The one with the zipper case.

I don't know about your house, but ours is rapidly reaching CQM - critical quilt mass. Our household of two people now houses enough quilts to supply a small girl scout troop. And that tally doesn't include the bundle of in progress quilts that I'm still chomping away at. With that in mind, I've been thinking of returning more to the roots of my sewing. I want to rekindle my love of making small things instead of big quilts. That means more bags, pillows, toys and notebook cases are on the books in the foreseeable future.

This time, I started with the zipper case pattern from Craft Passion. I quite liked it for the internal gussets which hold the sides together, but still allow you to open it wide. This was my first time using the pattern and it is really straight forward. I've long admired Elnora's patchwork bags with external binding, so I thought I'd give that a try instead of using cording. As she suggested, I used Kerry's  single binding tutorial. I still need a wee bit of practice on this style of finishing, but I'm learning to be less picky and less hard on myself.

I'd definitely make this pattern again, but I'd probably use a stiffer batting as the bamboo offcuts that I had lack structure. In lieu of that, I'd add a layer of canvas or duck to my quilt sandwich.  Again, I used Heather Ross' new Briar Rose fabric along with some Tula Pink, Suzuko Koseki and Cloud 9 in my stash. I love how much bang-for-buck you get from these zakka style projects.

This one is just the right size to load up with yarn and crochet hooks for a day at the beach.