QAYG Bags...a Craftsy class Review

I had seen this particular class advertised a few times here and there, so last week I headed over to Craftsy and purchased the Quilt-as-you-go Patchwork Bags class taught by Tara Rebman.

And let me tell you...it's fantastic!  I watched almost all of the videos straight through before I sewed one stitch.  Tara is a very engaging instructor and I kept watching just to see how it all came together.  The instructions were fantastic, easy to follow, and I never felt confused or lost.

I did not make the first project (a QAYG pot holder, however I will be making some in the future), as I felt pretty comfortable with the QAYG technique.  I got all set up last Saturday morning to get to work and the first panel came together very quickly and got the second about 50% complete before we took off for the rest of the day to cook out and have fun with friends.

On Sunday, I got back to work. And before I knew it...I had a finished outer bag!

Today I plan on getting the lining made, the two put together and the binding complete.  This is a good size bag, and I love how you can make it to suit the recipient (colors, particular fabrics, etc).  I pan on making more of these, likely as Christmas presents.  They are a lot of fun to make and use up the scraps! (Plus, I think I need one for me!).

Bottom line...great class, great teacher, fab end result!!

Me...Me..Me

actually...should be titled what I have been up to...and since that means we are going to talk about me...well, there ya go.

Anywho.  I kind of mentioned in yesterday's post that I was hoping to share more about what I was up to on Monday.  Well...Guy and I completed our first 5k!

  We ran with quite a few folks:

In a tribute run for Boston.  Guy and I have been diligently working on our running for about 9-10 weeks now, and it was time for a full on 5k with others.  It was completely unofficial, but it meant so much to us to do it on Monday.  It was the right time and the right place.

And now on to what else I've been up to.  Well I told you last week that I had finally ventured on to Craftsy and was trying out the Mastering Foundation Paper Piecing course by Carol Doak...and let me just tell you, the course is FANTASTIC!  Here is what I made after a few short lessons:

All my points match!!!  The tips that Carol gives throughout are excellent and I'm feeling so much more comfortable with paper piecing.  I'm only halfway through the course, so I am very excited to get to the next lessons!  I'm also now seriously considering signing up for some other Craftsy classes, but haven't decided which ones yet.  Any Craftsy classes you might recommend???

So that's all for right now...have a Duck Dynasty season finale to watch with the family...then might get  a workout in (or might not) and then it's time for some sewing!  Later!