Hello! I'm back to share a couple recent lined drawstring bags I have made from vintage sheet scraps. These were both made with my Lined Drawstring Bag Sewing Pattern.


For the first bag, I pieced together some scraps I've held onto for 10 years! These were once offcuts from making my Vintage Sheet Scrappy Trip Quilt. I have been thinking about making another one of these quilts. If I did make another I think I would make it a little less scrappy. We'll see!



I chopped up most of the pieced scrap panel into two exterior panels for a Project size drawstring bag! I love how many different fabrics ended up in this bag. It makes me want to go through my stash of small quilt tops and extra blocks and turn them into bags!


For the accent and lining I chose two multicolored floral sheets.


I thought the antique ruler twill tape was a nice finishing touch for this bag!



One bag size I never seem to make often enough to build up a good stash of is the Snack size bag. It's great for small gifts and it seems I tend to make them and give them all away! I was wrapping my Mom's birthday presents and needed this size, so I pulled together this bag. I have a lot of low volume sheet scraps organized from making my Soft and Subtle Candyweb Quilt, and that's what I used for this bag.


Went with purple for the accent on this one, because why not! And a colorful print for the lining.


Another fun twill for this bag, this time the yellow measuring tape twill.

That's the scoop on these two bags. Still not tired of working with sheets or of making these bags!

Pattern: Lined Drawstring Bag Sewing Pattern
Fabrics: Vintage Reclaimed Bedsheets
Notions: Cotton Twill Tape

Happy Sewing!

Vintage Striped Sheet Quilt

Happy Thursday! I have a finished quilt to share today. This quilt has been in progress most of the Summer, and I'm excited that it's finished!


Whenever I rip up a vintage sheet for fat quarter bundles, there are always leftovers. Either a long strip that wasn't wide enough or pieces that are just under fat quarter size. After I made striped sheet bundles this Spring, I decided to cut into all those leftovers instead of folding them into my stash.

There are still some striped sheet bundles available, find them here: Vintage Sheet Fat Quarter Bundles



My inspiration for this quilt was strip quilts. Quilts like Scrap Happy by Amy Smart, and this quilt by Steffi Troy. Obviously these kinds of quilts used strips pieces together, but I wanted to play with achieving a similar look with a striped fabric. I used the block from the free Tessellation Quilt Pattern I shared when Geometric Bliss came out. These blocks are smaller, I cut the stripe squares 4.5" and the background squares 2.5"! I cut all the stripes on the bias so that I would get the look I wanted.


I paired the stripe sheets with a plain white sheet that I also thrifted! I've picked up a few recently but this is the first one I actually cut into. I like that all the fabrics in this quilt are reclaimed!


All the stripes! I love how this turned out. I kept the palette strictly to the sheets I used when I made the bundles, but now I'm tempted to make another all stripes quilt with my whole collection. They're so fun all together.


Quilting is simple as usual, I followed all the vertical and horizontal lines with 1/4" quilting on each side.


For the back I used this incredible striped sheet! It feels very 80s to me, especially the colors.


I honestly struggled with choosing a binding for this quilt. I knew I wanted it to be a stripe of course, but finding something that went with the very specific color palette on the back as well as the front was tough. In the end I made a scrappy binding from sheets I used in the top.


Always a win when I remember to use one of my tags!



Dusty cat (and baby girl) really likes this quilt! She was trying to lounge when I was trying to take photos. Such a silly goose!


Vintage Striped Sheet Quilt
Pattern: Modified Tessellation Quilt Pattern (free)
Fabrics: Vintage Reclaimed Bedsheets

Happy Quilting!

What I'm Working on Right Now

Happy Tuesday! I wanted to share a little bit of what I'm working on right now. I'm mostly working on moving prep and taking care of our toddler, but there has been some sewing too. Not as much as I'd like, but I know that is temporary!


When going through my closet a few weeks ago, I pulled some handmade shirts that I haven't worn in a long time. One was a tunic made from this excellent dot from Habitat by Jay McCarroll. I decided to chop it up for the fabric instead of letting it continue to languish in my closet. Right away I turned it into a drawstring bag! This is the bottom accent from the expansion pattern. I used a scrap of leftover sparkly cotton by Robert Kaufman for the accent, a purple blender for the lining and some cotton twill that I dyed last year for the ties! (In case you missed it: Tie Dye Twill Tape Tutorial) This is an everything size bag. I used my Lined Drawstring Bag Pattern and Expansion Pattern to make it.


Another drawstring bag! I had the fabrics pulled for this one for years! I was cleaning out my WIP storage and found this combination. It was perfect for an afternoon where I didn't have much time, but wanted to sew. I don't work a lot with black fabrics, but I really like how this bag turned out! I love how the black ruler twill tape looks with these prints.



