On Wednesday, instead of banging more Latin into my head, I made another bag using Jeni’s tutorial on In Color Order. I added pockets to this one, too — I love the pockets. I think the next time I make one I’ll use a different color for the edge of the pocket than I used on the main body of the bag: I keep imagining how a white stripe there (or even maybe a red or other colorful one) might look. I suppose I’ll just have to try again.
The lining of this bag is also black, as is the backing of the pocket, so keeping all the pieces straight while I was sewing was definitely important!
It’s a nice size for holding all kinds of things — including sewing and quilting tools. I may use it this weekend when I go away for a few days, to be sure I can work on something in the evenings. See how nicely the rotary cutter fits?
As for what to put in the bag, well, I’ve got that all planned out.
I’ll be spending the weekend with my family in CT, in a house that has solar electricity. The system works well (and much better than when I was a kid, when turning on one light meant every other light in the house dimmed!), but it’s still not sturdy enough for much hard work, such as ironing, for example. So I prepped in advance: I cut all the half-square triangles:
And then I ironed all of them flat and ready to be trimmed.
You’ll see that they’re all laid out on little cardboard squares with months on them. That’s because I’ve decided that I’m doing two of each block for the Half-Square Triangle Quilt-Along. I’ve already made one each of January through May (though May was fussy, and I haven’t fixed it properly just yet), so there’s one of each of them, and two for June. Some of the blocks are really fun to make, and I like the idea of being able to put 24 12.5″ blocks together into something with blocks on the front and on the back, or something with matching pillow-cases. Or both: I haven’t done all the math yet to see how they could go together.
Hopefully I’ll have time over the weekend to trim all the blocks square and sew them (at least one block’s worth!) together, and then I’ll have pictures for next week.
Knit-Spin-Quilt 
I did the blocks for that QAL as well. I’m excited to see July’s.
I can’t wait. I mean, I should probably finish these ones up first, but … you know. It’s a fun surprise.
Thanks, Alisa for posting the link of the pattern. I had to give it a try this weekend. Greetings from Vienna, Austria!
I hope you enjoyed it! I confess that I find it frustrating when I find a project on a blog with no reference to how to find the pattern (if one exists, that is), so I try to link — designers need love, too!
I plan on going to Vienna in August — is there anything that you’d recommend doing that isn’t swarming with tourists?
Alisa, if you visit Vienna, I’d be pleased to meet you. I sent you a message on yahoo.