Amanda's Mandala Tree Day 6- Done!

Amanda's Mandala Tree 

Day 6- Done!

Now I just have to make it into something! 

This was TOTALLY fun- I will definitely be making more Mandala Trees.

Amanda's Mandala Tree Day 4

Amanda's Mandala Tree

Day 4

Amanda's Mandala Tree

 "Mandala Tree"

Day 3

These really aren't true mandalas but since they also don't really grow on trees I guess I can fudge it a bit. 

(It's called "artistic license".)

Finish For Friday- applique bag

Another Finish For Friday!! I am 3 for 3 this month!

If you want to join in on Finish For Friday, head over to Lit and Laundry and join in. It doesn't have to be a sewing finish- it can be anything.

I have no quilt finish this week, but I did get a bag done. This one is for my cousin and she has been waiting a while for it.

I am slowly getting better at these as I make more. Each time I make one, I tweak something and make my pattern better. This time I made a stiff "board" for the bottom on the inside. I just used the lining fabric, 2 thicknesses of the interfacing and then quilted it with close lines. It really helps the bag hold it's shape. The bag is very large (18" wide x 16" tall x 8" deep) so it tends to be a little floppy. I like the bag to stand on it's own, so I use the heaviest interfacing I can find. Another tweak I made this time was in the large pocket. I put a layer of interfacing in the fabric for the pocket, which keeps it from sagging open.


I have been admiring Joanna's very recent applique art quilt and also a less recent one. I liked how she mixed brights with brown, so that is what I did for my applique on this bag. I liked how it turned out so much that I am making myself a bag like this one, too.

I love the brights and brown together, but would not have come up with that on my own, so thanks, Joanna!