I bought this pattern and the materials for it at the Craft & Quilt Show. The cutest little Japanese-inspired cat bag caught my eye and I guessed it was a sample. So I took it to the woman working at the stall and said “I have to have this! What do I need?” and she furnished me with all the components.

Once at home, I decided it would be a palette refresher when I needed a break from my two long-term slow stitching projects: the skirt and the kawandi-inspired quilt. Last weekend I needed a quiet few days of craft after a busy week, and a small project seemed like the perfect project.

I’ve never paper piecing, and it was much more time-consuming than I’d expected. Though it was obvious it would be much faster sewn on the machine, I embraced the slow pace. It wasn’t finished until the following Tuesday night.

So cute. And quite impractical, really. I have no idea what I’ll do with it. But that isn’t stopping me wanting to make another one. There’s enough of the outer fabric left over, I just need some more iron-on felt and lining fabric.