Quote Originally Posted by Hulamoon View Post
How about the tote bag group? I have so much fabric from making kids clothes and not everything will go to together to make a nice quilt with out buying more fabric. So I joined to help them and me . lol Maybe some simple sewing will spark you back up.
Well, I did the tote bag circuit last summer. Jean purses/totes were where I started as I love those and they stay in style. I bought near new jeans at the thrift store and made the purse then decorated them, quite amazingly, I admit! On Etsy.. not a sale. I sent 2 to my sister as a surprise, she never even called me to say she got them much less t hankyou! (I had tracking on them!) So I texted her and just said.."been to the mail box lately?"... and then she said she got them, but forget to call me to thank me. I told her I sent two to our mom who has dementia and is in assisted living and my sister is the only one she "knows" and dtold her I sent them...and she didn't even text or anything to tell me mom liked them. I gave one to my 7y neice how LOVED it, but her mom was less than happy about having to "deal" with yet another purse! And the list goes on. I made some coloring book totes, where the tote holds the coloring book and I had slots for 10 crayons on the front. Again, no sales on Etsy or Recycler so I gave them to the church I used to go to (we moved to far away) and sent them to this one lady we still are in contact with along with 2 lap quilts for kids and some decorative pillow cases and she never called to say she got them (tracking again) and when we went down there 2 months later she said she gave all the totes to the gal that teaches sunday school for the kids and was going to suggest to her that each kid have one to bring every sunday...and would I be willing to make more if she gave me money for fabric. I told her I'd love to make as many as they want and I wouldn't take her money, it would be something I would want to do for the kids and the church. She said she'd give my phone number to the teacher...but that was 3 months ago and haven't heard a word!
Oh well... guess I could make myself something. I just have to find a good block pattern and maybe come Cyber Monday find some unique fabric on sale!