Summer sewing projects...

So, I've been thinking of things I want to accomplish this summer and there are so many things, I wasn't sure where to start. So, I've been looking at other's blogs and thinking hard. Then, some friends and I decided to do a quilt run around the area, stopped at all 8 places (160 miles round trip) and spent too much money on fabrics. I am now ready to get my list together.

I, however, am not much for quilting. The 2 that I have done are good for right now. I am way into purses and the like. I also like making aprons, clutches, and almost anything that is functional and useful.

With that said, here is my summer project list:

1. I got this awesome canvas-like material on sale and want to make a messenger bag with it for my school books and things (since I am a full-time student). I love the different patterns and think they will look great together once I figure out exactly what I want to do:

2. On our quilt run, I found this wonderful pine cone fabric and wanted to make my mom something with it. I finally decided on some place mats. She uses place mats for every meal and loves to decorate around them. So, I found the coordinating fabrics and want to get them done as a late mother's day gift. Plus, she loves pine cones and they live in a log house, how perfect:

3. Okay, I've had this amazing guitar fabric for a while now and needed something to put with it to make a small clutch/wristlet... and I found it! I saw this guitar pick fabric at our quilt run as well, and had to get it! Plus, I got the polka dot material for free from one of the fabric stores:

4. While at Hancock fabrics (in the midst of a huge sale) I caught sight of this fabric and had to get it. For $5 a yard, how could I pass it up? I didn't know what I wanted to make, but then decided to make it into a bag for projects, or even for an overnight stay or carry-on. I really like the old-fashioned look of it. Plus, I don't think there is such a thing as too many bags:

5. Now, this fabric I spotted as I was leaving a fabric store and absolutely was not leaving the store without it! I fell in love and couldn't imagine a life without it! :D I've always wanted a sewing apron and figured this was the perfect material to make it with, plus the turquoise sewing needle fabric for pockets and a tie... How adorable is that going to be?! Yeah, I know:

6. This project I have been meaning to start for quite some time, but have been so busy with school, that I haven't started it yet. It is the simplest of them all, curtains for my sewing room. The doors to my sewing room are glass paned and so you can see right through them. Since, it also doubles as a guest room, I have been wanting to add curtains to the door to give more privacy. I am doing the dark blue on the side that will show in the hallway and the black and white will show in the room:

7. I also have 3 Abbey bags (the pincushion with a bag attached for scraps and thread) to make for me and 2 of my friends. The first one I have the fabric for and the other 2 I am not sure what I am going to use. So, I am just posting the fabric for the first one:

I'm sure as the summer starts and ends, there will be more to work on and keep me busy! But, for now, this is my list. What is everyone else working on? Let me know! I can always use ideas and love hearing what others are up to! :)
Have a great Friday!
Holly