Bags

Some friends and I are heading off to a retreat at the end of this month and every year for the last few years, we have ended up making a bag or sewing accessory of some kind. The above bag is Toffee Apple by Melly and Me, not made at retreat but by my DD and given to me.Some of us are making a bag that requires making some parts ahead of time. The two small quilts are for pockets. I'm just getting in early while I've got the chance.
One year I made this large bag above. It's big enough that I can carry a small quilt and hoop in it. The pattern was in a magazine and had multiple mistakes so was not so much fun until it was finished.

Another time we made the fat quarter bag to carry a large quilt in. The pattern is in this book.

This is the Sherbet bag by Melly and Me, my daughter and I made one of these each.

The bow bag by Moonshine Designs.

It stays open because of the rigiline in the top and handles.

The stable bag. Pattern is available here.

Here it is open, really this is a great bag because everything can be got at inside.

This last one was a copy of a bag bought in Singapore by one of the ladies. We called it the Singapore sling. It's a small pouch just big enough for a camera or keys and wallet. After we made these, they started appearing everywhere, even on Martha, but as a bigger version.

I never intended to have so many bags , I kinda just fell into making them, accidentally. They are handy to store different projects in to sew away from home though.