I was really excited when my circle of the Do. Good Stitches quilting bee decided to do a swap! I have only participated in a few swaps previously, because it can get overwhelming to load up on sewing obligations, and truth be told, I am a little protective of my sewing time! However, a swap among friends is always welcome, and I’ve loved getting to know the women in my quilting bee!
I was lucky to draw Rachel as my secret partner because I think I have a good sense of her style. Rachel loves rich, saturated color and patchwork, and appreciates text based prints. She also has expressed a love for linen as a neutral fabric– something I’m totally on board with! So, when I put this all together, I wanted to juxtapose the dense color with the black and white text, and soften it all with the linen. I got to business by making a bunch of hourglass blocks, and decided to form the front of the bag with these.
I set one block in some patchwork for a pocket on the back, and I made the bag a little larger than usual so that it could hold a quilt or other sizable projects.
I love swapping handmade goods with friends!
I absolutely love this! What fabric did you use for the text print? Or were they all from different lines?
They were all different– one was from Summersville, the ruler print is an older one from Cosmo Cricket, and one was called “how to iron a shirt” and one “how to make a pillowcase,” both of which are still available!
that is sooo rachel! she will love it! xo
Really gorgeous! Rachel will love it!
What a lovely color combination!!!
I love those colors! And the patchwork looks so great with the text prints and linen. I’m sure Rachel will adore it, too!
I love the text fabric!!
Oh, I love it, love it, love it! And I’m using it this weekend!
That linen sets off your patchwork so beautifully! Hope you are settling in well in your new home 🙂
It’s such a lovely bag! And of course, you threw in some Good Folks, which I’m sure Rachel appreciated!!
Love that tote-the colors just made it stand out. Please, what size blocks
did you use-love it!