and May blocks for the Gyspy Wife.  Yikes.  Hope you’ve been keeping up more than I have.