Yin-Yang Scrap-bag™ in Blues & Browns from StudioE Fabrics.

Yin-Yang Bag #1

Fabrics used:

Nature-ology (brown) by StudioE Fabrics with

Deja Brew (blue) by Audrey Jeanne Roberts for StudioE Fabrics.

Hand and machine quilted to accent the fabric design.

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Yin-Yang Bag #2

Fabrics used:

Deja Brew (brown) by Audrey Jeanne Roberts for StudioE Fabrics with

Deja Brew (blue) by Audrey Jeanne Roberts for StudioE Fabrics.

Only machine quilting detail on this one! Simple, yet elegant.

To have a kit cut and shipped to you for either of these bags:

(NOTE:You might want to order extra fabric if you are

ordering the fabric for bag #1 because you may

have to fussy cut if you want the exact image

with the bird as shown.)

Contact Judy or Betsy

at

Texas Quiltworks

212 East Rusk

Rockwall, TX

www.texasquiltworks.com

Email Texas Quiltworks

This sewing pattern is available for immediate download at my online Shop.

Designer Lonni Rossi - FALL 2009 Quilt Market Schoolhouse

Welcome to Lonni Rossi's Fall 2009 Quilt Market Schoolhouse presentation.

(FYI - Quilt Market is a trade show where Quilt shop owners go to find new products for their shops)

  

In this presentation Lonni shows my newest bag pattern"Tangletown Tote Bag" (above) in her Elegant Universe fabric collection. As well as, the "Original Scrap-bag" and my "Braided Bucket bag".  Oh, and I make my debut as a fashion model in one of these . . . eyeyiyi.   ;-) 
Check it out!!!

International Quilt Market - Spring 2009 Designer Lonni Rossi

Have you ever wonders what goes on at a Quilt Market Schoolhouse? Well have a look at Lonni Rossi's Spring presentation. (FYI - Quilt Market is a trade show where Quilt shop owners go to find new products for their shops)

In this presentation Lonni shows my "Big Easy Tote Bag" (above) in one of her fabric collections.

Bag Give Away

Bag Close Up

Today's Give Away is this "On the Breeze" Bag Model/Sample. It is made from Lonni Rossi Fabrics by Andover.

To qualify for the drawing please do the following three things:

#1 - Sign up as a "follower" see right hand column: "Follow with Google Friend Connect"
#2 - Leave a comment on this post, including your 'follower id/name'.
#3 - Check back on Nov 1st to see if you've won. If you are the winner you will have one week to contact me via email with your shipping address. If I don't hear from you by November 8th the bag will go to the runner up. 


The winner will be selected on Sunday November 1st.  Good luck!

PS. The bag isn't really crooked, it's just the photo.

Stash Organized - Before and After

Here are a few of the boxes containing my fabric stash.

Here is the shelving system I like to use. This

has been assembled and reassembled into

may configurations for fit a variety of spaces.

And here is the finish stash re-organization!

And Yes, I used this fabric folding method, its easy!

raw edges - shay alkalay and yael mer: 'wall to wall' for established and sons

You'll be floored with this quilt!

raw edges - shay alkalay and yael mer: 'wall to wall' for established and sons

Forget Me Not Quilt Pattern - NEW from Scrap-bags™

Here is my newest quilt pattern, "Forget Me Not". Paper piecing is the technique used for the blocks in this quilt. And the results are striking. The pattern includes a table runner, a lap quilt as well as a twin size quilt. If you love to paper piece give this quilt a try!

Once again Red Rooster Fabrics is offering kits wholesale to Quilt and Fabric Shops,  (in the fabrics shown by Ricky Tims) so look for it or ask your favorite shop to special order it for you!

Introducing the Tangletown Tote Bag Pattern from Scrap-bags™!!!

"She's a beauty", if I do say so myself and I am very pleased and excited to bring this new tote bag pattern to you! The simple bag construction allows time for using your fusible applique and hand or machine quilting skills. Tote this bag around town and you'll have people stopping in their tracks, you'll be pleased!

The bags shown below are made from Ricky Tims Collections by Red Rooster. Red Rooster will be selling kits wholesale of this pattern along with the coordinating fabrics. This means that quilt and fabric shops will have kits available for you retail in the near future, so ask your favorite shop owner about it!

Lonni Rossi's Elegant Universe Collection

I have always been a big fan of Lonni Rossi's work and so I am always delighted when she sends me fabric from her latest collections to work with. This time it's her "Elegant Universe" collection and it's outstanding!!!

If you are attending the

Fall International Quilt Market in Houston

please make time to see

Lonni's Schoolhouse

 Friday, Oct. 9 at 3:10 PM in Room 352 D & E

I will be modeling the garment above with the bag below. 

Ooohh La La!

It's a little out of my comfort zone but I'll do it for Lonni!

www.lonnirossi.com

Lonni Rossi Fabrics
70 Rittenhouse Place
Ardmore, PA 19003

610-896-0500 P

Scrap-bags Patterns + Kingyo + Yo Yo's = THIS!

Remember my post of Monday, September 21, 2009  Kingyo & Yo Yo's, the one where I was unleashing my creativity with the Kingyo Collection from Red Rooster Fabrics?

WELL . . . here's the result!

Scrap-bags Patterns used include:

Knotty But Nice

Yin-Yang

Easy Zip Wallet

Checkbook Cover

Fat-Quarter Scrap-bag

These sewing patterns are available for immediate download at my online Shop.