Books, Baby!

My newest nephew turns 1 month old today.  He's actually my great-nephew, but that makes me sound so much older than I am. ~wink~ 

Knowing I had little time before his arrival, I was going to make this quilt over my Christmas break.  I dug out the remaining Tidings and Tales fabric that I had and played.  This is what I came up with:

Books, Baby!

I'm sure I don't have to worry about his delightful parents seeing this.  Hopefully I'll get the rest of the gift package finished and shipped before he goes to college turns 2 months old.





   

Professional Tote 2

Here is one of the Professional Totes that Joy ordered to give to a kindergarten teacher the year that I had the cottage license from Laura Martell of The Creative Thimble. The fabric is Tidings and Tales by Janet Wecker-Frisch for Wilmington Prints.

This fabric was also very fun to play with the placement on this Professional Tote! Here's the front:



I do not remember what font I used for the machine embroidery, but I love how it looks on the fabric. Here's the back:



And the two sides:




Inside views:




This last inside photo shows both the included message required under the cottage license, as well as how I modified the business card holder. That took some fiddling to do with the clear vinyl, but I'm really happy with the result.



I can't say enough how much I love these bags!