Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Nancy Drew Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome!
Today is my day on the Nancy Drew Blog Hop and my first hop for the year.
 
Thank you Madame Samm, Sew We Quilt and Carol, Just Let Me Quilt for cheering us on.
 
Now, on with the mystery.
First, I had no clue what all the fuss was about.
 HUMMMM.....

What did I get myself into.

A mystery?????
 
So first, I searched for a pattern.
 
Still No Clue!
 
The hop was rescheduled and I was still in searched of what to do.

Help Nancy Drew!

Then I came across a pattern.

A "Sew Charming" pattern.
 
Was this a HINT??????
 
 
SEW CHARMING!!!!!

Then one day after I dropped off my WDH at work, I headed out to one of my favorite Quilt Shops in search of Nancy Drew fabric. 
No Nancy Drew in site, so I searched on the internet and found a charm pack that will do.
(SORRY NO PHOTO)
The suspense was itching at me.
Nancy Drew had not arrive yet.
I waited, and waited, and waited.
Then one day when my WDH and I arrive home from a trip last fall, a package was in our mailbox.
Nancy Drew had arrived,
 oh my...
I was all game.
Still, I looked over my pattern and assemble all the charms out in every possible order. 
 
Still, it was a mystery to me.

Clueless...........

A charm here, a charm there and charms everywhere.....

42 CHARMS!

I still had no Clue!!!!

Then I took a break.

A much needed break!

THEN,
it all came to me one day after a very, very, very, long walk.

So,

wait for it,

 Have a clue?
 
Here is what I came up with.

WHO KNEW! 
 
Front view
Inside view
Back view
You guess right!
I am what you call a bag lady...LOL!

Yes, I will admit to that!
 
I can never have enough bags.

I used the sew charming pattern as a guide and sewed along with a few perks of my own.
I had enough charms in the pack to complete the bag with two outside pockets and two straps.
I used every charm in the pack!
OH MY!
 I traveled with my WDH on his business trip (back in the middle of January) and I did not pack so well.
I just so happen to have enough fabric in my travel sewing bag to complete the lining with pockets for one side. 
 
I used the same fabric for a tab with a big pink button that I found in my travel sewing bag and there you have it.

It's what I packed in my travel sewing bag and forgot most of my goodies.
 
 I even consider taking it apart and make a wallet out of it.

No, I dare NOT!
It grew on me.....
While on our trip, I started to add all kind of goodies in my new Nancy Drew bag.
I started to FMQ on my machine.
You can see my scraps that I have been practicing on.
Take a look at the bag full.
 
  It holds up well.
It's still all a mystery to me.

Still lots of room for more projects to fill in my new Nancy Drew bag.
If you look close, I only have one mini quilt completed.

There is another bag hiding somewhere between all the UFO's in there. 
Sorry for the photos, but I do hope that you got to see what all the mystery was about.

It still is a mystery to me......LOL!

I hope that you had fun!
 
That is my Nancy Drew mystery for today and I do have a give away.
 
 
Last weekend I happen to pick up an oven mitt pattern at a quilt show near by in Lake Jackson, Texas on our trip and I grab an extra pattern along with a ruler to give away. 
  
The thing is, I can never find oven mitts around when you need one.
My WDH loves to cook and afterwards, WHERE do all the oven mitts go..........LOL
I have some pretty awful material that I am going to use. He will certainly use them when he cooks. 
One year, I made a pretty Valentine overn mitt for him and he does not go near it.
NOT AT ALL!
 HINT!
 
For the giveaway, just leave a comment below before Saturday midnight March 9, 2013. Give away is now closed.
 
Please make sure I have an email to contact you.
 
You do not need to be a follower of my blog to enter. 
 
Give away is open to everyone. 
 
I happen to be in great company today at the mystery hop.
 
Please stop and visit my fellow blogers by clicking on their link below.
There is soooo much to show!
 
Thank you for stopping by and I hope that you enjoyed your vist today....
I am glad to be home, even for a short while.
 
Judith, Texas


103 comments:

  1. Love your blog and your Nancy Drew Clue...what a great bag!!!!

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  2. Great bag! I love Nancy Drew too.

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  3. Love your bag! I need to make myself a sewing bag. It's adorable.

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  4. Fun Read! Your bag is wonderful! I need to become a "bag lady." I almost never sew bags. I need more pretty bags like this one ... ;)

    I do sew quilty items for my kitchen. The oven mitt pattern looks sew nice! Thanks for the chance to win ... :) Pat

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  5. Lovely you Nancy Drew project bag! Thank you for sharing.

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  6. Fun bag...the perfect size to hold hours of fun!!! :)

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  7. I too love a good bag--especially a Nancy Drew bag :) It's fun and it's functional. Nice use of all the fabrics.

