Randi's Roost

I just might be the all-time Bobbin Chicken Champion. 

Can you guess which By Annie bag this might be? I love this Harry Potter fabric. 

I used my Mini Series blocks to make a heavily modified Zip It Up (Patterns by Annie).

I just realized I started blogging without telling anyone who I am! Hi there. I'm Randi, a crafter and mom from New Jersey.  I used to be a math teacher, but now I run the By Annie Bag Makers group on Facebook, which currently has just over 32,000 (!) members all over the world, and I also run the Slow-Alongs within that group. I also test patterns and custom make bags and quilts. How did I go from teaching math, to this?! Life is crazy. 🙃 When I'm not crafting or momming, I enjoy learning (about everything, but archaeology is my favorite at the moment), trying different kinds of beer and pickles (not at the same time, though- yuck!), and visiting the farm animals that live near our house. I hope you will enjoy reading about my crafty adventures and goodies. Happy sewing! 

This is Firefly by Sarah Watts for Ruby Star Society. Isn't it gorgeous?! Sorry for the low-quality photo- the weather is horrible today, so no outside photos.

Here is the Slow-Along Schedule for next year! The seasons refer to where I live, but these will be open to everyone, everywhere.

I just finished By Annie's Double Zip Gear Bag 2.0 in size small. It went together very smoothly. I'll be doing a Slow-Along for this bag next year. 

This is another outstanding By Annie pattern, and is currently my favorite. I recently uploaded a series of tutorials on this project. The videos are free, but you'll need to get your own pattern. https://youtube.com/channel/UCZrBOl9WAFxBXnrep1NZueQ This bag was designed for storing jewelry, but it's great for many other things. I plan to use it for storing English paper piecing supplies. It would also make an awesome, fancy first aid kit.

I have made this great By Annie pattern before, but this is my first time making the small. In general, the smaller the bag, the fiddlier it is to construct, but I have not found that to be true with this bag. Thanks to Annie's fantastic instructions, this has gone together perfectly smoothly.