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And ye shall have it...

"Pieceful Tigers" won an honorable mention at the NQA Show last month in Columbus, Ohio!  These  photos were taken at the show by my cyber-friend, Jeri.

I finished another Nook bag -- this one has a pocket for the cable and plug thingy.

 With the aforementioned apparatus next to the bag.  I used elastic at the top of the pocket so it doesn't gape open when it's empty.

I pieced the back.  The strap is adjustable.  I'm writing up the pattern for this.  Stay tuned...







I'm pretty sure there was something else I was going to say here, but I can't think of it right now.

So -- Happy Fourth to all my American friends!

Finishing Up May

 My design wall this first Monday in June has three different projects going.

The stuff on the far left has been there a while.

The fabric in the middle is Jenny's.  It's part of the Round Robin of surface design that I joined at "...And Then We Set It On Fire".  I'll have more to say about that soon.

The stuff on the right is for my new Nook cover.

The cover closes with Velcro.  I made a pocket -- but it's mostly for looks.  I have a couple of business cards in it.


I made little loops on the sides in case I decide I need a strap.

I pieced the back side and quilted it with a swirling feather motif.  I had some really cool new thread -- it was supposed to be cotton, but I'm guessing it's really rayon.  It kept breaking, so I had to change out the needle and have the spool unwind from next to the machine.  But I finally got it to work.

From my Sparkly friend, Donna, I received this beautiful composition book with extra fabric.  Donna knew that blue is my favorite color and hibiscus is my favorite flower. Her daughter made this.  It's just wonderful!

And my Sparkly friend, Jean, sent me this little chicken potholder.  It's too cute to use.  But it will be happy living in my kitchen.

To see other design walls, click here to go to Judy's blog.