OK, so my husband just got a great new job that will involve us traveling more and flying stand-by. This is so great and we feel so blessed, but at the same time, not checking our luggage is creating some stress for me -- how big can those bottles be? and a quart-sized bag? TSA's website has become my new friend because I like to make sure I'm following the rules. But what if I follow the rules and my bag still gets searched? Here was my first thought: I don't want anyone to see my undies or have them fall out of my bag! My husband said that he felt I might be the only person who is worried about this, but I'm ignoring him :) and I used the Mosaic Tiles Quilt Block to make myself a bag to put INSIDE my suitcase that will house my unmentionables in a pretty fashion!
I used the bag pattern from the Winter 2014 issue of Modern Patchwork magazine. I liked the bag, but not the block they used, so it was perfect. First I made enough Mosaic blocks to make the size I'd need for the bag.
My favorite color is purple, and I had some great turquoise and purple fabrics to go with the purples. I also got a chance to use my favorite gray polka dot, and a small piece of antique kimono silk that I'd collected somewhere along the way. The back of the piece I quilted is a gorgeous piece of cotton lawn that is left over from a dress I made in high school. It's so soft and luxurious, so it was the perfect bag-insides for a skivvies-carrier...I quilted some waves, and then I quilted some straight lines. I didn't do much quilting because I used so many favorite fabrics -- I wanted the fabrics to be the focal point, not the quilting...
Then I made the bag, and I'm very pleased with it!
