Violin Mesh Bag

I am on a roll making these mesh project bags, pattern by Annie. This violin-themed one is for my  granddaughter who plays the violin. I found the novelty fabric on Amazon. I only got one yard but it is 59" wide. I only need a fat quarter, actually a bit more so I can fussy cut. The finished bag measures 11" x 16". Then I searched etsy for a violin patch liked the saxophone patch I sewed on her cousin's. I found one that was just narrow enough to fit on the handle by my widening the handle by a ¼". I was anxious waiting til it arrived in the mail so I could complete the bag. Little did I realize, it was coming from France and took longer than I expected. Unbeknownst to me, the order had to go through before the business started embroidering it. Plus, when it did arrive, the patch — and only the patch — was in a simple nondescript business size envelope. I almost missed it! I sewed it on the handle before folding the strap in half so the outline zig-zig stitching did not show on the back and was hidden inside the handle.

Here is the front of the bag followed by a close-up of the handle.

Here is the back of the bag followed by a view of the inside lining. The circles and colors played up the detail spotty coloration on the violin.

 

I made twelve of these bags in 2021: seven in my post for 4/9/21, four in my post for 6/6/21, and one in my post for 6/15/21. Just this year I made a Rainbow Brite themed one for my daughter seen in my post for 2/19/26 and a saxophone themed one for my granddaughter seen in my post for 4/16/26. My fifteenth is in my post for 4/16/26. This violin mesh bag is my sweet sixteenth!

This project bag is made from the Piecekeeper pattern available in bulk from byAnnie.com. Individual copies of the one-page pattern can be found for sale on Etsy. More details are available near the end of my post for 4/16/26.

My Entries to the 2026 AVQ Show

I entered four of my quilts into the Amador Valley Quilters 2026 show. In the following sections, each quilt with the text of its descriptive story card is shown along with a link for further details. To see many of the other quilts in the show check out my blog post dated 5/2/26.

1_OhDeer 41"x 40" (#32A)

Changing borders and colors from Coriander Quilts pattern #206 Deerly Loved, I fussy cut the antler fabric to center the medallions. I added black triangle pupils to bright blue eyes. A narrow blue border strip ties into the eye color. The quilted upside-down clamshells symbolize garlands. Be sure to check out the fun backing fabric. (For more details see my blog post dated 12/2/24.)

2_Spooky_Sweet 30.5"x 34.5" (#121D)

Spooky & Sweet, is from a four-week quilt-a-long project by the Fat Quarter Shop with free pdf pattern downloads. The soft colors, all solids, attracted me to this kit. The gray background played nicely with the Coral, Clementine, Pesto and Violet hues, toned down from the typical garish orange, green, and purple for Halloween. (For more details see my blog post dated 10/3/24.)

3_BinThereDoneThat 55"x 55" (#124)

Blocks I’d made from JoAnn Fabrics' 2006 Block of the Month series Spice Meadows resurfaced in one of my project bins, hence the name. These colors were popular nearly two decades ago. Striped Noah's Ark fabric as a backing makes the quilt more contemporary. The colors went well with the front. I had a generous amount of this fabric in my stash. (For more details see my blog post dated 9/14/24.)

4_ChemoChaos 48"x 48" (#51)

Quilter-blogger Karen Brown, at her website Just Get It Done Quilts, posted a technique on how to use layer cake pre-cuts to advantage with symmetry about two axes. This is my result from one layer cake with a sewing theme. The final arrangement of the blocks confused me, but I was undergoing chemotherapy at the time… hence the name Chemo Chaos. (For more details see my blog post dated 11/20/24.)