It's here! The Lined Drawstring Bag Pattern! The original tutorial is still available, and it won't be going anywhere! It is included in the pattern as the Everything Bag. So, what is the pattern version? Well, I'm glad you asked!


There is a bag for everything in this pattern! Sizes range from tiny (4" tall!), to big (26" tall!), or create your own size to fit your needs! Pattern includes: 8 bag sizes with yardage requirements and cutting instructions, detailed how-to for creating your own bag size, and bag construction tutorial.

Ready to meet the all the bags?

The Tiny Bag

The Tiny Bag, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

The perfect size for your tiny things, jewelry, embroidery tools, coins, etc. (My personal favorite size!)

The Snack Bag

The Snack Bag, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

The perfect size for an afternoon snack, a few toys, hexagon kit, etc.

The Everything Bag

The Everything Bag, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

The perfect size for everything from your camera to your cosmetics. (This is the tutorial size!)

The Project Bag

The Project Bag, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

The perfect size for your current knitting, crochet, or handsewing project.

The Artist Bag

The Artist Bag, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

The perfect size for a sketchpad or two, books, and your pencil pouch.

The Laundry Bag

The Laundry Bag, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

The perfect size for dirty laundry, large toys, a quilt, etc.

The CD Bag

The CD Bag, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

The perfect size for wrapping CDs and other small gifts.

The DVD Bag

The DVD Bag, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

The perfect size for wrapping DVDs, books, and other small gifts.

It has made me so happy seeing your bags popping up all over flickr and blogland! Here is a little sampling of bags from the In Color Order Flickr Group:

Lined Drawstring Bags!, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

1. Army Men + Lush, 2. Your presents fit perfectly in this bag made from a tute by @jenib320 partner #ssswap, 3. a scrappy drawstring bag - a la jeni, 4. made using Jeni's fab tutorial, 5. lined drawstring bag, 6. lined drawstring bag, 7. Quilted Drawstring bags, 8. lined drawstring bags, 9. www.flickr.com/photos/53856688@N07/6318763178/in/pool-166..., 10. Camera Bag, 11. I think I'm addicted to making these LOL, 12. Lined Drawstring Bag, 13. Drawstring Pouch, 14. drawstring pouches, 15. Drawstring bag for the little miss, 16. drawstring bag

Lined Drawstring Bag Pattern, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

You can find the pattern for sale in my shop, here.

Lined Drawstring Bag Pattern, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Even George likes these bags! ;)  

Happy Sewing!

Catch-up!

Traveling Handmade, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

It's good to be home! We did lots of traveling over the holiday weekend, first to Michigan, then to Ohio, and then back to Wisconsin last night. It was wonderful to see everyone! Hope you all had an enjoyable weekend! :)

As always, I was traveling handmade! Put my duffel bag, and many, many bags to good use!

The Board, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

I updated my inspiration board today! It was getting a bit messy. I think I need a bigger one (and more wall space!), I always have leftover goodies to put on it!

Attack of the Bags, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

I put the finishing touches on the Lined Drawstring Bag Pattern today! I'll be back tomorrow to talk more about it! :)

Finished Pendant, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

I finished stitching my wooden cross-stitch pendant from The Workroom! Went with my go-to colors and a simple design. I'm not much of a jewelry wearer, so I made it into an ornament! It's currently living on my inspiration board! :)

Black Friday, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

I did very little black Friday shopping, but I did shop Julie of The Intrepid Thread's sale! I love her shop and she has some great fabrics right now!

:), a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

On Saturday I was in Ohio, so of course we went thrifting at my old haunts. I think they missed me! The shop is back open and loaded up with new goodies! :)

George, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

George is happy to be home!

Today I love the..
Smell of: Twisted Peppermint candle
Sound of: The Office
Taste of: Fresca
Sight of: George sleeping!
Feel of: Warm apartment

Good Things about Today:
- Stayed in all day!
- Happy mail!
- Productive day!
- Michael came home early!

The Art of Choosing: Harmonizing Color Schemes

The Art of Choosing is a series discussing fabric, color, and the fabric selection process! For past posts, click here.

As I mentioned in previous Art of Choosing posts, I want to spend the next few weeks talking about different color schemes that can be pulled directly from the color wheel! :)

Harmonizing Color Schemes

The Art of Choosing: Harmonizing Color Schemes, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Today is all about Harmonizing color schemes! Harmonizing color schemes are super simple but can still have a big impact. They're made of two colors that are right next to each other on the color wheel! So, let's explore the 12 harmonizing color schemes in fabrics!

Red, Red-orange

Red, Red-orange, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red, Red-orange, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red + Red-orange!

Red-orange, Orange

Red-orange, Orange, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red-orange, Orange, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red-orange + Orange!

Orange, Yellow-orange

Orange, Yellow-orange, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Orange, Yellow-orange, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Orange + Yellow-orange!

Yellow-orange, Yellow

Yellow-orange, Yellow, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow-orange, Yellow, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow-orange + Yellow!

Yellow, Yellow-green

Yellow, Yellow-green, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow, Yellow-green, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow + Yellow-green!

