Yikes! Where does the time go.

I have so many things to do and not enough time to do it, lol. Trying to get my daughter's room all set up for her. She lives in France and is coming home for a visit. I look forward to this so much because that is when I am the happiest! But cleaning is not my favorite thing to do. I often sneak down to my sewing room to work on some fun stuff and get so focused I forget how the time flies.

I was trying to finish off some stuff from last year before I start anything new (cough, cough), but fabricland keeps having these great sales and I have not been able to stay away. I'm fine if I don't see anything that strikes my fancy, but if I do I end up buying more fabric and doing other projects so my get to pile just seems to grow.

I like making quilts but find that is takes so much time to make them that I often just don't want to finish it. I love piecing the tops together because you can see how the colors come together and it looks so beautiful once its done. The basting part is the worse for me because I don't really have the space I need to do it the way I should. I often improvise and it does get the job done but I think it is harder than it should be. I also quilt it on my domestic sewing machine and being a novice at it, it to can become overwhelming fast. I do like the binding part. I love sewing the binding down by hand. It gives it such a clean, flat finish that makes the quilt look so much better.

I made a new handbag with some of my new fabric and it turned out beautiful.  I like projects that are fun and fast to make. I get a little adrenaline rush every time something comes out looking as good as I hoped it would. Here are a few pictures.

This bag is very simple which I like because it lets the fabric be the wow factor.  I forgot how relaxing it can be when you don't have a zipper to put in. It is 10 inches wide at the top, 12 inches wide at the bottom and it stands 11 inches tall, not including the handles. I am making a purple flowered one and decided to make a shoulder strap instead. The blue will fit on your shoulder but its a little tight. I will  put up pictures when I am done. I promised myself to finish the quilt I am working on before I do this so I will have incentive to get it done. So I will get back to that and be back soon.