Just in case you’re not aware, a DrEAMI stands for “Drop Everything And Make It.” And I did. I put all the things I was working on aside and made this cute “Call Me” pouch. It’s a free pattern byAnnie and is super easy to make!



Our grand-dog is here and we go for daily walks. It’s too warm to wear a jacket and I HATE carrying my phone in my jeans … so I made this! I tried it out this morning and it’s perfect!!!
Island Batik fabrics were used: Nautilus Floral Baja, from the Mystery collection and Cherio – Bermuda from basics. Quilted and pieced with Aurifil Thread. The Annie’s Soft & Stable, mesh, vinyl and fold-over elastic were left-overs from a previous by Annie bag.
At the end of the month, Sandra, from MMM Quilts holds a link party for DrEAMIs. Since it’s the beginning of the month, I’ll have to wait until the end to link up!
A Mistake
When I finished my pouch, I went back to working on a few works in progress. There are 2 mistakes in this Splendor quilt … can you find them?? Time to get the seam ripper out! And then give this one a good press!

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Featured the Trivet I showed last week!
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
Linking to:
- Midweek Makers @ QuiltFabrication
- Wednesday Wait Loss @ Inquiring Quilter
- Happy Needle and Thread @ My Quilt Infatuation
- Andrée / Free Motion Mavericks @ Quilting & Learning – What a combo!
- Put your Foot Down @ For the Love of Geese
- TGIFF @ Slice of Pi Quilts
- Can I get a Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
- Finished or Not Friday @ Alycia Quilts
- Sherry @ Powered by Quilting
- Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty
- Off the Wall Friday @ Creations – Quilts, Art, Whatever
- Peacock Party @ Wendy’s Quilts and More
Great phone bag! I made one of Annie’s years ago out of Alabama fabric and still use it. It’s about worn out and I need to make another!! So glad you caught your boo-boos before you quilted that beauty!!
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Thanks, Brenda! Well, you now have some beautiful Island Batik fabrics – so you can make another beauty!!! 🙂
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drop everything and do it now….I would get more done if I did that LOL
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It doesn’t happen all the time, but it does help with small projects! 🙂
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Hi Gail, that’s a great finish. I’ve been wanting to make a project by Annie. My granddog is visiting also – but I never bring my phone, just a pop bag 🙂
I found your mistakes, but just because I was looking carefully. I believe that Sandra isn’t hosting DrEAMi for July and August – you may have to post in September. Thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks.
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Thanks, Andrée! Well, If Sandra’s not posting DrEAMi for the summer, I can live with that! She deserves a break!!
The byAnnie bag is pretty easy! IF you follow directions AND she has free videos to assist you along the way! It’s a great first byAnnie project! Give it a try!
Thanks for hosting Free Motion Mavericks!
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Super great idea for your phone!!!
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Thanks, Alycia! I’m loving it!
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You’d never see the mistakes unless you were looking for them. Thank you for linking up, love your handy cell bag.
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I wasn’t looking for them!!! I had pointed out the secondary pattern to my husband and viola! There they were! The cell bag is great! I LOVE it!
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I haven’t made the Call Me pouch yet, but I’m sure I will. It looks like such a useful bag to have, I can foresee making a bunch of them for Christmas gifts.
Sorry about the errors in the quilt. I always hate when I find errors that have to be ripped out. It’s especially painful once the whole top is together. Better than after it’s quilted though. 🙂
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I’m LOVING my Call Me pouch! It’s perfect for short walks! Yes, some for gifts would be a good idea!!! Oh dear! I don’t need more good ideas!!! LOL!!!
Yes, I’d rather find errors early … it’ll be an easy fix – once I get around to it! 🙂
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I’m making a CallMe right now. My husband wanted a second one to be a little customized. I’ve got it up to the binding stage right now. Good to find the items to change before goin any further. Good luck!
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How neat, Dawn!!! It’s easy to make changes ahead of time!
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Glad you found the errors before quilting! Am biting the bullet and making an Ultimate travel bag….and probably a matching Call me bag too!
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Very nice, Kathleen!! I look forward to seeing your Ultimate Travel bag. ByAnnie patterns always turn out so nice! Good luck with yours!
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Ugh, not a great surprise to find those mistakes! Oh well, so much better to catch them now before quilting! (Ask me how I know.) Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2023/08/02/wednesday-wait-loss-339
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Yes, I’m thankful I caught it now! I once was hand quilting a queen sized quilt … from the edges into the middle and discovered a mistake close to the centre. After my tears dried, I carefully took out the mistake, turned it the correct way and very slowly, with tiny stitches, whip stitched it into position. Later, when the quilting was complete, I couldn’t find it!! I was a happy camper!!
Thank you for hosting Wednesday Wait Loss!
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Very practical and fun. Sorry you have to use the seam ripper, it’s always hard to face that once the quilt is assembled. Hopefully the repairs go quickly.
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Thanks, Kate! At least I caught it before I was quilting it!!!! It should be an easy fix!
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I have the pattern for the Call Me pouch, but haven’t made it yet. I might have to make one for my daily walks – thanks for reminding me! Bummer about those two mistakes – ripping is no fun!
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Hi Wendy … it’s an easy pattern to make … once you have all the supplies gathered! I’m loving it for my walks!
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Remeber to get the free videos to watch on the ByAnnie website.
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Yes, it’s well worth watching them!
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