Embroidered Bag

I've had this idea in mind for a while for an upcoming gift, but wasn't sure what bag pattern to use. I ended up finding on in one of my mom's quiting magazines that I ended up resizing to get it a little bit bigger.

I started by embroidering the little girl 2 layers of soft white canvas. The embroidery pattern is from the Pretty Maids I set by the designer of the Allsorts blog, bought on her etsy shop.

After trimming it to the size I needed I cut the rest of the bag pieces from some scraps of red Heather Bailey fabric and from a fun canvas table cloth I was given by a friend for projecting. I added a little bit of blue rick-rack as I sewed it together. If you've ever made a bag before, this is one of the simplest projects! It went together in less than an hour. This bag is about 20" tall by 15" wide.

Turtle Trio

A few months ago I bought this cute little stuffed turtle pattern from Heather Bailey.

I thought that because they were so tiny, they'd probably be a little tricky and involve quite a bit of hand sewing (not my favorite thing!). However, they only needed a couple little whip stitch seams after turning the body and shells right side out! They were pretty basic cutting, sewing, and quick to make.

Here are my three little turtles!