Project Quilting 17.2

 

HOORAY!  I’m a fan of plaid. I don’t use it predominantly, but if I have plaid in the color I need, it goes in my project. 

January is a time for me to rethink my life, rearrange my stuff. …….I’m off to find plaid, blue I hope!

Success finding blue plaids. And some red, though they look sort of pink here. 

I decided on a Market Bag. Pattern from designer Carolyn S. Vagts. 

It calls for charm squares. My scraps aren’t always 5” and bigger. I could get 4.5” squares from most . So my bag won’t be 13.5 x 13.5, but I’m ok with that. It is 12”x12”x 4”. I quilted 1/4” on each side of all the seams. 

From a stack of plaid scraps came a market bag. I followed the instructions except for the smaller squares. 

The handles are a different fabric, closer to a gingham than a true tartan plaid. This bag has the handles going from back to front . Other bags I have made, have a handle on the front and a matching one on the back. I’m anxious to see if I like this better. 

I put a pocket on the inside, cause you gotta have a pocket. The lining is a buffalo plaid left over from my nephew’s Minnesota Gophers quilt. So definitely there are Scads of Plaids in this useful bag. 

I’m linking up with Kim and Trish at Kim’s Blog Persimon Dreams. 

Stay Busy and Stay Happy and Healthy and Hopeful.