WiP Wednesday!

I wasn't sure I'd make it back in time from my sister's house for this but, here goes another Wednesday!

I actually got a bit done this week in spite of being on a mini vacation in Knoxville! And, oh my, I actually made it to two LQS's while I was gone! The first one was a bit overwhelming because they didn't have things together by designer, but then we stopped at Intown Quilters in Atlanta on the way back home. Woohoo! And they had all the Riley Blake fabrics I picked up for the contest on sale. Always a plus!

Here's a sneak peek...

Yes, looks like I'm doing a Christmas quilt. I love snowmen and I thought the hot cocoa and mittens were cute. I am a bit worried about using a leaf type pattern in with Christmas but I loved the color and I will probably end up cutting it up enough that you won't really notice it so much. We'll see.

Okay, Number 1:

Before we left for our mini-vaycay, I made this bag...



Yes, those are pockets on the front and the same are on the back. I love it with a small exception, and the exception is my fault. It called for heavy interfacing. Well, I couldn't find 'heavy' interfacing but I found 'stiff' interfacing so that's what I used. Guess what? Not the same thing! Stiff is MUCH stiffer than heavy. I like the structure of mine, but the pockets don't have the room I thought they would have because of the stiffness, and the bulk was so much putting it together that it broke my twin needle (which I bought especially for this and loved!) and I couldn't box the bottom because it wouldn't fit in the machine. I will definitely make this bag again but I will lean to the softer side of interfacing rather than the heavier if I can't find what it calls for. Definitely a keeper.

Number 2:

I got a bit done on my second Embroidery 101 square but I'm not done.

Number 3:

I got more done on my hexie Grandma's Garden quilt.

Sorry for the wonky picture. I had it sort of rolled up in my bag so there are bent places. And no, there are no pinks mixed in with the solid whites. I made my hexie templates on random card stock and there was a piece of hot pink stuck in there, so it shows through a bit. I had cut out what I though was a ton of white to work on this and used ALL of it up while we were gone. Oh well, back to the cutting board!

Number 4:

I finished my Churn Dash block for the Skill Builder Sampler.

So, that's where I stand after half a week in Tennessee! Hope you had a productive week as well! Check everyone out over at Lee's!
I also decided to link up to Canoe Ridge Creation's {Sew} Modern Mondays. Check that out here.