Itty Bitty Keeper Pattern

I'm excited to unveil my newest pattern from bitty bits and pieces. It's called the "Itty Bitty iPod Keeper" and it holds your ipods, mp3's, cell phones, etc. I made it in two sizes.

The Larger Keeper fits the Video ipods and the Smaller Keeper will fit the ipod nano's. The pocket on the front of the KEEPER will hold your headphones or any spare change. You can also carry your credit card or driver's license inside the keeper.

It's taken me ALL day to make get this post ready to post on my blog. I had to make a second Itty Bitty iPod Keeper, the I had to take all pictures for the pattern while sewing it together, and then to create a pdf file of the pattern. Oh, and then I had to figure out how to upload the pdf files so you could print the pattern in the TRUE size. It worked for me and I'm hoping it will work for you too. I tried out the links below too and went smoothly and the patterns printed perfectly. This is a first for me and I hope you enjoy my efforts!

Here's a close-up of the ipod/phone keepers.

I'm giving this pattern to all of you for FREE so remember not to make them and sell them for profit without my permission and if you don't mind giving me credit that would be great, too!! The pattern is for personal use only! Thanks for your understanding!

The green ipod Keeper (seen above) is the original iPod keeper I made for my daughter's new iPod nano this past Monday. The Black, White, and Red one I made today.

Click on the link below to go to the Pattern Instructions.
Itty Bitty iPod Keeper
Please NOTE: Click on the link below to go to the Pocket pattern.
Or you can print it by clicking on the MORE button within the Scribd box and it will show you a print option. You can click Print right there. I tried it out and it work's REALLY well! Technology is sooo sooo AWESOME!Itty Bitty Keeper Pocket Pattern

Publish at Scribd or explore others: How-to-Guides & Manu Patterns

Saturday @ 7:17pm I Added this Note and two more pictures:

Thanks CJ for telling me you were going to use it for your camera. I ran to get my camera out of my purse and I was really excited to find out that it fits inside the Itty Bitty Keeper Bag, too! How cool is that?

Sooo, you can use it for your cell phone, your ipods, your mp3 players, and your cameras. If you need to adjust the size of the bag. You will need to take a measuring tape and wrap it around the device and then add at least an INCH for the 1/4" seam (which equals 1/2") and the bulk of the batting. Have Fun with it.

Saturday's Adventures

Disclaimer: NO SEWING happened this Weekend.

Saturday's adventures actually started on Friday night with a sleepover. At about 9:00 at night I get a call from Kenna asking if she can have a sleepover with her cousins. I said, "Sure" thinking she wanted to spend the night at their house. Well, she told me that this time she wanted her cousins to spend the night at OUR house. I'm thinking after a busy week that it might be okay to have ONE cousin but somehow we ended up with all three of them, Malea, Riley, and Brooke.

They all watched a new movie I picked up called BOLT and then they went to bed just before midnight. I thought. . . not toooo bad. I can handle this.

Well, the fun started the next morning at about 9:00am. They were all hyped up and ready to make NOISE and then I get a call from Natalie asking if I could take care of her two kids and knowing that she needed to get away I said YES. I do love spending time with my grandchildren.

So, I spent my day trying to clean around kids, fixing meals (six hungry kids) and playing outside. Benjamin especially wanted to be outside running around. He's been kinda stir crazy. It's been a very long winter for Natalie and the kids. They enjoyed running around and drawing with chalk on the pavement while my husband and I did a bit of yard work.

We then headed to the park in our neighborhood at about 2pm. I sat in the car for a little bit and reread the ending of Book Eight of the Deltora Quest Series. (I would highly recommend this book) while the kids played. Ben really loves the slide. We played until 4:30pm when I decided to take them to the local ICEBERG for ice cream, french fries, and food for those that would eat it. Ben was in heaven and enjoyed his ice cream cone and french fries.

After ICEBERG we headed to Kohler's to pick up Ariel's prescription and I let the kid's pick out a treat. Of course, they were happy about that. If you know kid's you know they picked out GUM. I picked out SKITTLES for Ben. They chew just like GUM so he's always happy with Skittles.

