Floral Bag with Texture Magic for Sale on ETSY

Many of you have admired the handbag I made with Texture Magic. It is a bright colored floral on a black background. It measures 11 x 12 x 6 and has 4 deep pockets on the outside and a nice shoulder strap. I have decided to sell them and have them listed on Etsy. go to http://www.sandyssewon.etsy.com/ and you will see my bag. I plan to add more items later. Let me know what you would like. If you would like to make your own, let me know that, also, and I will make up a kit for you. It is a fun bag to carry and fun to make. I will post the price for the kit later.

Thimbleberries Tote Bag

I also made a tote bag out of a panel that Lynette selected!

Feeling Patriotic Pattern

This fun project would work well in a class. Students could learn a couple of different stitching techniques along with how to use decorative thread, Razzle Dazzle, in a bobbin to make the "stars." Includes assembly of texturized pieces and completing the project. Three different styles to choose from!

Texture Magic and Thimbleberries

Lynnette Jensen, designer at Thimbleberries asked me to use Texture Magic with some of her fabrics. We were all delighted with the results. I made a pillow out of one of her "In Full Bloom" flower panels.

DeAnn's Applique Wall Hanging

DeAnn of DeAnn's Country Village in Litchfield designed a wallhanging that uses texturized fabric for applique. Notice the flower petals, leaves, and chick! Very creative!

Easter Egg Table Runner

This bright table runner is a great way to get started with Texture Magic in small pieces. Each egg can be decorated using different thread, stitches, and trims. Just the thing we need to brighten these gray days as our snow melts and we move into spring. Make a couple of these for friends and one for yourself.

Texture Magic is Creating Excitement Everywhere

I am having such a blast creating samples using Thimbleberries fabrics for their Open House this weekend. I have finished a tote and am working on a pillow and a casserole cover. When I stopped in to the Thimbleberries studio this morning and was showing off the tote, I actually helped a customer decide how they were going to use a piece of favorite Thimbleberries fabric with Texture Magic. I need to go finish my last 2 samples so that they can make kits. I am having a blast. Pictures later!

On the Road with Texture Magic

I spent the day on the road on Wednesday calling on quilt shops and delivering Texture Magic and patterns. There is so much excitement out there about Texture Magic and its creative uses. My first stop was the Flying Goose Quilt Shop in New London. Sherie Heitke has completed the flap of her Serenity bag and it is awesome! She used batiks and had a blast with her very first project. She now also carries Glitter thread and prewouond bobbins with Bottom Line thread. I found fabric for my Wave Bag that I will make with my Litchfield guild in March. I am going to use, guess what? Texture Magic on my main fabric. I will post the picture later.

My second stop was at Quilts on Broadway in Foley. Barb has been selling Texture Magic for awhile but needed a new supply. She also picked out the Bibs pattern and the little Charmers pattern, in addition to the Tote pattern that she always carries.

My next stop was to purchase a new camera so that I can post pictures of my adventures here. Remembering to take pictures is the first step, transfering them to the computer is the second. Stay tuned.

My final stop was at Gone to Pieces Quilt Shop in Kimball. Penny has decided to carry the Easter Egg Table Runner. Her shop was the first one where I sold Texture Magic so it is very special to me. She has a couple of samples using Texture Magic as well.

DeAnn's in Litchfield was at my demo on Thursday night and she also carries Texture Magic and will also carry the Easter Egg runner as soon as they come in on Friday.

This was the most exercise I have had since I broke my leg. Then I played bridge last night with my bridge group. Slow to wake up this morning.

Off to go play with the camera and work on texturizing a piece of fabric for Thimbleberries for their Open House in March.

Three of us made a presentation Monday night at our monthly guild meeting on embellishments. We asked members to bring projects they had made that include embellishments. We had old family crazy quilts, lots of stitches, and treasured samplers. Michelle Rambow presented some information about the history of embellishing along with her family's 40 year sampler of embellishments made by their sewing group. I presented some new projects using Texture Magic and had some pieces ready to texturize by the group along with different techniques that can be combined with Texture Magic including batting, thread, and stitching types. Linda Piepenburg presented information from a class called Threadplay where she demonstrated couching with yarn and specialty threads like Razzle Dazzle. She also demonstrated an amazing method of stitching circles using a tack. Truly inspirational evening. We also discussed our upcoming retreat project, which is a Wave bag. Our pre-assignment is to quilt a piece of fabric 15 x WOF before the retreat. We saw many wonderful combinations of fabric by Marcia Provencher and Marilyn Meline for upcoming bags they plan to make. Oh, goodie!

I need to spend some time today finishing up a couple more samples using Texture Magic. I am part of a presentation next Monday at my Litchfield Quilt Guild, Hands of Friendship. At that guild, we are signed up in teams to plan the monthly meetings. Michelle Rambow, Linda Piepenburg, and I are doing a program on embellishments. Michelle is going to present the history of embellishment, Linda is going to demonstrate a technique, (forgot which one), and I will demonstrate Texure Magic. I am working on a cupcake tote for little girls, a Celebrate Quilt, and a Li'l Charmer block. They are all projects in process but I need to finish them by Monday night. Will post pictures when they are complete. Will have to also replace my camera, which quit working. Texture Magic is fascinating and creative to work with. Its uses are endless.

February Mini-Munchers

My miniature group met at my house last Thursday. We decided on the name Mini-Munchers, A Little Stitching on the Side. Once a month we gather to share our project of the month, which is always something smaller than 24" square. This month's project was Warm Apple Pie. Such fun to share a project with the same pattern, different fabrics. Jewell even made a miniature one in blue.

The last 2 meetings have been at my house because I am slowly recovering from a broken leg and I still have a little difficulty getting around. We share a potluck lunch, hence the Munchers part of our group name. First we had coffee and Jewell's amazing coffee cake. Then we sat around to sew. Finally at 12:45, Mary said, "Ladies, I need to leave by 2." We hadn't even had lunch yet. So we quickly assembled our delicious potluck lunch and munched away.
This group has really bonded into an event that we all look forward to.

The project for next month is to do a Sunbonnet Sue, hand applique, and hand quilt. These ladies always push me a little so we will see what I come up with. I would love to do Sunbonnet Sue in Texture Magic clothes. Love those challenges!