Tote Bags x 4

Gifted fabric - Minerva supplied 2m Minerva Exclusive cotton duck for review. I chose this geometric park print, I liked the colours and it's not too busy. 

The green hearts cotton for the pockets and pocket linings is second hand. Green Moda fabric purchased in a Christmas sale last year.  I interfaced the cotton duck in light interfacing and quilted with serpentine stitch for the front and back. I also cut the bag and straps in two parts, with added seams to preserve the directional print.  I edge stitched both, but unpicked the boxed corner topstitching on the left bag and pressed flat at the side seams for a softer look for this more drapey (than twill)  fabric.

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Gifted sewing for a local person.

Ramie stonewashed linen in a raspberry shade, purchased 2yrs ago, I interfaced all the outer except for the top inside facing as I wasn't using a snap. I quilted serpentine stitch to hold the interfacing and edge stitched the boxes sides on one of the bags.

Layer Cake Ottoman Quilt

Quilt for dad's antique ottoman/sofa. Lucy loves to sleep on this!  I purchased a Regency Blues Moda layer cake in a sale last year, they're so expensive to purchase at full price, so when they go on sale, there are sometimes prints I don't like so much, I just left those out for fabric scrap and used spare layer cake blue and beige prints I saved from layer cakes leftover from charity quilts. I used white on white yardage and for the border a grey with feather/sprigs? Print (Benartex). Green backing Windham fabrics Light grey Aurifilthread in a serpentine stitch. Batting 80/20 Sew Easy crib size. Pattern is Tango from Fabric Café Double Focus.