A huge Happy Birthday to my Mom today! She is my inspiration, source of advice, and my biggest cheerleader. She made my halloween costumes, prom dresses, and even offered to make my wedding dress! I grew up in a household where creativity was encouraged and even though I did not have any interest in sewing until my thirties, she fostered my photography and helped with college design projects.
Since I will not top last year’s surprise doorstep arrival, I went with what I knew, a quilted wall hanging and to stretch my skills a bit, a wide open zipper pouch.
The J is from the Spell it with Fabric blog hop that Moda did earlier this year and the wide open zipper pouch is a pattern from Noodlehead.
Happy Birthday, Mom! I hope that you have a fantastic day.
Quilt Details
Title: J
Pattern: J Pattern from Moda
Front: J – Waterfront Park Flight in Navy by Violet Craft, red and white dot from my stash
Back: Widescreen in blue by Carolyn Friedlander
Binding: various fabrics from the Waterfront Park Collection
Quilting: Aurifil 40WT #2600 (a pale gray)
Finished size: 12×14″
Pouch Details
Pattern: Small Wide Open Zipper Pouch by Noodlehead
Top: red and magenta patterned fabric from my stash
Bottom: black yarn dyed Essex Linen from Robert Kaufman
Tagged: 2014 finish, bag, fabric, gift, handmade, quilt, zipper pouch
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I love my gifts the new pouch is in my bag.
Happy birthday to your mom as well. I hope she enjoys her lovely gifts!
I’m so sure your Mom is bursting
Beautiful gifts!