By the time we got home from our errands it was after 6pm and my DH Mark was just getting home from golfing with our Son Mark. They had a great day golfing. DH Mark came with me to drop off cousins, get gas, and take Benjamin home. Benjamin DID NOT want to go home and started crying. NO go home. No MOM and DAD! It was funny that he wanted to stay with us. I'm glad he enjoys being with us. We have lots of fun together.

Here are some pictures from ICEBERG.









Mark and I then went to dinner and planned on coming up to watch a movie until we had to pick up Kenna. Our plans were changed when we got a call from Kenna telling us she had fallen off the trampoline and her arm REALLY hurt and after my long day of playing with kids and cleaning that was the last thing I wanted to do but I did it anyway. I even did it with a SMILE!

Here are pictures from the EMERGENCY ROOM. Kenna was really nervous but did a great job waiting for Doctor's and X-Rays! I'm happy to report that there are no broken bones just bruised and injured muscles and ligaments. She'll have a sore shoulder and arm for a few days. She's sporting a really cute blue sling too. Ice packs and rest are recommended for a couple days.

Here are some pictures from the ER . . .





Here's McKenna the morning after her little ordeal. She's feeling much better but it's still hurting so we have ice on it for now. The doctor said it would be pretty sore for a few days but that she will be back to normal soon.

Winner of the Blogiversary Quilt

The Winner of the Blogiversary Quilt is:

Anita in Florida

Thank you again to everyone who came to the PARTY!

It was soooo much fun!

This is the number that won:

Here are your random numbers:

131

Timestamp: 2009-03-25 13:13:42 UTC

Wild Flower Pincushion

Here is a great pincushion by Anna Maria Horner (click on her name and it will take you to her blog) and you can find her pattern here. I made this pincushion for my Blogiversary Giveaway but didn't have time to post the pictures. So, here they are and since I made you wait I went ahead and made another one and did a small tutorial to help you out if you have a desire to make it. It was a lot of fun and of course the 2nd one went a lot faster.

Wildflower Pincushion for Sew Cindy.

Notice how I repeated the placement of the pattern in the same place on the fabric and how it created a secondary pattern. I love secondary patterns. They're sooo much fun!

Wildflower Pincushion for Me.

I loved this pincushion so much that I made one for myself.
Not a surprise that I made it in Red, White, and Black, is it?

Here's the underneath side of the pincushions.

Notice how I made each section using a different black on the BWR pincushion. I thought that was a fun way to change up the pattern. That's how my mind works. I always like to add my little flair to an existing pattern if I can.

Same pattern two different looks.


Here are a few sewing hints to make the Wildflower Pincushion:

This is what you'll need to make the Wildflower Pincushion.

I traced just 8 of the 16 petals, then folded the remaining length of fabric in half with right sides together. Pin the two fabrics together in the center of each petal.

Here's one of my Favorite Sewing/Quilting TIPS:

Do not cut out the individual petals. It is much easier to sew a larger piece of fabric with no bias than it is to sew the petal while turning it and keeping the petal pieces from shifting.

I used my 1/4" foot and lined up the outside edge of the foot along the inside of the traced line. Then sew the 1/4" seam.

Here are your pieces ready to assemble after you cut out the petals.



Here's another one of my tips:

While you're cutting out the petals you can go ahead and clip the curves at the same time. This will save yourself time having to clean up all the clippings.

Here are the pieces clipped, sewn, and ready to put together.

Once you assemble the pincushion you will partially sew on the bottom circle and then fill it with whatever you'd like to use. Then continue sewing the pincushion closed using a close tight stitch until done. I like to fill my pincushions with part silica sand and part fiberfill. You can use whatever works for you.

Thank You

I recently won one of Jodi's Giveaways.
What a FUN Surprise!
Thank You Jodi for this sweet gift.
I love it and will enjoy using it.

Even the package is darling.
It was so cute I didn't want to open the box.
It was fun to find it in my mailbox.

Look at the bright and happy colors. Red, White, and Blue are another one of my favorite fabric collections. I have tons of Patriotic prints and that reminds me I better put the patriotic quilt I didn't finish last year back on my agenda of quilts to be done.

