Friday finishes

I made market bags for family gifts this year.

The one from the left is from a tea towel I picked up in London,

and the other is made from flag fabric picked up right here in Winnipeg.

My nieces loved them. The one at the right visited London last year,

and was thrilled to locate familiar subway or tube stops on her bag.

My guild exchanged mug rugs for Christmas gifts,

and this is the one I got, as well as

a Sew Together bag just because from my friend C.

The outside, with a pattern if I want to make another one.

I made the mug rug with the 200 HST on the top left.

Some quilty friend gave me these tiny triangles,

and I was just crazy enough to sew them together.

Another couple of bags -- the bottom one from a thrifted piece of canvas,

and the top one made by simply adding handles onto a discarded cotton coin bag.

No more pennies in Canada,

so the mint got rid of their penny coin bags.

Read the back story on how I got this bag here.

Earlier this month, I spent a Saturday sew-in making this denim tote.

It uses circles cut from old jeans with squares cut from

vintage pillowcases.

I had many worn out pillowcases so I saved the embroidery for this project.

I'm linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts

and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

100 shades of green

Banner for my church made from upcycled curtain and fabric scraps. Measures 41 by 60 inches. Total cost: $0.

Recycled kitchen wear

For Christmas, I repurposed clothing and vintage linens into apron for my extended family. Here is a shot of my brother's family, wearing their new aprons.

These are my headless parents. My mother's apron is from the other pant leg from a pair of $2 linen pants from a thrift store. My dad is a former sugar beet farmer for the now-defunct Manitoba Sugar, so this sugar sack was the basis for his apron.

oops. that should say tea towel.

My nieces got handknit leg warmers and wristers (arm warmers?) from my mom. Both of them have learned how to knit on four needles in the last few months, so they were clicking away on the couch after the family Christmas dinner.

My mother decided to pass on goodies from her house. I got some antique milk bottles and framed photos, and this linen tea towel I got her in 1977, just when she started quilting. It's going to be part of the linen quilt made from tea towels and tablecloths.

My friend Heather gave me this kit of Japanese fabrics. thanks so much!