Eccentric Crosses

I had a lovely day yesterday teaching this bag at the lovely quilt shop Tuliptree Designs at Groveland, yesterday.  I forgot to take pictures but I'm sure the students will show off their work when they have completed their bags.

I had a small experiment with doubled crosses, some people call them hash-tags!
This gave me something on which to demonstrate the quilting process. This would make a nice iPad case or small zipped pouch. I am thinking of things I might make for a sales table when I have a quilt show at the end of August.

Quilt bags

I've been in church this morning where there is a big crafty event for May Bank Holiday.
I met a new quilter, new to the area and new to quilting, so that was good.

Here are the quilt bags I've been making from some nice stripey linen, ahead of my trip to Yorkshire to give a talk about my work.

Quilt bag 1

Quilt bag 2

They are a simple construction with drawstrings on the long edges, a button closure, and tape for handles. I did most of the sewing last night and then finished off the bottom one this morning.