Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  I know, we're a full week in at this point.  I feel like I'm still playing catch-up.  I have a few end-of-the-year finishes I haven't shared.  We spent the last week of 2024 in Portland, Oregon visiting my brother, his family, and my dad.  We had a great time.   I have a few end-of-the-year finishes I haven't shared. I don't want to post them at once, so I'll just start with the Double Zip Gear bags.  This is a By Annie pattern that I have made before.  I made my brother one in Portland Timbers (soccer team) fabric and gave it to him over the summer.  My niece loved it and wanted to use it when she went to Girl Scout camp, so I decided she needed her own.  My sister-in-law indicated she'd like to have one as well. 

The rainbow axolotls are my favorite; that one is my niece's.  My sister-in-law loves llamas and my friend Kate found this great llama fabric at a quilt shop in the fall; she bought a yard and we split it.  These are all the small size, which I find to be the most useful. 

 

On the Portland trip, one of the highlights was going to Daiso, what my sister-in-law describes as a "Japanese Dollar Store."  Prices went up as high as like $15, but many things were $1.75.  My favorite find: a little case meant for beading that is absolutely perfect for sewing machine feet!  I labeled it when I got home.  I love it!

Now that we've started 2025, are you looking for a new sewing project?  Consider joining the Stay At Home Round Robin!  Abbreviated SAHRR, this is a quilt-along created by Gail of Quilting Gail and hosted by 6 different quilters.  Each week, one of the hosts picks a quilting prompt and you add that element to your quilt.  Your fabric, your design, your size, very few rules!  We'll start on Monday, January 13th.  You can get more details here.

I hope you have a had a great start to 2025!