I can't stop making towel bags!! I need to write a dedicated post about working with towels, they're just so much fun. I found this incredible mustard/gold plaid towel at the outlet and knew it would make some great bags. I was able to squeeze two boxy bags, made using my Triplizip Pattern, plus a plain flat pouch. I was so glad that I had some matching zippers on hand.



I've been working on a new quilt for the last month using all striped vintage sheets. Actually, I used scraps leftover from putting together these stripe bundles. I'm hoping to share more when I share the finished quilt soon!


Another project made from a vintage quilt, a giant bow! I didn't have a seasonal wreath to hang on the door for Summer, so I made this bow! It has a bit of random interfacing to give it a bit of structure. I serged the cut ends and hung it up with a zip-tie. Easy peasy! And I love it.



Saved some little half-square triangles leftover from making my Starflower zipper pouches, turned into a few random blocks!


I have started slowly adding things to my online shop as a part of a moving sale! I'll continue to do so through the Fall. These will be a dedicated post about it hopefully in the next month or so!


I'll leave you with a photo of Dusty cat helping in the sewing room. So nice!

Happy Sewing!

Vintage Sheet Schoolhouse Quilt

Happy Tuesday! Today I have a finished quilt to share! This one is my take on a traditional schoolhouse quilt, made using reclaimed vintage bedsheets.


This past winter, a vintage schoolhouse quilt caught my eye and got my gears turning. I couldn't get it out of my head, so I decided to make one schoolhouse block (with no intentions of making a whole quilt to be honest). The problem was, I couldn't find a block pattern that I liked. So I drew this one up! I made it just how I wanted. It's a big block, using 2.5" strips for most of the construction. For the roof, I chose to do a paper pieced strip instead of messing with templates or funky seams.

I had so much fun putting this block together that I decided to make a whole quilts worth! Each block features a different colorful focal fabric with a different white sheet as the background. On some blocks I made the focal and background fabrics coordinate, on others I didn't.


I normally like to cut out an entire quilt before I start sewing, but for this quilt I cut and sewed each block as I went. It was actually pretty satisfying to work this way. Since I don't have large chunks of time to sew anymore, being able to start and finish a block in a sitting was really nice.


Despite my very limited sewing time, this quilt came together fast! I felt so motivated and inspired to get it done. It was a joy to sew.
Since these blocks are so big (18" finished), I could get away with making just 12 and end up with a decent sized throw quilt.


I used all different white fabrics for the background of each block and for the sashing pieces. I did choose a single fabric for the cornerstones, to keep it from getting too wild! I auditioned quite a few options but eventually landed on this colorful tropical fabric.


I sent this quilt to Katie at Autumn Moon Quilting for longarm quilting. I still can't get over the fact that I can send out an all sheet quilt for professional quilting, I'm giddy over it!! For this quilt I chose the "Lollipop Garden" quilting design. I think it's so fun! Katie did a great job, as always.


Speaking of, the backing is this incredible blue and green floral. I've been holding on to this one specifically to use for a quilt back!



I had to use a striped binding, right? There are just too many good stripe prints to ignore! I chose a blue stripe for this quilt to match the backing.


I loved making this quilt. From choosing the fabrics to designing and making the blocks. It was one of those quilts that I just head to get out of my head! I think I would like to try making some more quilts in these sweet bright fabrics, using more traditional block designs.

Vintage Sheet Schoolhouse Quilt
Pattern: Self-drafted personal pattern
Fabrics: Vintage Reclaimed Bedsheets

Happy Quilting!

Shop News: Stripe Vintage Sheet Bundles

Happy Tuesday! Popping in to share a bit of shop news with you today, I have stripe vintage sheet fat quarter bundles in my online shop!

A little bit about my process of making these reclaimed bundles: These were all found at thrift stores by me over the past year-ish. After bringing them home they are throughoughly cleaned and stain treated. I cut them up into fat quarters and then they're sorted by condition. I set aside pieces that have holes/stains add them to my seconds bin (which is currently overflowing!!). Finally they're arranged into bundles, photographed and listed. Now they're available for sale!


These bundles feature a large variety of different striped sheets! These are some of my favorite bundles to make, and these ones in particular have been a long time coming! It can take a while to collect so many different stripes, especially in a range of colors. There are three different bundle styles available, they're only slightly different from each other. Let me show you!


Stripes Bundle A - 14 fat quarters.


Stripes Bundle B - 14 fat quarters.


Stripes Bundle C - 9 fat quarters.


I don't know what it is about seeing a rainbow of these stripes all together, they just look so delcious! Like candy! These would be a great addition (or start) to your vintage sheet stash!

Find them in my online shop here: vintage sheet fat quarter bundles.

Have a Great Day!