Then I decided to try a square pouch. I only used a decorative stitch down the center for the batting on the top fabric which I regret. I think more quilting would look better. The pale thread for the decorative stitching was not a great choice since it's barely visible. Won't do that again. Love the edge stitching, though.
Also love the double bits of ribbon at the zip ends.
I tried out the new metal pieces I ordered for making ribbon key rings.
Yup, forgot to put the clip on the second one. I was so busy lining up the extra piece of ribbon on top that I forgot the most important piece. The metal crimps worked beautifully. I need to find a little silvery charm for the hole at the top. These key chains cannot, however, compare to the blingy key chains I ordered on eBay to use as zipper pulls for larger totes. This first one is going on the bag I made with the Japanese fabric a couple of weeks ago. Lucky Cat!
This batch arrived in today's mail. OMG! I LOVE BLING.
This guy is my favorite. I'm not sure of the meaning behind a frog with a lucky gold coin in its mouth, but I find it particularly appealing. I shall let you know if he bring me any luck.
As for achieving the New Year's resolutions:
- All the fabric, interfacing, and batting were from the stash ✔
- used some of the ribbon from my recent ribbon-buying binge✔
- tried some new things with the ribbon crimps, square pouch, and the edge stitching ✔