I nearly forgot how to post, it’s been so long… Right around my last post, Dave accepted a new job and we had about three weeks or so to get him moved to D.C. That’s right, D.C…as in Washington D.C. Well, the D.C. area anyway. My east coast geography is general at best, so that’s how I’m referring to it for now. So, needless to say, we were very busy in that time and immediately following his departure, the girls and I headed to Ellensburg for some Easter r & r. Of course, eventually, the three of us will be moving out there too, but we’re taking our time. I may even document the whole move process since it will be so drawn out…

Anyway, if you’re wondering what the photo is above, it’s some super cute Alexander Henry fabric (Alexander Henry is by far my favorite, just so you know) that I made a little bag out of the other night. The girls needed to have some “just in case” clothes at school, so they each got a new little bag, specifically for that purpose. Here are some pictures of the process.

Unfortunately that neat green fabric that I wanted to use for the lining of the black bag turned out not to be large enough. Darn. I went with light blue with white dots instead. I used some ticking just for fun and lined both bags. I love using twill tape for bag handles on small, light bags. It’s quick and easy. I think I’m finally mastering the correct method of lining bags from the inside out, which is a nice change from the way I used to do it (a really stupid way).

I messed up a little on that one. See, on the upper left corner…oops

My favorite. Of course this is a perfect example of me rushing through a project instead of doing careful planning. I totally would have run the ticking stripes vertically if I’d been thinking about it. That’s part of doing a project the night before I want to use it – not smart.

On another note, here are way too many pictures of the tiny Easter baskets I crocheted…I was really just LOVING my camera here. And I dyed some wooden eggs with food coloring (thanks to a fellow garage saler) which was an interesting experience. Again, not well planned.