Yes, more bags

I finished up a couple of these yesterday and the green one was a product of Mother's Day.

The one in the middle is a larger size, much more suitable for those of us that need to carry more than just a small knitting project. While the others are more suitable to hold something like a hat or pair of socks, the larger bag could hold much more.

I got a little more adventuresome with the lining by adding a couple pockets to the green bag.

I still have fabric and ideas. I'm sure I'll continue along these lines for a while. I think I'm shooting for an even dozen before opening my Etsy store.

Bex Bags, the Saga Continues

Yes, more bags.

I've been working on blue, primarily to work through a color of fabric and to keep from having to change the thread too often.

From left to right:

The last of the pretty rayon print is the flap for this dark blue denim bag.

Somewhere I picked up some suede-like fabric. Pretty, but my sewing machine isn't a fan.

Lastly, the corduroy embroidered with pretty butterflies.

I've also drafted the same pattern in a larger size. I'm off to create a big bag out of heavy denim.

After that... I think I'm out of blue fabric. Perhaps green is next.

Bex Bag No. 1

There was a crafting emergency at my house.

I needed to make a bag. I needed to make a bag so badly it affected my sleep.

Step one: Create the pattern. Why? Don't you have a pattern? Well, yes, I do have a few bag patterns, but I wanted something in a shape I couldn't find in my collection. Pencil, graph paper, ruler--GO!

Step two: Toss and turn all night due to ideas spinning through your head.

Step three: Transfer pattern to even bigger graph paper.

Step four: Find some fabric. I wandered all over the house, the garage, the basement, anywhere fabric might be hiding. Finally, I found all the "possible" bags. As you can see from the first picture, I managed to find enough fabric to create bags from today until, oh, the end of the year. Maybe. I need to stop hoarding.

Step five: Goodness, haven't you cut anything out by now? Quick, pick two... okay, three... fabrics that match well enough to go into one bag. Most likely only need two, but three is better.

Hmmm... what time is dinner?

Step six: Grab that pattern, the fabric and start cutting. Go, go, go! Realize this fabric really needs some support, find some more fabric to use as interfacing. Cut that out. Sew the shell fabric to the interfacing. Oh, much better.

Step seven: Assemble all the pieces. Sew, press, repeat. Finally, a bag!

Step Eight: Sleep well, knowing that the horrible, wonderful, creative idea has been born into the world. ::Sigh::

Next stop: integrating pockets, zippers and the like. Since this is the prototype, it can be simple.

The first picture shows the bag with the flap closed. Also, since the straps are actually separate, you can tie them either long, for a bag that goes across your body, or tie them short for a shoulder bag.

The bottom of the bag is approximately 4"x10", the bag is 11" across the top and 10" deep.

Comments, as always, are welcome.

Scrap Happens

That's right, scrap happens.

I wanted to make a quilt. I did not want to drag out pile after pile of fabric to do it. I decided to hit the scrap bins to see what I could come up with.

This is what you get when you always seem to make a few extra blocks.

All the blocks are the wonderful 6"x6" size that works up quickly and makes the sizing for the finished size easy to figure.

I counted the different quilts that contributed to this quilt. I was tired of counting after a dozen. All it needs now is backing, batting and a good binding. Yes, the binding is scrappy, too.

The only step after that is finding it a home.