A New Project, not bag related

Since my sewing room/the baby's room has been getting painted, I was wondering what kind of theme, if any I was going to use. I went online and found an adorable crib set that was "countryish" with reds, greens and tans patchwork and immediately thought I could probably make something like that. So, I went to my country homespun stash and after working a bit last night and today on my kitchen table, mind you because my sewing room smells like paint, I have completed a crib bumper. The picture isn't that great because I don't have a crib set up to display it properly but hopefully you get the idea. The colors that you can't see are the countryish red and green. I'm pretty impressed with it. I used scraps of the homespun fabric as the ties. I can't wait to see it in use! I plan on making a few wall hangings sometime as well.

Black Mini-Messenger

I really like this Mini-Messenger. It was ordered as a Christmas gift, I think for a teen girl and she specifically wanted a lime green flower. Well this green was as close as I could get to lime and I think it's super cute. I'm actually liking the shorter strap as well. I finished this bag yesterday before the painting began in my sewing room, I just didn't have time to post it then.

On Hold

My work will be put on hold briefly, maybe a few days. The reason is because my sewing room is going to be the baby's room and it needs to be painted. A few years ago, I had painted a garden mural in that room and it was all pink and green with flowers and trees. Well, with a boy joining our family I can not have it pink and green! So today my husband put the primer on, covering all of my paintings. I'm not that bummed about it, I'm so excited about having a boy nursery that it doesn't matter to me that my beautiful mural is gone. So currently, my sewing room is out of sorts and it smells. Hopefully, my hubby will paint it the color I want soon and I can get things back into place to get working. We do plan to close in our back porch which will become my new sewing room in the next couple months. I'm excited to see it all come together but am a bit nervous that we only have 3 months to get it all done!

These two bags are a Messenger and Rebecca Bag that were ordered a while back as Christmas gifts. Everytime I make a Messenger, I long to have one for myself. One day, I will have one. The second bag is a Rebecca but I didn't do the normal scoop top because it has a V flap. Can you see it? It blends right in in the photo but it's there. I really like the look of this bag, too.

The latest creations

All of these bags were ordered at the recent bag bashes I've done.




Large Tote



Mini-Folio



Patchwork Tote
I asked Donna to make the Mini Folio and the Tote, I have so many orders and only two hands.....who can I call to ask for more hours in the day?

Bags for the Bash

These two bags are for the bag bash I'm doing this coming Saturday.



The Gracie Bags sold quickly at last weeks bag bash so I figured I better have more. I thought black and white might go over well.




This is the Leena Bag. It's a bit bigger than the normal size because of the 5 inch squares. If you are wondering if I like making bags with the patchwork quilting, the answer is yes!! It's quicker and super cute. I'm seriously loving the brown and pink, I can't get enough and apparently neither can my customers!!

Some Custom Orders

This bag was ordered at the Autumn Stroll. Donna put this one together for me. The fabric looks like water, doesn't it?



This Large Teacher Tote was custom ordered as a college graduation gift for a girl who's going to be an elementary teacher, I believe. It's definitely big enough to throw a ton of school stuff in there!





This bag is a smaller tote style Diaper Bag. It still has the outside bottle pocket and the three pockets on the inside for wipes and 2 bottles but it's perfect for when you just need a smaller diaper bag and not a huge one that has everything but the kitchen sink.