Feeling grateful

Every time I quilt something I am grateful for the sewing machine I successfully use for free motion quilting. I am grateful to two men. They did not even know what quilting was but they recommended  me and brought my dream sewing machine to my home. It happened a few years ago. In a few occasions I told you about my sewing machines, these days I try to put together  a “recipe” that will make you fall in love with free motion quilting.

So I stitched these thinking of them!

I used this pattern, but without thinking of measurements. I randomly cut pieces of fabric, added batting and quilted.

Then I added the zippers…

…and  then I created the wide boxed bottoms, cutting away 2” and 2 1/2” squares from the corners. I love this shape.

And these are two quilted drawstring bags; I thought that it is so easy for a busy mom to wash these bags. As they are quilted, they don’t need pressing!
Sometimes batting is better than interfacing!

Similar Posts

8 Comments

  1. What beautiful pouches and bags, with your gorgeous quilting! I love the cute fabrics!! This is a good little project to practice FMQ on!!
    Tell us your grateful story…
    and.. What fabrics are the animals ? Too cute!
    Susie

  2. Geta, your free motion quilting is beautiful! I have been trying to learn but have not been successful. Maybe I need to spend more time at it .
    Your bags are all wonderful . I would a
    Love to hear the story of the two men and your dream machine as well .
    Stay well !

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *