Small Hemingways

Jac and Leo both requested a small Hemingway pouch (and by ‘requested’ I mean they were arguing over which of them got to keep the one I made for myself … 😜)

Leo’s pouch

so I gave Jac the one I’d already made ⬇️ (she’s very excited about the narwhal on the back)

Jac’s new pouch fits her phone with room for other treasures 

and made another for Leo,

Leo’s lining fabric

letting her pick the fabric and the zipper pull color. 

I think that’s the end of my Hemingway adventure, for a while at least. I sure do like that pattern.

L to R: mine, Cyrus’ and Rachel’s.

Three iPad holders, two small pouches and one tiny bag, made from a cutoff scrap, that I’m keeping for myself. 

Still have a couple more cutoffs but I’m going to store them away for now. Maybe they’ll come back out for gifts around Christmas? Something to think about….

Hemingway the Third

This may be the last one for awhile

since I need to do stuff to get ready for our trip*. 

But I’ve definitely got the bag bug and have my eye on a few different projects… for when we get back, of course...

This one’s for Rachel who sent me this 

when I asked what colors she liked. So pretty.

Using my pink iPad for size testing

It’s different from the brights and jewel tones I gravitate towards, 

so I’m always nervous I’ll get it wrong and she (or whoever) won’t like it. But then I’d get to make another one - which I enjoy - so it’s all good. 😜

I played around with making a little bag from the sliced off piece from my iPad bag…

Left: small size bag from the pattern. Right: 4x7” bag from a leftover scrap.

smaller is definitely harder. I gave up on enclosing the raw edges - too much fabric in too small a space! 

I think it looks fine and I’ll definitely find a use for it, but questioning if I want to make more. I really hate to see those pretty little quilted pieces go to waste though….

* Hubby started packing 2? 3? days ago - we leave on July 19 - and I’ll probably do the laundry and start packing a bit in July 17. Very different philosophies - and stress tolerances. 😂

Happy 4th!

We didn’t do much to celebrate,

staying home to binge watch all 6 episodes of Black Snow season 2 (we almost never watch an entire season in one sitting but this was SO GOOD!)

Inside with finished edges

before I finished the second iPad-sized Hemingway Pouch.

I cut this one smaller (18w x 15h) as a test - it fits much more snugly

and looks tidier. Hooray for successful experiments!

Wish I had more people to give these to - they are sooooo fun to make. 

One Done

My plan today was to spray baste and quilt 

the main pieces for two Hemingway ipad bags

The interior. The bound edges are a nice touch - they’re invisible once the bag is turned right-side out. 

while I wait for an order of bag zippers and stripy fabric to arrive later this week. 

But it went so fast, and was so much fun, 

A peek at the pretty lining

that I kept going and actually finished this one for Cyrus. 

She loves yellow, the brighter the better, so I’m hoping this will be a hit. 

I’d like mine ⬇️ to be a bit more snug, so I’m going to try taking an inch off the bottom and side…. 

For me, if the zippers ever get here…

Hopefully it won’t turn out too small. But I think it’ll work…

Testing Hemingway

Fell in love with this pattern and it’s unusual construction - me and everyone else on the internet judging by all the social media pics (like these on Instagram). 

I’m planning to make 3 or 4 iPad pouches for our Alaska trip but thought maybe I should practice on something small first.

Zipper Jig is like having an extra set of hands.

Good idea!

It’s an easy to follow pattern and the techniques aren’t difficult but… my quilting isn’t going the direction I intended, 

I’ve never put in half a zipper before (so easy with the right tools!) 

and my fussy-cut narwhal ended up on the back rather than the front. Details, right??

Glasses? Pencils/pens? Very useful size 

But it’s functional and pretty and I can’t wait to make more - and bigger - bags.