More Pretty Bags

   I made a couple of different quilted bags with more of the fabric from Hawaii.

New Tote Bag Finished, A Simple Christmas Decoration

I finally ironed and cut up the fabric for a tote bag from the souvenir fabric from Hawaii.  I love this beautiful purple and pink flower print.  I bought the coordinating solid canvas after I came home knowing I wanted to use it as the bottom of the tote.  I have more of the print fabric left and there will be another bag or two made with this.

I bought some Christmas cards last year to put in frames for decorations this year.  I pulled this card out and found this 5" x 7" frame at Target this morning.  Now I have another Christmas decoration.  I have some others cards that I will be framing.

Just Getting Over The Hawaii Jet Lag

   Wow, it's taking me awhile to get over the time difference while I was in vacation.  I finally got some of my things back to normal in the house.  I had to clean up my bedroom because when I went on vacation I moved a bunch of stuff into my bedroom to make room in the rest of the house so the cat sitter wouldn't have to search for the cats.  I also shut my bedroom door and put a do not enter sign on it.  It was one less room that the cats could hide in.  This morning before work I also took time to clean out the winter clothes from my regular closet to move into my storage closet.  I even threw away some old clothes that don't fit anymore.

  Here is the lone hexie flower I worked on while I was flying to Hawaii.  Once we landed I never picked this up again.  On the plane rides back, I was too busy sleeping to do any sewing.  I fell asleep every chance I got.  I slept in airports, on flights and even slept on the car ride back home.

     Here's an old project.  I made this quilt several years ago.  It was gifted to my brother and his wife.  I used some of her favorite colors in the quilt and she loved it.  This is the Sugar Flowers quilt pattern by Jera Brandvig of Quilting in the Rain.  It's a free pattern and you can find it here.

Souvenir Fabrics

  I have just returned from vacation.  I was treated to a trip to Hawaii by my daughter for my sixtieth birthday.  She rented a condo on the beach at Kona and an SUV.   We drove all over the island looking at sites.  We went to Volcanoes National Park and spent six hours hiking and having lunch at Volcano House.  We went to a black sand beach.  We drove to Hilo to see the Lyman House, Akaka Falls, and Rainbow Falls.  We went to a luau at the Marriott in Kona.  We swam at the beach at Hapuna State Recreational Area and we went star gazing on Mauna Kea.  It was a beautiful trip.  She even made time for us to do a little fabric souvenir shopping in  Honokaa at a little shop called Too Stitch. Here are my finds.  I bought two yards of each of these.