Bags, bags, and fabric for more bags

I was once again a chosen tester for Brianna over at Sew Cute and Quirky. Her patterns are a delight to test,  and at my age a huge honour to be given this task, but it wasn't a task at all, a wonderful time selecting fabrics and putting the pulls on zipper tapes. 

It was a treat to see the other bags from the other  testers, every one was different, and stunning. Check out Brianna's web site. 

The last one is for myself,  green and pale mauve,  it was the first one I sewed, and 2 mistakes, all my own fault, So I made sure the next two didn't fall into the same pit.  I now get zipper tape by the metre, and can choose pulls to suit the bags. So much better in choice and price here in New Zealand. 

Next up, some owl applique blocks and bright fabrics for some more bags, own pattern, with boxed corners and probably a velcro tab at the top for little hands to manage more easily. The beautiful tapestry fabric, bought in Whangarei years ago, and a lovely reminder of when we visited my cousin. They will be for myself too, with some lovely zipper pull attachments, a surprise gift.

Spring has arrived here, daylight saving has started again, and we have had rain, a late frost, sunny warm days, and a last load of firewood, I hope, that should surely last until the real warmer weather arrives. 

Quotation of the day from Albert Einstein,

" The measure of intelligence is the ability to change"

Greetings to all, Jean.