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Kitty Patchwork Bags Coming Soon!

Yesterday I had to take my car to the dealer, and they are pretty busy, so it's usually a bit of a wait.  The good news is the fabric store is just down the street!  So I walked down to Fabric Depot and took my sweet time browsing the aisles.

I knew I wanted more black ticking to make more patchwork Grocery Bags, and then I came across the kitty print, which was too cute to pass up, and also the perfect colors for making a pink/black/grey patchwork bag. 

Should any of these also be too tempting for you to resist, here is the fabric info:

• Black stripe: James Thompson Black Ticking
• Black polka dot: Black Tie Affair by BasicGrey for Moda
• Pink floral: Deco State Apple Blossom by Tiffany Lerman for In The Beginning Fabrics
• Kitty print: Whiskers & Tails from Robert Kaufman
• Pink gingham: Not sure, but there's lots of pink gingham on etsy

Size 2 Intro to Improv Zip Pouch

There's a small stack of denim pieces in my scrap bin and they make great zipper pouches--especially the Intro to Improv Zip Pouches because those pouches use some smaller pieces.  So I used up some of them to make this pouch, which is Size 2 in the pattern.

This particular denim is also thick enough that it doesn't need interfacing.  Interfacing is awesome, but it's also a nice change to skip it now and then.

To add some visual interest, I topstitched the seams with hot pink Jeans Stitch thread. 

For the lining I used a cotton lawn from Lecien (this one, but in pink).  Because lawn isn't as thick as quilting cotton, and will really show wrinkles from fusible fleece, I fused the fleece to muslin and then lightly quilted the fleece/muslin pieces to the lining.

Destash Kokka Elephants

This Kokka fabric has been in languishing in my stash.  It's so cute, but I haven't had a chance to do much with it yet.  So I thought I'd share and one fat eighth of it is available here.