November Sew Day

Happy Halloween!!!

I hope you see some cute Trick or Treaters (if not, here's some courtesy of Ann Kelle)

Ann Kelle, Pumpkin Fun #15981

November Sew Day is Coming Up!

Our next fun filled Sew Day is Saturday, November 3rd, 2018! 

Meeting place:

Location: Grace Lutheran Church
3149 Waverly Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(Corner of Waverly and Loma Verde Street)

Time: 10-4pm 

Please bring:
- Your sunny smiling self
- A project to work on
- Light non-messy snacks

Plan to bring your own:
- Sewing machine
- Cutting tools (your own personal mat if you want)
- Fabric and other project parts

We provide:
- Ironing Boards (2)
- Irons (2)
- Cutting Mats
- Extension Cords (but you should pack one just in case!)

- Design Wall

No donation needed! Unless you want to be generous of heart.

If you can, please get there early and help Mary set up!

Also, remember to clean up after yourself. Put your chair and table back (unless you are sharing a table!), if you leave early. If you stay to the end your help is greatly appreciated in putting away all the tables and chairs. Many hands make light work! THANK YOU!

Join in the fun at this Sew Day!  

Thank you Mary for setting this up!

B is for BAM Winter Extravaganza Swap

The B is for BAM Swap is the theme of our Winter Extravaganza Swap. The holiday season and officer gift time is also racing at breakneck speed towards us. It isn't too early and there are a lot of gifts to make so it is time to get started. If you don't have your swap partner yet, take a look at some of the ideas below so you can check out tutorials that seem interesting and be ready to start creating as soon as you get your swap partner. You can also test out patterns so you can avoid the duds when it comes to making a fabulous swap gift.

The following list contains a few ideas. Ideas for projects were originally exchanged at the September 2015 meeting. Your editor has expanded on that list over the past few years.Where patterns are listed, it is for ease of use. Patterns have not necessarily been tested. Also, there may be other patterns and tutorials out in the blogosphere that are just as good or better. Not all patterns listed below are free.  The guild, generally, has no affiliation with the sites or vendors listed.

Please insert 'beautiful' or 'bright' or 'brilliant' in front of each listing. ;-)

Apron

•  Sew4Home's Festive Half Apron with Extra Large Pockets tutorial
• Sewing pattern companies such as McCall's, Simplicity and Vogue all have apron patterns. the packets often include multiple versions.

Backpack

• Sew4Home's Summer Sling bag tutorial

Bath bombs tutorial 
Bionic Bag
Board/ruler bag
Boxy bag

• Snappy boxy pouch tutorial from Clover & Violet

Bunting
Camera case wristlet - pattern
Camera pouch - pattern
Camera strap - tutorial by ikatbags.com
Catch All Caddy by ByAnnie
Car trash bag - pattern 
Car ditty bag - tutorial
Cargo Duffel 2 - Noodlehead revised tutorial on the Robert Kaufman site 
Casserole carrier- pattern
Cell phone sling
Chair bag - tutorial 
Changing pad - pattern (make sure your giftee has a baby!)
Checkbook cover tutorial from SewVery
Clipboard (fabric covered) - tutorial from SewVery
Clutch bag - pattern from Clover & Violet
Coasters
Coin purse

• tutorial from Clover & Violet
• pattern from SewNotCrochet on Craftsy

Cold pack tutorial from SewVery
Composition book cover tutorial from Hip to Be a Square
Craft organizer tutorial 
Cup holder/ coffee cozy

• Imaginegnats tutorial

Cushions / Throw pillows

• Use any block

EPP Travel Kit

• The Zen of Making pattern and tutorial. Make sure you look at the link for the optional pin cushion and other tutorials on EPP.

eReader /Tablet bags and cozies

• Book Style Kindle cover tutorial from Clover & Violet
• eReader sleeve with zipper closure - pattern
• Scrappy Striped Tablet bag pattern
•  

Eye pillow
Fabric basket (One Hour Basket)
Fabric boxes (tutorial)
Floor pillow - tutorial from SewVery
Garment bag tutorial from Sew4Home
Gift card holder - pattern from Valori Wells
Glasses case
Grocery bag -

• Jane Market Bag/tote pattern by Alicia Paulson
• Pattern by Michelle Patterns 
• Ruby Market Tote tutorial from Clover & Violet

Hanging toiletry Basket (pattern found in In Stitches book)
Happy Birthday banner
Heating pad/ rice pack

• tutorial from SewVery

Holiday banner

• Charm square bunting tutorial from Hip to Be a Square

Idea pouch (pattern by Michelle Patterns) - holds notebooks, pens, pencils, etc
iPad Cover - (pattern by Michelle Patterns)
Iron Caddy

• pattern by Sisters Common Threads - this one is usually sold with Insulbrite
• free version from the Tri County Quilters.

Jewelry

• Starburst wrapper bracelet pattern

Jewelry roll
Journal cover

• Artquiltmaker.com tutorial
• imaginegnats.com notebook cover  
• Quilted sketchbook cover tutorial

Keychain
Lanyard (tutorial)
Light switch plates (covered) - tutorial from Craft Buds
Luggage tag tutorial from Clover & Violet
Manicure roll-up bag tutorial from Hip to Be a Square
Mask
Mini ironing table (pattern/tutorial)
Mini quilt / wall hanging
Mug rug
Name tag
Napkins
Needle safe

• Kantha Stitched Needlebook pattern  
• Sew4Home's Full zippered Sewing (& More) Case tutorial

One Hour Baskets pattern/tutorial

• Friends of the One Hour Basket pattern (for purchase)

Pattern weights (tutorial/pattern)
Pencil case
Pencil roll (Pink Chalk has an excellent pattern, but the shop is closed. If you can find one of these patterns somewhere, you won't be sorry.)

