One Quilty Goal - February 2018

I love the idea of sewing bags, and I love my finished hand-made bags - case in point this beautiful Polaris Bag that is my regular handbag. It's the perfect size to carry everything I need on a daily basis and fits extras when required. I extended the strap so it's a cross-body; with three boys I need to have two hands free!

But it always takes a kick in the pants for me to actually get started on a new bag. I think it has to do with applying the interfacing - my least favorite part and the first step in making a bag. So for February, I want to sew the two bags that have been on my to-sew list for a while. Both of them are from the Sew Sweetness Minikins line.

The first is a second Cotton Candy pouch, this one in pineapple fabric! I use the one I made back in October to hold my cross-stitch floss and I love that it stands up like a little fabric box when it's unzipped. This is going to the same friend who got the pineapple table runner last summer.

The second is the Jetset cinched bag, a new pattern for me. My son got a marble run for Christmas and the marbles go everywhere while he's building. It came with a tiny drawstring bag that he doesn't use because his hand doesn't fit inside. I offered him a Cotton Candy pouch, but he wanted a string so I am going to attempt this one. Luckily he's only five so any mistakes probably won't be noticed! He choose the fabric for the bag.