Thursday, April 16, 2009

A Handbag for My Manicure Tools

The little bag I’ve used to carry my manicure tools and spa shoes for a couple of years needed to be replaced so I decided it would be appropriate to make a hand bag for them.

The hands are photo transfers of some plastic henna stencils used in the Middle East (I think they came from India).  I have more than a dozen different hands stencils but only put two on this bag. 

The stripes are the little bits sliced off the end of the fabric to even it up before rotary cutting strips.  I’d been saving them for several years.  I just stitched them down the middle onto some canvas.  HandBag_WEB

Now to trim to size and turn this into a tote bag.  I have the perfect lining for it.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

A Day at the Improv

Tuesday I taught a workshop I call "A Day at the Improv"
at the Quilters' Cabin retreat center in Tomball TX.
The ladies from Tri-County Quilt Guild in Cypress
did some great work.
Susie Looney even finished two pieces.

Theresa working away.

Diane Anderson owns this wonderful retreat facility.
She has thought of everything. The entire room is surrounded
with design walls and Ott lights on the ceiling.

Nancy found "doors" happening in her piece.

Pat Marek with one of the two pieces she created.