Getting Ready for Washington DC

I have been busy sewing new things this week to take to Washington.  Lynda and I are leaving on Monday and I needed a couple of new purses and other things.  The first thing I made is what we call our "Day Bag".  Nothing of value goes in here when we travel.  Our daily essentials go in here like our umbrella, Kleenex, water bottle and anything else we might need for the day, since we only go back to the hotel at the end of the day.

This is another Dandy Bag.

I really like this bag pattern, it is 

easy to make and just

the right size.

A made a Rolynester to match.

I use it to put my sunglasses in

when we enter a building and 

then put my reading glasses in

it when we go outside.

Two small wallets from

Lazy Girl Designs.

One for me and one for Lynda.

We both bought Kobo's to take with us so I made covers for them.  I looked at the commercial ones and thought that they were over priced so we went with the quilted version.

I designed this myself and 

made them like a book cover.  

The Kobo is tucked inside.  

I made a buttonhole and then put a 

button on to make sure it stayed closed.

I don't like using Velcro, so I chose

the button instead.

I also made a small purse.

This is a Sew Sweet Satchel.

We wear these purses under our coats or blouses

so that our money and passports

are secure.  I gave Lynda

my other blue one so I needed

a new one.

I think I am all set. now all I have to do is start packing.  That will be my job for the week-end.

New York City Book Cover

I made 2 cushion from the New York City fabric, one for my daughter and one for my sister and still had fabric left over.  I like a book cover when I read a pocket book on the airplane so now I have a nice souvenir also of our visit to New York City last March.

With my book inside

The outside of the cover

The inside of the book cover.

I sewed the scraps together

and then put batting

in between the inside fabric

and then quilted it.

After it was quilted I measured the book

and decided how big I wanted

it to be.

I think it will fit most sizes of books.

The one that is in it now

is a thick book so I thought

it was a good size to use.

Peggy.