A quicky! :D

I just found out from hubby that we're going on a last minute Buffalo run tomorrow (YAY!) - since we leave @ 6:00 a.m. that means an early bedtime, but I wanted to get these 2 pics posted before June turns into July :)

 I'm quite enjoying appliquing these upcycled (from DS2's worn out work jeans) zipper pouches - here are some girl ones - a gecko, a whale, a croc and some sharks :)  It may be obvious that I'm also enjoying playing with the evil eye beads, LOL :)  These are all about 8.5" tall x 6.5" wide :) 

This project is being posted to 2 linky parties -  it's a toddler messenger bag that will be a Christmas gift - I made it using a new-to-me tutorial :)   I changed up the tute a bit - it worked out perfectly, and I already have another one cut out, lol!   This one actually falls under the Pinned and Then Made category as well, as I pinned it quite a while ago!

Linked to:
New to Me in June and Ho Ho Ho and On We Sew :)

I'm officially foxy - in my own mind, at least :D

Here are a couple of zipper pouches I just finished - I cut up the last of DS2's worn out work jeans into zipper pouch sized pieces, and decided to work on my applique skills.  It seems I'd been using the wrong product for my appliqueing activities for the last while - I was using the non-sewable stuff.  No wonder my poor sewing machine needle was getting gluey, LOL!  Thanks Nanc for the lesson on fusible versus sewable, and I'll see you Friday morning for our adventure ;)

Mr. Fox isn't acidentally crooked - he's leaning on a rakish angle - deliberately, lol.  I used the pattern from this project for the applique :)  Bag measures about 8.5" x 7.5" :)

This is Mr. B - the brontosaurus :)  The bag measures about 8.5" x 6.5", and the free applique pattern is available here from Heather Inks :)

Both of these bags will be going to Blue Hills :)

My peony is blooming right on time, despite the horrid winter :)

Rainy peony - June 11/14 :)

Here's my lovely peony bush earlier this week - it bloomed the very next day, and is in full bloom right now.   And here it is on June 12 last year - despite our really harsh winter this year, it bloomed at the same time as last year - much to my surprise!  I was at our oldest son's house today with him - he has several peony bushes there, and they're blooming beautifully as well.  He doesn't appreciate them as much as I do though, lol!

I've been working on my pink/orange D9P quilt this month - it's almost finished so that's taken up a lot of my time.  I did manage to complete a few small projects though, including some new-to-me designs :)

Patchwork scrap zipper bags (9.5x9.5 and 9.5x7) made with leftovers from quilts I've made over the last few years :)  Zipper pulls are polymer clay rockets.  I showed them to hubby and he said they look like penguins, lol.  So they're penguin rockets :D

Dinosaur bibs for a great-nephew :)

A new to me project - a fox zippy from this tutorial.  I added the tab because I always do - this bag doesn't need one.  Will leave it off next time.  It measures about 5" x 5" :)  This one was made with fabrics from my scrap bin - next time I'll use foxy-er colours :D

Drawstring gift bag (13x17) - using up the tail end of the pink fabric :)

HAHA I'm rather partial to this bag - it measures 10" X 17", and is lined with white.  The monster applique is from Adorable Animal Applique :)  His hair is ricrac - it's 3D!

I love how these zippies (7"w x 6.5") turned out - they're made from upcycled denim from our youngest lad's work jeans - the croc applique was inspired by this pattern (NAYY), and the shark was a picture I downloaded from somewhere online.  The zipper pulls are inexpensive charms purchased from Ebay :D

Hey Sittin' at the Dock of the Baye - no blue balls here!  ;)

Owl be uploading the picture now ...

Owl also be smacking myself for the bad title pun :D

Here's a "finish up the fabrics" zippy that I finished a few days ago - the owl fabric was a long-ago Joanns purchase :)  It measure about 9.5"w x 9" :)

Notice something different about one of the owls' eyes?  I'm addicted to those evil eye beads, LOL!

Steve now has a girlfriend :)

Stella & Steve - 9wx6t :)

I wish I could say the same about my sons, but heaven knows I would never interfere in their love lives (or lack thereof!) *ahem* :D  I made Steve last week and immediately knew he would need a girlfriend - he's just too cute to be alone.  Stella arrived today, and it was love at first sight for the 2 of them :)  I wonder if they'll make little Mostracci babies?  Time will tell!

BTW - both of them are made completely from scraps - the denim is upcycled from jeans, and the fabrics are from my scrap bins!