Yogalates, Yogalates, Yogalates

Back a few years ago, before the tv show “The O.C.” jumped the shark, there was a very funny episode that forever embedded the term ”Yogalates” in my everyday vocabulary.  In an effort to actually practice Yogalates, in lieu of walking around just saying Yogalates (try it, say “yogalates”, it’s addictive isn’t it? can’t stop, can you?), I decided to make a yoga tote for my unused yoga mat. Suffice it to say, that I have actually only used the tote (and therein yoga mat) once since I made it.  But I look pretty cute wearing it when I’m walking around the house saying “yogalates” instead of practicing it…

Don’t ya just love the hippie batik print?  It’s so very Boulder, CO.

A Gift from the Bag Lady

My sister-in-law, Rachel (who you may have noticed gets a lot of lip service in this blog due to her crafting prowess), made this cute handbag for me recently.  She whipped it up in 3 short hours from a pattern and has since declared an interest in becoming a “Bag Lady” – in the maker of bags vs. the homeless with a shopping cart sense of the word.  You may notice a similarity in the fabric patterns in this bag to the fabrics in the quilt I just made.  They were both made from fabrics by Moda.