More bags - I started with them, they will always return!

All gifts - - the first to the wife of a retiring University President (the lighting stinks, I'm sorry)!

 

These two - one (the brown/yellow/orange) went to this years retired teacher luncheon - I send one every year.  The other - OMG, I forgot where we sent that one!

This one has the sweetest story to it - a little girl in my daughter's class was recently adopted.  My daughter wanted her to have something with her new last name on it (which I've blocked out - privacy/permissions reasons - but you get the idea!).  Its one of those backpack/string bags:

Baby, oh Baby!

If you've seen it, you might remember an earlier blog where I made baby things for my daughter's babysitter.  Since "other one" grandma retired and now takes care of the boys, they no longer go to Ms. Marla, but daughter keeps in touch and this past year big brother had a birthday

and a baby brother

In addition, a former student of mine is now a teacher in our district herself and she just had a baby ("Baby J") last year:

Isn't this Cape bib a hoot?!  I've made a couple - one (I think this one) went to "Baby J", too and the other to one of our principal's new baby.  

Who said Dinos were extinct?

Once again, Pinterest inspiration - I looked for months at these dinosaur tails on Pinterest and finally made two for the grandsons:

They had SO much fun with them - #2 figured out how to swipe his tail over his head at everyone - so cute!  So, I made six more that we gave to several friends for their kids and grandkids:

Can you Believe it's 2018?

I do really stink at this blogging thing. It's been so long that I actually had trouble getting logged in and there was a whole new 'theme' to blogger's landing page!! I intend to post many many pictures of 2017 projects so come on back very soon!!

Let's just start, however, with my favorite of the year!  The Speedway Main Street T-shirt quilt.  I made this for the Chamber of Commerce auction in November 2017.  It now hangs in the Yogulatte shop on Main Street!  Lot's of fun making this one! (Lighting is much better where it's hanging now!)

Oh - and Grandma brag - - - grandson's/family project for preschool - a 100 day t-shirt.  granson #1 is crazy about Mario Bros (oh, so is grandson #2... well...).  As much of my inspiration does, I got this idea from Pinterest.  I think ours looks better, but then it also had more of an adult hand in it, though the boys did place the gold coins on the shirt.  So, I found an embroidery design of Mario and I made the pipe appliques as they were pretty easy without a pattern.  The coins are made from iron on glitter material I found at Michael's and punched with a 1 inch circle punch.  Then Grandson #1 and I sat at the dining table to put the coins on the shirt - we were soon joined by grandson #2, "me put coins on"....

Yard flags! 2016

I made two of these for Chamber auction. 

Row by Row 2016

I won!   I finished my Row by Row quilt and was first to bring in a completed row quilt to Quilt Expressions in Fishers.   I made the rows on my sewing machine, but then pieced the rows together on my long arm quilter.  I so love that long arm!!!

I got 30 free fat quarters as my prize!

Latest bag..

This was a rare occasion when the hubby actually went into the fabric shop with me.  He insisted I buy the pattern for this bag.  The finished bag was bigger than I expected. I had fun making it. And like most my bags, it had a home with a friend within a week.