Cottage Bags

When I started sewing little goodie bags for the G4s (great grand kids) at our family reunion, I only needed to make 7.  They loved them.  I had the time and the scraps, so I did it again the next year. The thing is... if you do something three times, it's officially a tradition. So, I'm still making a Lake Bags for the G4s each year. Only now there are 35 of them!!! 

I keep wondering if the oldest ones will get too big, but they assure me that they'll never be too big for a Lake Bag.  Sweet kiddos!

A while ago I finished these cottage bags that will be for the "little girls" this year. Soon after the reunion is over, I start to think about what design I'll use the next year.

One of my the best things for me is that these little bags are made 100% of scraps. You'd think I'd have run out of scraps by now... ugh... No, I think material scraps multiply instead of decrease.

 

Thanks Pinterest for always having great ideas!

Dinosaur Bags

Many years ago I started sewing little goodie bags for the G4s (great grand kids) at our family reunion.  There were only 7  G4s at the time.  I'm still making a Lake Bag for them each year, only now there are 35 of them!!! I have to get a head start early in the year.

The oldest ones are beginning to be teenagers.  I asked the "big boys" last year if they thought they might be too old for Lake Bags.  "Oh, no, Aunt Helen!  We'll never be too old for Lake Bags!" Awww.... sweet boys!

I finished these dinosaur bags that will be for the "little boys" this year. (Got them finished just before COVID barged in and took over my life!... Yes, I've been vaxxed and boosted... Omicron just didn't play by the rules.)

The best thing about these little bags (besides that they are so cute) is that they are made 100% out of scraps.  Yay!!!

 

Thanks Pinterest for always having great ideas!

Chickie Bags

I know I should post my latest painting... if only I had a finished painting to show.  You'd think during this time of quarantine, I'd be upstairs in the garret studio just painting away...Nope...It seems to be hard for me to plunge into creativity when my mind is filled with such serious things as the news is filled with. I actually do have two paintings started but... SQUIRREL!  My friend, Sandra from mmmquilts calls that a DrEAMI! (Drop Everything And Make It!) when you just forget what you'd planned to be working on and get sidetracked by a whole new project.

Aren't these little drawstring bags the cutest!  What are they for, you ask?  Hmmm... Of course, each of my two sweet grandbabies might need one. Otherwise, no specific reason other than filling quarantine time.  Oh, it does make my heart sing, though, to use up old scraps and make something out of nothing!

Because I wanted something just plain happy and fun, I downloaded the pattern, Oliver Owl, from an Etsy store, Winter Peach, and got busy.

I hope you are staying safe wherever you are. 
I hope you are doing something creative to occupy your mind.
I hope you are finding moments of joy each day.