Wednesday, 25 January 2017

EPP Tuesday and more catching up!

It's the fourth Tuesday in the month and so it is time to link up with Anthea at Hibiscus Stitches with all things EPP.

There is not much to report on the EPP front though - just that as well as these

I have altogether 47 diamonds and 26 hexagons basted and ready to add to my Hexathon hexies. They are my project this year for our month in Spain - and we leave tomorrow, so am now very excited!

Just a couple of things to quickly show you - this lovely Christmas postcard arrived for me from Sheila  of Sheila's Quilt World.

 Isn't he jolly! Thank you very much Sheila and I am sorry it has taken me so long to post about him.

Lastly, a last minute project before our trip has been this Noodlehead open wide zippered pouch.


 I had saved all the scraps from the Shibori bag that I made last year and already had the zip so it made up very quickly. Follow the link for Anna's excellent tutorial in three sizes - mine is the largest as I wanted to store all my art materieals together to take away.


By pieceing the lining I had just enough fabric! The base of the bag is 4.5" x 8" and it stands 8" high - looks enormous in my picture but thats the angle I was taking the picture from.

I hope to be posting some pictures of sunny Spain in the next few weeks but they have had a very poor winter and there was even snow on Alicante beach last week.


Have a great February.
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18 comments:

  1. Hilachas25 January 2017 at 14:55

    How exciting to be going on a trip, and for a month, no less. Have a wonderful time. I really like that zippered pouch. I'll have to see if I can find the pattern and try to make one myself.

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  2. Rosa25 January 2017 at 20:43

    Have fun and a lot of fun in Spain.Great projects,love them all!

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  3. Sheila25 January 2017 at 21:01

    Love the zippered pouch , gorgeous fabrics you have used for the bags. Enjoy your trip to Spain and let's hope the snow is a distant memory by the time you arrive . Glad you liked the Santa.

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  4. Rachel25 January 2017 at 22:30

    A lovely, sturdy, roomy bag for your supplies!

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  5. Sue (this n that)26 January 2017 at 02:11

    Your supplies pouch will certainly come in handy, as well as looking so pretty.
    Have a wonderful holiday, will be lovely to see your pics Lin. Cheerio :D)

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  6. Baa. xxx26 January 2017 at 03:36

    Have fun in Spain with your handsewing!

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  7. Chris of UK City Crafter26 January 2017 at 12:54

    What a lovely bright pouch, just right for dull days. Hopefully you won't have any of those in Spain, enjoy your holiday.

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  8. Marie26 January 2017 at 16:01

    Love the zipper pouch. Very pretty colours. Have a wonderful trip!

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  9. Sharon - creativity and family26 January 2017 at 16:21

    Have an amazing trip, Lin. I'm hoping the weather is sunny, you get lots of crafting and resting too as I mentioned before! Xx

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  10. Mary Ann Tate26 January 2017 at 17:36

    Love both of your bags...the colours are my favourite together:) I hope the weather in Spain changes to sunny and warm. Have fun.

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  11. Sharm26 January 2017 at 19:13

    It seems so strange seeing a beach with snow on it - amazing!

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  12. Michelle Ridgway28 January 2017 at 02:20

    Great work on your bag and pouch for your supplies. Have a wonderful time away. Sheila's post card is fabulous xx

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  13. Anthea29 January 2017 at 02:52

    Have a great month in Spain, Lin... your beautiful new pouches will be so handy for your supplies... & your EPP will grow nicely I'm sure! x

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  14. Sheryl29 January 2017 at 12:13

    Pretty zippered pouch, such lovely colours and the postcard from Sheila is gorgeous. Spain has been in alert all week for low temps and snow.

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  15. Heather31 January 2017 at 16:27

    That is a wonderful zipper pouch. I am looking forward to making some, as like you , I have a bunch of zippers on hand.

    thanks for linking up with Needlework Tuesday.

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  16. Janet5 February 2017 at 20:14

    Love your pretty bags! I love making bags and have a couple of patterns I want to try out right now. I hope you have a lovely time in Spain. And no snow.

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  17. Anonymous1 March 2017 at 22:27

    Hi Lin oh i love the postcard from Sheila and those bags are gorgeous,love the colours,love the snowman.

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  18. Kaisievic4 March 2017 at 20:43

    Oh, my goodness, Sheila's Santa is so gorgeous! Have fun in Spain.

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