    Jenn:)

    www.nancydrewsleuth.com

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  8. Your bag is " charming". I can really use the pattern, all my oven mitts seem to be missing. Another mystery for Nancy to solve!

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  9. Love your bag!!! Thanks for the chance.

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  10. Nice bag Judith! I love bags too.

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  11. Judith, your bag is adorable. I love it.

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  12. LOve the way the charms came together for your sweet bag. Seriously cute.

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  13. It may have taken you awhile to get a clue, but when you did, you aced it! Great bag!

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  14. Very cute bag. I like the idea of a Nancy Drew mystery bag to tote my mystery quilt projects! :-)

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  15. form one bag lady to another - great work!! ;-)

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  16. Judith you did a wonderful job on your nice roomy bag....I am sort of a bag lady also and can never find my oven mitts so we are kindred spirits...take care and be sure to visit me on Monday....

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  17. now that is a bag with impact....cannot believe how much you could get in there...way to go my dear....lovely post

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  18. Special big bag full of wishes, dreams, good health and prayers to you Judith. Love your creations and would like to win and make the oven mitts. I can't find mine.
    Is this a clue?? Thank U Kayenderes@bell.net

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  19. Your projects are wonderful, and I agree with you there are never enough pot holders, and this pattern is quite lovely!

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  20. Wow! That is one roomy bag!

    I am with you on the pot holder thing. I wonder if they are hanging out with the odd socks.

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  21. Your post was so fun!!!! Thanks for that ...the great project

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  22. Judith, Nice post and cute Drew Bag. I'd love to win your giveaway and currently am focusing on some new pot holders. This would be "hand"y! lol Jane

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  23. I love your tote! Perfect for library books. Thanks for sharing!

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  24. Loved your post (so funny and mysterious) and that bag is just the perfect size to tote around all your stuff...cool! Thanks for entertaining me this morning with your humor. :O)

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  25. Love your tote bag. Looks like you can carry a lot! Now you can be ready for the next library stop! Thank you for sharing.

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  26. You did very well on your tote bag, and you are so right one can never have enough of them!!

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  27. You made a very nice useful sewing bag. I need one of those
    Blessings
    Gmama Jane

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  29. Love this tote bag! Can never have enough of them around!

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  30. What a great size for a tote bag! Thanks for sharing!

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  31. Love the bag. Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity on a wonderful draw.
    bonnielarson58@gmail.com

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  32. I love your "charming" little tote!!

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  33. Love the tote, I, too am a "bag lady". Thanks for the chance to win!

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  34. Love that reat big bag. My kinda bag..Will hold everthing but the kitchen sink. Thats for a chane to enter your giveaway.conn_and_vans_mom(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  35. Rosemary B here:
    I like yours very much. I do all of my FMQ practice with colored thread too....
    thanks for sharing

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  36. nice bag. love it and thanks for the giveaway

    ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com

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  37. Judith, I love the way you solved your mystery of what to make with your fabric. Beautiful job!

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  38. wow beautiful pattern you giveaway! thank's for the chance to win. your bag is beautiful, like you i'm a bag lady! have fun on the hop

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  39. You've done Nancy Drew proud, what a wonderful bag :)

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  40. That is a usefull ag to have to hold so much. Thank you for the giveaway, I need to make some overmitts for all the summer cookouts coming up.

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  41. Thanks for participating in the blog hop!

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  42. I absolutely love your bag! I am happy you finally figured out the mystery to some degree. LOL Thank you for the giveaway. I've never made oven mitts, but, there is always a first time. I need some, too. :D

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  43. That is such a nice sized bag for all of those projects. I love all the pockets too. Nice work.

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  44. I love the size of your bag and especially all of the pockets I am glad you got enough clues

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  45. What an enjoyable post! So entertaining and your bag turned out wonderfully! I don't think you are so clueless after all!

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  46. YOU ARE SO NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS MYSTERY, Lake Jackson, TEXAS is my home town.. I know what Quilt Store you went to also.. Awesome...ness...!!

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    1. Will you be at the Dallas Quilt Celebration this weekend?

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  47. What a great bag for these fabrics! You did a great job!
    Okay, I have to ask. What does WDH mean? When I googled it, I came up with "What da hell", Wyoming Department of Health, and "We're Done Here". I'm a curious person. Could it be Wonderful Dear Husband? :)

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  48. What a sweet bag. I love how you did your handle. This is the perfect thing to keep different projects in. Sure gives me an idea. Thanks for sharing.

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  49. Yes, clues can be hard to find. I like your Nancy Drew bag.

