Hi everyone,
Recently, I decided to tackle my first pattern from ByAnnie, the Zip It Up large organizer. I almost only do quilting projects so anything with a zipper seemed to be a good challenge. So instead of making just one organizer, I decided to make two!!
I made one for me using the HomeMade fabric line by Tula Pink. I just love the sewing machines and notions in this line so I thought that it would be perfect for a sewing project bag.
The pattern calls for quilting together the bag outside, Soft and Stable (the material inside that gives the bag its shape), and the bag liner. At first, I thought about quilting it on my domestic sewing machine, but then I thought why not try and quilt it using my HQ Avante? I wasn’t sure how my longarm would like the Soft and Stable project, but it quilting like a dream.
I used Glide thread in Cool Mint, and did some pretty floral swirls.
For the second organizer, I decided to use llama/alpaca themed fabric for my sister. I did straight-line quilting on her bag.
I surprised her with this organizer several weeks ago when we had a mini sewing retreat together.
Here’s a look at her completed organizer, with some alpacas giving it an inspection:
Alpacas inspect a Zip It Up organizer
Inside the organizers, there are 2 separate zippered pouches. One is a clear vinyl pouch, and the other one is a mesh mesh. There is also a second zipped pouch on the outside back of the bag (the pattern has it on the front but I decided to add them to the back instead).
I added some fun goodies to the inside of the organizers including a little cutting mat, stickers, pencils, a notepad, and some Tula Pink ribbon. The zipper pull is a cute fluffy llama that I found at a local craft store.
Zip It Up organizers, a look at the inside
Finished Zip It Up Organizers
I really like how these Zip It Up organizers turned out. These are the large size finishing at about 11.5 inches by 14 inches, which is perfect for taking a little sewing project with me while traveling.
Happy quilting!
Jen
NW Quilted Cat 