• MyPoppet 10 Minute Pencil Roll pattern using a serger/overlock stitch
• SewCanShe pencil roll pattern - you don't have to  use burlap
• SewScrumptious felt tip pattern

Pencil pouch - tutorial from Craft Buds

• 6 free pencil case patterns
• Binder pencil case / travel pouch pattern - $4.99 on Craftsy
• Shark pencil case pattern - free from Craftsy 
• Standup pen pouch tutorial

Pillowcase

• Artquiltmaker Guide to the burrito style pillowcase pattern
• Clover & Violet French Seam pillowcase pattern
• Reversible pillowcases pattern  
• Romantic Floral pillowcase with decorative cuffs tutorial from Sew4Home

Pincushion resources

• Pyramid chicken pincushion
• Armchair pincushion and sewing pocket pattern 

Phone sleeve (tutorial)

• The Spruce Cell phone case pattern & tutorial
• Sew With Me Saturday cell phone pattern & tutorial -  shows how to measure your phone so you can make it the right size

Placemats -

• Hip to be a Square's quilted picnic placemats tutorial 
• Check out the Make It, Take It book
• Outdoor mini placemat pockets pattern
• SewVery's reversible placemat tutorial

Potholders

• Magic potholder PDF pattern by Quilted Forest
• Pinch style pattern

Project bag

• Betsy Makes Project bag with zippers tutorial
• Sew Mama Sew Fat Quarter project bag tutorial

Purse

• Wristlet Cora purse pattern from Clover & Violet

Purse organizer

• tutorial
• Free pattern by SewSheCan on Craftsy

Remote control organizer

• pillow - tutorial
• Tabletop organizer - tutorial from SewVery

Retro Rucksack pattern from Radiant Home Studio 
Sash with Beaded Fringe (pattern found in In Stitches book)
Scissor Sheath (tutorial)
Sew Together Bag
Sewing machine cover

• tutorial by Debbie Shore
• reversible - tutorial
• Undercover Maker Mat by Lillyellasworld - cover and mat
• List of mats and covers

Sewing Organizer Bag - handwork tutorial 
Sketchbook cover tutorial
Sleeping mask  (pattern found in In Stitches book)
Softies

• Stuffed fox with antlers pattern by Imaginegnats.com

Stitching folder

• AllPeopleQuilt.com' Sew Perfect project by Linda Lum DeBono (you may have to sign up for an account or newsletter to get this project)

Table runner
Tablet cover
Tea cozy

• Imaginegnats tutorial

Thermal cup holder
Thread catcher/pin cushion - tutorial
Tissue box cover tutorial from Craft Buds (you might want to include a box of tissues so the giftee knows the size) 
Tissue holder
Tote bag

• Aurifil Thread Box and Sewing Caddy - Sew4Home tutorial
• Beach Tote tutorial 
• Craft Buds tote bag tutorial
• Hand stamped tote bag pattern  
• Pepper tote pattern from Clover & Violet
• Reversible tote pattern 
• Water bottle tote pattern

Triple zip pouch (tutorial)
Undercover Maker Mat - free pattern on Craftsy by LillyElla Designs
Wallet
Water bottle strap
Wrist pin cushion
Zipper bag

• Zipper pocket tutorial pattern  

Zipper pouch

There are numerous other resources with multiple projects, including:

•  One Yard Wonder book 
•  Flamingo Toes blog 
•  50 ideas on Tipnut
• Clover & Violet has a long list of free patterns with appealing pictures
• Craftsy of projects to make from leftover fabrics. Some of the patterns are for purchase.
• Creative cloth projects
• In Stitches (book) by Amy Butler 
• Lindsay Sews Tutorials & Projects 
• Michelle Patterns clutches and purse patterns 

October BAM Meeting

BAM Meeting Saturday, October 20th at 1:00pm

Redwood City Public Library
1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City, CA 94063

Destash Party!!!

This is the meeting to make it to. Bring fabric to swap and you get to be one of the first to choose fabrics to take home with you!

https://www.mrsbobbins.com/blog

If you're like Mrs. Bobbins, this is your chance to make room for more fabrics...or grab a bunch more!

Meetings start at 1pm, usually end by 3pm and the hard-core quilters bring a hand sewing project or their Color-My-Quilt blocks to stay and sew with other guild members until 5pm when the library closes.

October Sew Day

October Sew Day is Coming Up!

Our next fun filled Sew Day is Saturday, October 6th, 2018! 

Meeting place:

Location: Grace Lutheran Church
3149 Waverly Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306
(Corner of Waverly and Loma Verde Street)

Time: 10-4pm 

Please bring:
- Your sunny smiling self
- A project to work on
- Light non-messy snacks

Plan to bring your own:
- Sewing machine
- Cutting tools (your own personal mat if you want)
- Fabric and other project parts

We provide:
- Ironing Boards (2)
- Irons (2)
- Cutting Mats
- Extension Cords (but you should pack one just in case!)

- Design Wall

No donation needed! Unless you want to be generous of heart.

If you can, please get there early and help Mary set up!

Also, remember to clean up after yourself. Put your chair and table back (unless you are sharing a table!), if you leave early. If you stay to the end your help is greatly appreciated in putting away all the tables and chairs. Many hands make light work! THANK YOU!

Join in the fun at this Sew Day!  

Thank you Mary for setting this up!