July One Monthly Goal Finished!

I am happy to say that I completed my OMG at Elm Street Quilts for July

My goal was to sew this Gingham Tote from Noodle-head's book, "Handmade Style"

I really do like it and I have used it already on a camping trip last weekend. It was nice to sling over my shoulder while we were walking around town. The shoulder strap is the same fabric as this front pocket.

The leather handles were new for me to do. I have not done rivets before, but once I figured it out, it wasn't too bad. Although, I am not anxious to do more rivets. In order to get the hole in the leather big enough to poke the rivet through, I had to keep turning an awl around towards the larger part of the awl. I could only take doing one strap each evening.

I like that it just closes with a snap so I can put things into it while walking and shopping. 

This was my Original post for July One Monthly Goal
I am, also, linking this to From Bolt to Beauty's "Brag About your Beauties Pageant 42"

Quarter 3 Finish A-Long Projects

I am linking up some of my hopeful 3rd Quarter Finishes. Unfortunately, I was always too late to enter my hopeful finishes for the other quarters. Therefore, I am trying this 3rd quarter as follows:

1.) Quilt and Bind my Modern Backgrounds Wall hanging. This was in a Sew Sampler Box

2.) Complete this Zipper Pouch. This is A Pouch kit from Sex Lux Fabric

3.) Complete this Zipper Pouch. Also, from Sew Lux

4.) Quilt and Bind this Christmas quilt. This was in my Sew Sampler box last year. I have had the top completed for a while.

5.) Sew this Tote in  Handmade Style by Anna Graham

6.) Finish this Mini that was in my Sew Sampler.

7.) Quilt and Bind this Table Runner. It was the Valentine's Day Special Sew Sampler.

8.) Sew this Water Bottle Tote from Radiant Home Studio

9.) Completely finish this Nest Hexi Door Greeter. I do have it started.

10.) Quilt and Bind this Bed quilt. 

11.) Quilt and Bind this table runner. It was one of the Frivols that I never finished a few years ago.

12.) Quilt and bind this table cover. It was, also one of the Frivols. 

13.) Quilt and finish this pillow top. This was a Turning Leaves Pillow from Moda Bake Shop by Jen Daly

14.) Quilt and Bind this Mini from Simple Whatnots by Kim Diehl

15.) Sew this Crescent Tote by Noodlehead

16.) And/or this Redwood Tote by Noodlehead

17.) And/or this Caravan Tote by Noodlehead

18.) Complete this Gingham Tote from Noodlehead's Handmade Style book

19.) Quilt and Bind this Threadology Quilt Along quilt

I'm sure I will not anywhere near too many of these completions, especially since I have a quilt along going, also. However, I now have many options. In reality, I'll be glad if I get a couple of them done. I am linking this list to 3rd Quarter Goals at CapitolaQuilter

New Gingham Tote to come

For my July goal at Elm Street Quilts, I want to complete this Gingham Tote from Noodlehead's "Handmade Style" book.

These are the fabrics that I have chosen. 

I do have the tote started. I am making the one with the 2-zippered pockets and I am using leather straps for the "grab straps". I'm looking forward to having this completed so that I can use it on a camping trip in mid-July.  It will be nice to sling over my shoulder while walking. Where we are going around Lake Erie, we do a lot of walking and will stop at some shops. It looks like I can add some items to it while shopping.