More Patchwork Bags

My friend Debbie wanted a patchwork bag she could carry. I helped her pick out her fabrics and went from there. We have a zipper closure and I put beads on the zipper pull. This turned out cute, didn't it?

A Callifornia girl, Lynette, decided she wanted a patchwork bag, only larger than any I had made before. She picked out her own fabrics and silk flowers and sent them to me. This is what I came up with. Lynette, I trust you are enjoying your bag.

Both bags have a zipper pocket and open pockets on the inside.

Gathered/Drawstring Bgs

This past spring I stitched up the black bag with hot pink fabric & polkadots. My daughter Ann saw it and loved it, so guess who got this bag??

A friend, Susan, saw Ann's bag and wanted one like it. I changed it up a bit and made a drawstring closure to make it easier to get into the bag. I used hot a pink with green polkadot fabric for the lining.

I liked that style so well I used a canvas fabric and made the bag below for myself.

Then I made the bag below that 10 yr. old Courtney talked her mom into buying for her.

Another friend who is a new mom, Holly, saw my green bag and wanted one to carry with her. She can slip a couple of diapers and a bottle into this bag if she wants to.

I like to put an outside zipper pocket, an inside zipper pocket and inside open pockets on all my bags. I love to use fun fabrics inside for the lining and different surprise fabrics for inside the zipper pockets.

Bags & Things for Bonnie

While Bonnie was home this summer, we bought her a Kindle to use in Germany. She needed a case for it, so I made the one shown below. We put a pocket on the back to store her cords in and it is padded with velcro closures.


Bonnie also wanted a couple of bags made for some friends of hers. She picked out the fabrics and we made this floral gathered bag with the green & black flower.

We aksi nade this messenger bag with a flap. Both bags havean outside zipper pockets, an inside zipper pocket and some open pockets.

Bonnie said both her friends loved their bags.

Sewing for Bonnie

I've been busy all summer and I haven't posted any new blogs. It's time I do so. My daughter Bonnie was home from Germany for a few weeks and needed a bag to go with the new dress she purchased to wear to a wedding. She drew up a picture of what she wanted and I came up with the bag shown below. She really enjoyed this small red bag. We put a handle on it so she could carry it with the handle, or tuck it inside and carry it as a clutch.



She thought having a larger purse in the same style would be great, so we came up with the below bag and I stitched it up right before she returned to Germany. She said many of her "girls" like the bag.

Both bags have a zipper outside pocket in the back and a zipper pocket and open pockets on the inside.