The Jackie Bag From One Song

Ok , Now I love these bags and you can learn from my mistakes I just made the Jackie, This bag came out much nicer as I used Dream Poly select ( black) . I took pictures along the way and I will tell you what I would do differently the next time I make one. In the photo on the left I set the Block to be 15"wide and 20" long I rotated the bag vertical so I could stich both halves and the squares without rolling. After I stitched out the 2 bag halves , I used the measure function to determine the size of the square to wrap around the top of the bag handles. My Handles were aprox
2 inches wide so I made the block 4 1/4 inches. I then went and cut all 3 Pieces out of the quilted material. ( Next time I would make the square 4 1/2 inches.) It can be difficult to turn this right side out with the thickness of your batting and fabric. I then took the bag and sewed the front and Back seam together with a 1/4 inch allowance next time I would do the 1/2 inch so I could press it open better. Then I stitched across the bottom of the bag. After the tube was finished I inserted One end of the bag into each side and double Stitched it. It was now finished. I still would like to finish the edges but wanted to try this one out quick so all of you could see it. Here is the Bag all sewed together, it is small I would make the width 25 and extend the handles proportionally

One Song Rectangle Bag

Great fun ! One Song Needle work Rectangular Tote . These are fast to make and would a great present, guild raffle etc . I loaded on a large backing and stitched out 2 at a time. I spray basted the fabric down . Learn from my mistake and think about the direction of the print on your fabric when putting it on machine. I also cut out the little indent before staystitching on the second one and it came out just as good.

light up dog collar

These are great especially for black pugs!!!

7 week old Pups

Growing fast, and too cute!!!! They love kids!

Butterflies

Today a mass of butterflies were in my backyard, Don't know if they just hatched or if they are migrating. They seemed to love this dog toy near the puppies. I don't know what the attraction is.

Uncle Buddy PLaying with 1 month old puppies

The Puppies have Arrived

While I was away at MQX , my beloved Betty had 7 puppies. 6 Black Girls ,1 Fawn Boy.
They are purebred pugs, Daddy's name was titus. This is her Picture 1 week before giving birth.







I can't imagine having to feed all those mouths at once! I have taken some shots and filmed some video , Hope you enjoy. Be warned it can get quite nosy!

Here she is Pups are now 2 weeks old ,eyes open and reluctantly letting them nurse.
Cant blame her they are bigger than her .... Time to see if they will bottle feed !

January Quilt Retreat

Another excellent retreat put on by the Red Barn Quilt shop, After being mangled by a facial( I'll never have one again) where a shoulder massage killed me, I created this quilt. It used 2 jelly rolls and a 2 yard piece of border fabric. This will be for Jake's big boy bed.