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  50. I had a tough time figuring out what to do with my Nancy's, too, but I'm delighted with my finish. Your bag is just adorable! pbstrand@msn.com

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  51. I had so much fun reading your post! Made me smile. Love your bag you "bag lady" you!!

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  52. Yes Judith one can never have enough bags, lol. I love to make and use them as well. Your bag came out beautiful and I like the tab closure on yours too.

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  53. Your bag is awesome. I love your bag and you are a bag lady, indeed. Thanks for sharing.
    I have enjoyed reading your text

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  54. Wow! Love your mystery bag. You did a great job.

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  55. Your bag is wonderful. Not only is it beautiful but very practical.

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  56. You did a wonderful job on your bag---and your free motion piece too.

    I would love it if my name was pulled for the giveaway but that is not likely to happen. My oven mitts are in sad, sad shape, LOL.

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  57. That's a very nice give away and your bag turned out really well.

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  58. Cute bag. A quilter can never have too many bags.

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  59. Love your post about how tour tote evolved. Love to win.

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  60. Love your bag and your commentary. The stories in Blog Hops are almost as good as the goal. Thank for sharing both with us.

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  61. Love your bag and your story. Thank you for a chance to win.

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  62. Great bag - thanks for sharing!

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  63. Your bag is awesome. I really like the way you incorporated the different colorways with the head shot print.

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  64. Love the bag, Love the mystery and the oven mitts go to heaven with the socks! lol

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  65. Your tote is great. The lining looks very professional!
    Beckie in Brentwood, TN

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  66. I enjoyed your blog and this is a fun hop. I probably would choose to make a took bag too with the ND fabric.

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  67. A wonderful bag and to think you worked on it while accompanying WDH on a business trip. I always took a project with me when I was on a business trip. At that stage of my life, it was usually cross stitch. I like your choice of lining fabric. The hoops you jumped through just to participate are amazing. You are very generous with your giveaway. I'd love to try my hand at making some pot holders. For Christmas I made my bro and SIL a table runner with the Insul-Bright batting. Again, many thanks for participating.

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  68. Your bag has lots of room for 'stuff'! My kind of bag . . .

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  69. A good detective can never have enough bags, haha. Really lovely. Sharyn:)

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  70. I love your bag! It's my favorite style.

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  71. A great bag and it looks like it is big enough to hold quite a bit.

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  72. Loved your bag! The oven mitt is great. Thanks for sharing in this fun hop!

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  73. Love your story of solving the mystery of what to make for the hop!

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  74. Love your bag...and story how fun!

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  75. Very cool bag! I would love to win the pattern. Thanks

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  76. Your "mystery" bag is delightful! B-)

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  77. What a great bag - and it looks like it's the perfect size for lots of things! blessings, marlene

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  78. mysteriously done! what a great bag!

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  79. Your bag is great! Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway.

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  80. The Case of the Missing Oven Mitts...it really does have a nice ring to it. I like how you write so this may be your chance to hit the big-time detective story challenges. You have already shown us that you can do the same with your bag quilting. Ohhh, maybe the title should be The Bag Lady's Case of the Missing Oven Mitts. :)

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  81. Bet your lost (Run-Away?) Oven Mitts are wherever lost socks go...between washer-dryer times!!! lol

    Love your Bag!! I looooved Nancy Drew books when I was in school. Know you will get lots of use from it...hold lots of projects! Enjoy!!

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  82. What a cool bag! It looks like you are having as much fun as I am with this blog hop!!!

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  83. Another great bag! I'm loving seeing the variety. Great job.

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  84. Fun post. The bag looks great! Cute.

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  85. Nice job with the bag. I am impressed with how many bags folks have made so far, as I find them VERY challenging to make...all that 3d stuff floors me!

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  86. very fun bag. I love the pockets and it looks nice and roomy. Thanks for sharing

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  87. Love the bag! Thanks for sharing!

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  88. What a fun bag! Great job! You were in my neck of the woods... let me know if you are down Houston/Lake Jackson way again, I would love to meet you in person!

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  89. I love your beautiful bag and the contents look interesting. I need to use oven mits, instead of folded tea towels!

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  90. I am also a bag lady! Love bags!

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  91. What a cool bag, looks like you had fun making it too.

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  92. That bag should really come in handy.

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  93. That is a cute little bag you made. :-) Smallish tote bags do come in handy!

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  94. That is a smart looking bag. Thanks for the chance to win.

    Felicia bfhamlin@bevcomm.net

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  95. Really enjoyed readying your post! It happens to me too-LOL! I can not find my mitts and would really enjoy having some. When I made some for me, I plan on making another pair to gift.

    Love to win and thanks for the chance....

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