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Things I'm making...bag edition (yes, again)

*love!*

This is a heavy duty canvas so it can hold a lot heaviness-wise. I can not wait to try it with different color trims and see how that changes the whole vibe.

Dave's been taking those drawstring bags I mentioned awhile ago to work with his lunch packed inside. (Only the manly looking ones, of course.) Some of the ladies were admiring them, so I whipped up a few more for them using some scraps from my stash.

(Do any of those fabrics looks familiar, Mom?)

I can not, for the life of me, think of a good way to take a picture of these drawstring bags. Unless I stuff them full. Any ideas?

Things I'm making...big ol' bag edition

See i told you I'm branching out.

A bag with short little handles.

This one is from Heather Ross' Weekend Sewing book.

With a few changes. Of course.

It's perfect for library trips, or taking a large amount of fabric to someone else's house (Yes, I did do that just this last weekend.) Or for packing up what you need for an overnight trip somewhere.

If you're the sort of person who takes over night trips.

And of course pockets. No bag is complete with out at least one pocket.

Things I'm making...purse edition

Here's a purse style bag I just finished up this week.

I started it about 6 or 7 months ago and then got stuck and put it away. Far far away.

But then, while shopping in my fabric stash, Emily found it and I remembered it and thought this would be a fine time to finish it.

((Did you know you can do that? Come on over and go shopping in my fabric stash?

Leave me a buck or two and help get closer to being able to buy the fabric I truly want. Cause you know I still have way to much fabric in my stash to justify going out and buying more.))

I forgot to get a picture of me wearing it, but the handle is a long, to be worn over the body. It's the style I always make and wear.

But watch out, I'm branching out pretty soon here.

It's got a sweet vintage button closure.

And the inside is full of pockets for all my stuff. I love, LOVE having a spot for everything. Which, by the looks of this picture, is just more bags.

(Am I the only one that has to carry my shopping bags with me all the time or there's no way I'd remember them?)