The other day, Lynn did a blog post saying she was going to do the Triple Zip Along.
I thought it sounded like fun....and it's another completely doable project for me right now. If you want to see the completed project, you can look here (and the tutorial for making it is there, too). If you look at the related posts at the bottom of this post, you'll see the sample pouch as well. The zip along is being hosted by Debbie over at A Quilter's Table.
Our first task was to pick our fabrics. I pulled the three fabrics on the left as my starting point. I picked these up on a whim when I was in Grand Rapids a few weeks ago. I adore them. I went through my stash to see what I had that went with it. I found the fabrics on the right in my stash. They are Bella from Lotta Jansdotter. I got this fabric from Marmalade a while back (see/click button on my sidebar to visit this awesome fabric shop). I love them and haven't had the courage to cut into them yet. I pulled some zippers that would coordinate....the one on the bottom is a dark gray (charcoal). I feel like my zipper supply is depleted from all my earbud pouch sewing for Christmas. Gah! I have like 15 zippers left, but not the right colors. I wanted orange to go along with the grays. I guess it's time for another Zipit order! Poor me. :-)
We were also supposed to start cutting out. Haven't gotten that far yet. I have a hard time sewing during the week, unless it's by hand. So, I may not get my pouch made up until this weekend.
I'm not even sure which of the fabrics above I'll use yet. I really need to try not to overthink this, though. It's just a little zipper pouch, for Pete's sake!
I was thinking this (in other fabric) would make a good iPod case that could hold the earphones and charging cord for a certain little girl I know. :-)
If you want to join in, you can find the first post about what to do right here. :-)
Oh, and if you are following the Peace Quilt blog hop, I had my friend Doris' website wrong. She moved blog services, and I forgot to change it. The correct blog site is: www.madebyabrunnette.com You should go check it out and see her version of the Peace quilt. (She's giving away a copy of the pattern, too!) She added borders and applique, and she made the background the focus fabric and the peace sign solids. It's really cool.
Only a couple of days left to get in on my giveaway of a copy of the Peace pattern. If you haven't entered yet, go to this blog post and leave a comment (not here). The drawing is on Friday!
After all that great snow we got last week, it was 55 degrees and thunderstorms here today! Pretty weird weather! It's supposed to be back down to 18 degrees by Thursday.
Until next time,
I like your fabrics. I'm getting mine this morning. You know what a challenge anything zippered is for me, but I'm going to give it a try! And I'm not looking forward to the 8-12 inches of snow we are supposed to be getting!
Posted by: Caroll | January 30, 2013 at 06:41 AM
so many projects calling our names, so little time!!!
Posted by: Maggie Szafranski | January 30, 2013 at 07:50 AM
I love all those fabrics. You should just do 2. And I hear you about the zippers. Good thing Zipit is affordable!
Posted by: Jana | January 30, 2013 at 08:28 AM
Looks like fun -- you always have fun things going on! I love those Sarah Jane fabrics -- I have too many of them LOL!
Posted by: Thimbleanna | January 30, 2013 at 08:42 AM
I was over thinking my fabric choices too. In the end I just grabbed three and started cutting.
I love what Doris did with the Peace pattern! That flower fabric is perfect for the pattern! And the appliqué is such a nice addtion.
Posted by: Lynn | January 30, 2013 at 09:40 AM
I've been seeing more and more people making this triple zip pouch lately. Fun fabrics for yours!
Posted by: terriaw | January 30, 2013 at 01:58 PM
Your fabrics look really cute for this...I think the orange and gray palette is really appealing! Love the stripes and the Sarah Jane with Bella...they are playing nicely together already. Zipit is a fun place to shop,huh?
Posted by: Amy DeCesare | January 30, 2013 at 06:39 PM