Leavin' the Country

 I'm killing time...the last half hour before hubby takes me to Hamilton Airport, to get on the bus to Pearson Airport.  In Toronto I'll get on a plane to Heathrow in London.  

The bucket list is getting another item crossed off - I'm attending the Birmingham Quilt Festival.  Today I made a couple little cord-minders - one each for my phone and tablet.

Two weeks ago I was making little 'project bags' for the Singapore family, who are here visiting.  Hubby was kind enough to contribute some very sketchy jeans.

I pieced the outside of the bags on the longarm.

• I loaded batting only, no backing.  
• Basted some gridlines so I could keep things reasonably straight. 
• Sew the denim pieces with 1/4" seamlines.
• Pin the 'fashion fabric' top & bottom pieces, then stitch those with a 1/4" seam allowance.

Once the piecing was complete, I unloaded and cut the appropriate pieces, and constructed as usual.

Gotta go - time to load the suitcase in the car!