Party Finale!

It's Day Five. . . and it's a BIG one!!!

I wanted to give all of you a Big HUG and THANK each one of you for all of the Well Wishes, the Presents, the FUN & GAMES, the Good Company, Great Desserts and the Wonderful Memories. I sure had a lot of fun celebrating my blogiversary with all of YOU and hope you had a bit of fun along the way!

Well, the last GIVEAWAY for my Blogiversary is pretty special and I wanted to save the best for last. So, here's my last Big SURPRISE!!!

I'm giving away a QUILT!

Yes, you heard me right. . . a QUILT!

Now, don't get too excited (I wish I could do more) it's just a small Table Quilt for both Spring and Easter. The quilt measures 32" x 32" and it's really cute and will look adorable sitting on your table with an Easter Basket in the center of it. I can see it now!

Here are pictures of the Quilt I'm giving away!

Read the instructions below for posting your comment for this giveaway. It's probably a bit different than you're used to. You can post a comment until Tuesday, March 24th at 12 Midnight after which time I will have Random.org do the honors of picking a winner. I will then let you by email if you've won the quilt. Good Luck Everyone!

Instructions for the Quilt Drawing: Please read carefully before posting a comment!

I've put a lot of thought into this and here is what I came up with. You each must count up your points, those points will become the number of entries you each will get for the quilt.

Here's what I need each of you to do. Look at the list below and do the math for me by adding up your points. I don't have time to do it for everyone and it could take me weeks of research. So, I thought it would be easier if those that want to enter the quilt giveaway were willing to do the math for themselves. Just remember to leave your number of entries when you post a comment. Thanks for your help!

Quilt Giveaway Point System:

• You get one point for each day you left a comment.
• You get one point if you won a prize.
• You get two points if you are currently listed as a follower.
• You get one point if you add yourself as a follower.
• You get two points if "Bitty Bits" is currently listed on your google reader.
• You get one point if you add me to your google reader.
• You get two points if you've made something from one of my tutorials.
• You get one point if you got all the questions right on the get to know me game.
• You get one point if you were in the top 10 favorite presents list.
• You get one point if you've already made the Coca-Cola Cake.
• You get five points if you blog about it on your blog.
  
• And you get two points because I appreciate all of you playing along!

Have FUN doing the math. Remember, YOU are RESPONSIBLE for telling me how many points you have. I know I can trust ALL of you because you're QUILTER's and Quilter's are Honest, Kind, Creative, Loving, Committed, Thoughtful, and Supportive!

Thank You Again for a GREAT Year of Blogging.
I look forward to the next year, too!

Day Four Winner & Prize

Here it is ladies. . .

The prize for day four is this adorable Wild Flower Pincushion.. I've been looking for a darling pincushion to make for my party and this fit the bill. You can click on the link above and it will take you right to Better Homes & Garden's website and the actual project page. You do have to sign up for their email newsletter to get the actual pattern part but it's cute enough to sign up if you want the pattern.


I was at Broadbent's yesterday getting some special (type of) sand to fill the pincushion I was going to make and low and behold I saw this, fell in love, and changed my mind a few times about which pincushion I was going to make. Isn't it just cute? It makes me feel like SPRING is actually coming soon!

I almost have it done, maybe tomorrow, so I'll post the actual one I made sometime tomorrow. The pincushion pictured above is from BHG's website. Sorry, life has just been a bit crazy at this week. I shouldn't try to blog during the week it's just a bit difficult with work and school and after school activities (lessons, homework, etc). I will post the big finale prize tomorrow after work sometime. Thanks for your patience with me.

I used Random.org to pick a winner. I've never seen it pick number ONE before.

So the WINNER of the pincushion goes to Cindy from Sew Cindy. Cindy has been my bloggy friend for some time now so I'm glad the prize is going to someone I know. Thanks, Cindy for being part of the celebration. Please send me your email when you can and I will get it in the mail this weekend.

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1

Timestamp: 2009-03-19 03:45:25 UTC