Hey everyone, join me today on the American Patchwork & Quilting Radio show, hosted by Pat Sloan. We'll be chatting a bit about me, bag making, my love of quilting, and whatever pops up!

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The Spring issue of Quilter's Connection, a Canadian Quilting magazine is out and I'm proud to say that I'm sharing a "modern quilted" bag pattern in it. This is my first time being featured in a mag so I am pretty thrilled, to say the least.

This issue's theme is Modern Quilting and I think the cover looks fab and I can't wait to try this quilt.

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Here is the pattern I submitted, The Spring Sling.  It's basically a sling for spring.... ha ha.  Sorry, couldn't resist.  This is an easy to make bag, constructed using byAnnie's Soft and Stable. It's got an adjustable strap, an internal zipper pocket and binding that goes on just like quilt binding. If you can make a quilt, you can make this bag - but faster ;) Writing the bio was the hardest part. I really just bragged a lot.


I'm really happy with how my digital drawings turned out in the magazine. The instructions look great. Heather and her staff at Quilter's Connection do amazing work and I'm proud to be part of this Canadian circulation.



If you would like to find an issue for yourself, go to the Quilter's Connection website to order a print or digital subscription, or to find one at a quilt shop near you.  Also available at select Chapters/Indigo/Coles.


I have to show you this darling wall hanging from the magazine. It almost makes wish I had a wee one with a bedroom to put it in.  Wait, no....  Maybe a grandchild some day instead ;)


I'm a happy girl!

I  LOVE  seeing the handbags that you creative sewers are stitching up with my ePatterns.  I've had a few wonderful emails from happy sewists this week showing me some of their Emmaline Bags.  I'm going to have to leave the house through the garage today because my head is so big it won't fit through the front door.  And... I have a really large front door.   Maaike from Maaike's Blog has shared her pretty version of the Emmaline Bag on her blog.  I think it says some really nice things, but if anyone will pop over and translate - I'd appreciate it!  Here is her version, isn't it pretty and "summery"!

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Maaike's Floral Emmaline Bag

I'm thinking I should create a page here on my blog where I can post some pics of your bags. What do you think?  If any of you would like to share your pics of bags created by Emmaline Bags & Sewing Patterns ePatterns or Tutorials, please email them to me at: MY EMAIL
Remember, you can always share you bag in my Flickr group too!

I can't wait to share Ruby's bag too, but I'm going to wait patiently because she wants to feature it on her blog Zaaberry in a few weeks and I don't want to spoil it!

Thank you for looking, keep on sharing... Please!

Jenny from The NY Melrose Family is hosting her weekly link up party and this week the giveaway is one of my cute spring/summer bags!  At this rate, I'm not going to have anything left, I better get sewing.  After I clean the house.... Oh the house can wait it always does.

Jenny has a real knack for organizing, so if you are trying to decide what to do with that closet, or you want to create a home office out of a cedar chest, check out her blog.  To enter the giveaway, go to her post here:   The NY Melrose Family: Whimsy Wednesdays 5 and while you are there, link up one of your projects.  There are so many awesome projects to look at this week.  Get inspired!

The Invitation:  I felt very honored when Justine from Sew Country Chick asked me to do a pattern giveaway.  There was no hesitation, because I would do anything to be associated with the likes of Justine's blog!  I would even iron all day for the opportunity.  NO, I would do Justine's ironing for a year. No wait, maybe just one month.  Did I mention that I hate ironing?  (Quite a fallback for a sewer, trust me.)

I digress.... Justine, fabulous woman, is giving away one of my handbag patterns.  Whichever you desire!

About Justine:   The woman behind Sew Country Chick is a designer, seamstress, mother of five, and fabulous blogger, that lives just outside of Los Angeles, California. Here are some of Justine's latest sewing projects, but trust me there seems to be no end to her projects on the blog.  She also has categories such as recipes, home sewing, furniture refashions, sewing history, crafty projects, raising chickens... and more.

The Giveaway:  Please hop over to her blog and see her brilliant work, and while there you could enter the giveaway, and link up your sewing projects at her link party: Sew & Tell Saturday.  There are some adorable features about "Little Girls" this week. Go see!

A Tutorial!!

Echino Japanese Print Skirt