I am excited to help kick off the Something Fishy Blog Hop Challenge!
I had a good time playing with the Fishy Fishy pattern by Southwind Designs and my leftover Island Batik scraps.
I cut out enough to make more fish than I needed, but I wanted to have options.
Once I picked out my nine main prints I added the fin colors.
I also had a good time using leftover threads to match all the fish.
I like how easy it was to make the curves, similar to making cathedral windows.
Lately, I have been making and sewing my own quilt designs, so it sure was nice this time around to have someone else do all the math.
These fish were easy to make, easier than catching fish in real life, and more colorful.
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The Running with Scissors bag is a byAnnie pattern and has been on my "want to make" list for awhile.
The fabric I chose is Chromatic, an original fabric line by Deb Tucker for Island Batik.
I fell in love with this fabric line when it came out last fall and was glad to see that could still snatch up a few more pieces for my bag. I paired it with some teal zippers and elastic along with some yellow mesh to help pull out those same colors in the main print.
The bag went together pretty quick for me. I think it helped that I have made several bags from byAnnie patterns in the past and was already familiar with her styles and techniques.
The longest part was preparing all the individual pieces and pockets. Once those were done it was pretty quick to finish up.
The only setback I had was Boonky wanting to sleep on the pattern, but once nap time was over I was able to get back in the groove.
This bag was designed several years ago to fit the Tula Pink hardware. I own some of those pieces myself, so I stuck with the pocket divisions suggested in the pattern.
The pattern also shows you how to make a cute little pad to keep tools from clanging together when the bag is zipped shut.
I am glad I finally put this bag at the top of my to do list! it will be super nice to have it filled and ready to grab and go.
