Been busy today.  I've finished the bag for the pincushion/thread catcher.  All I have to do now is iron the top, to stick on the double-sided interfacing, and add the strips of Velcro to the straps - or two more Velcro circles.  

I also re-stitched narrower seams on the patchwork bag, and ripped out the first seam. The proportions look better now.