Tote Bags...

 

Finishing up the last of the Tote Bags

I am making for holiday gifts...

This Tote Bag is for a horse lover...

It is lined with fusible foam to help it

keep its' shape and make it sturdy...

This tote bag is headed for Nebraska...

My favorite straps for bags are

faux leather with rivets...

This tote bag is headed for New Jersey...

Sunflowers are always a favorite !

Tote Bags for holiday gift giving...

Check out my new labels...

I ordered them on Etsy

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LuAnn Kessi 

Hemingway Pouches...

 

The FUN continues with the

Hemingway Pouches...

The Hemingway Pouches comes in 4 sizes...

This is the largest size...

it holds a large tablet

They require a 28 inch zipper...

I pawed through the cupboards and found a

package of pink zippers on a roll...

I cut the zippers to size for each pouch

and was able to make 8 bags with one roll...

You split the zippers in half,

so each one makes two bags...

These were great FUN and I am glad

I gave them a try !

I posted a new video of our cattle

on my Instagram page

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LuAnn Kessi 

Bag Making...

 

I have been stitching this week...

Tula Pink Tabby Road fabric

made into a tote bag...

I squared off the bottom so the bag

will sit flat...

I also included an inset zipper...

Lining and reinforced bottom...

I know a kitty lover who will be surprised

to open this for Christmas...

I had a small bit of kitty fabric leftover

so I turned it into a Hemingway Pouch...

A large tablet will fit in this pouch...

These are lined with Pellon Flexible Foam...

I am having FUN and plan to make more !

Here we go again!

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LuAnn Kessi 

Acorn Candle Mats...

Acorn Candle Mats

 

This is an acorn coaster pattern...

I enlarged it and changed the shape a bit...

I pulled these homespun fabrics

from the cupboard...

Before too long I had an 

acorn candle mat completed...

I had a great deal of fun using these

homespun fabrics...

Trying out different color combinations...

It was hard to stop...

I just had to keep cutting them out

and stitching them together.

I rounded up a few candles

to try them on for size...

Acorn Candle Mats...

Great for gift giving this autumn.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Pumpkin Candle Mats...

Another FUN pattern from

Fig Tree & Co. 

Pumpkin Candle Mats

I am using 5 inch Charm Squares...

Beautiful autumn fabrics...

These were a lot of FUN to play with...

I machine quilted a grid across the

top side of the pumpkins...

Before long, your table is full of

Pumpkins

They are the perfect size to use as

Candle Mats or Coasters

You can find the Pattern HERE

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LuAnn Kessi 

Acorn Garland...

This is a very FUN and FREE pattern from

Fig Tree & Company 

Acorn Garland & Coasters

I am using 5 inch charm squares...

The charm squares are cut in half and

pieced into fronts or top sides for the acorns...

One charm pack made 16 acorns...

You trace the acorn shape onto freezer paper

then iron the freezer paper to your fabric

and trace around the shape...

If I were to make these again,

I would only put one small square 

of fabric for the bottom of the acorn...

I was having so much FUN making these

that I forgot to take any more photos

until I was all done...

Here is the completed Acorn Garland

I machine quilted a grid across the acorns...

I top stitched all the way around the edge...

I made two garlands, 

each with 8 acorns...

One to keep and one to give away!

You can find the FREE pattern HERE

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LuAnn Kessi