Yellow-green, Green

Yellow-green, Green, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow-green, Green, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow-green + Green!

Green, Blue-green

Green, Blue-green, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Green, Blue-green, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Green + Blue-green!

Blue-green, Blue

Blue-green, Blue, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue-green, Blue, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue-green + Blue!

Blue, Blue-purple

Blue, Blue-purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue, Blue-purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue + Blue-purple!

Blue-purple, Purple

Blue-purple, Purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue-purple, Purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue-purple + Purple!

Purple, Red-purple

Purple, Red-purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Purple, Red-purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Purple + Red-purple!

Red-purple, Red

Red-purple, Red, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red-purple, Red, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red-purple + Red!

Now I'd like to share with you a project I made using a Harmonizing color scheme.

Notebook Cover, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Green + Blue-green: I used this great tutorial to make a simple composition notebook cover! If you look through your stash, you'll find that a lot of fabric designs use harmonizing color schemes, which makes your job easier!

Again, if you'd like to pull some harmonizing fabric stacks of your own, or share your harmonizing color projects, feel free to post in the flickr group! Until next week! :)

Happy Sewing!

Note: I created the color wheel graphics myself, so please don't borrow them without crediting me and linking back! Thanks! :)

The Art of Choosing: Split-Complementary Color Schemes

The Art of Choosing is a series discussing fabric, color, and the fabric selection process! For past posts, click here.

As I mentioned in the last Art of Choosing post, I want to spend the next few weeks talking about different color schemes that can be pulled directly from the color wheel! :)

Split-Complementary Color Schemes

The Art of Choosing: Split-Complementary Color Schemes, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Today is all about Split-Complementary color schemes! Split-Complementary color schemes are very similar to the Complementary colors schemes that we talked about last time. They're made by taking a single color on the color wheel, looking directly across to it's compliment but using the colors on either side of the compliment. I think (hope!), that will make more sense in the photos below! So, let's explore the 12 split-complementary color schemes in fabrics!

Red, Yellow-green, Blue-green

Red, Yellow-green, Blue-green, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red, Yellow-green, Green-blue, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red's complement is Green, the two colors on either side of Green are Yellow-green and Blue-green.

Red-orange, Green, Blue

Red-orange, Green, Blue, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red-orange, Green, Blue, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red-orange's complement is Blue-green, the two colors on either side of Blue-green are Green and Blue.

Orange, Blue-green, Blue-purple

Orange, Blue-green, Blue-purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Orange, Blue-green, Blue-purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Orange's complement is Blue, the two colors on either side of Blue are Blue-green and Blue-purple.

Yellow-orange, Blue, Purple

Yellow-orange, Blue, Purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow-orange, Blue, Purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow-Orange's complement is Blue-orange, the two colors on either side of Blue-purple are Blue and Purple.

Yellow, Blue-purple, Red-purple

Yellow, Blue-purple, Red-purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow, Blue-purple, Red-purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow's complement is Purple, the two colors on either side of Purple are Blue-purple and Red-purple.

Yellow-green, Purple, Red

Yellow-green, Purple, Red, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow-green, Red, Red-purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Yellow-green's complement is Red-purple, the two colors on either side of Red-purple are Purple and Red.

Green, Red-purple, Red-orange

Green, Red-purple, Red-orange, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Green, Red-orange, Red-purple, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Green's complement is Red, the two colors on either side of Red are Red-purple and Red-orange.

Blue-green, Red, Orange

Blue-green, Red, Orange, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue-green, Red, Orange, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue-green's complement is Red-orange, the two colors on either side of Red-orange are Red and Orange.

Blue, Red-orange, Yellow-orange

Blue, Red-orange, Yellow-orange, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue, Red-orange, Yellow-orange, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue's complement is Orange, the two colors on either side of Orange are Red-orange and Yellow-orange.

Blue-purple, Orange, Yellow

Blue-purple, Orange, Yellow, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue-purple, Orange, Yellow, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue-purple's complement is Yellow-orange, the two colors on either side of Yellow-orange are Orange and Yellow.

Purple, Yellow-orange, Yellow-green

Purple, Yellow-orange, Yellow-green, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Purple, Yellow-orange, Yellow-green, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Purple's complement is Yellow, the two colors on either side of Yellow are Yellow-orange and Yellow-green.

Red-purple, Yellow, Green

Red-purple, Yellow, Green, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red-purple, Yellow, Green, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Red-purple's complement is Yellow-green, the two colors on either side of Yellow-green are Yellow and Green.

Now I'd like to share a project I made using a split-complementary color scheme:

Dresden, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.

Blue, Red-orange, Yellow-orange: A simple Dresden plate mini quilt!

Again, if you'd like to pull some split-complementary fabric stacks of your own, or share your split-complementary color projects, feel free to post in the flickr group! Tomorrow we'll be talking about Harmonizing color schemes! :)

Happy Sewing!

Note: I created the color wheel graphics myself, so please don't borrow them without crediting me and linking back! Thanks! :)