Three bags full

This week has been about bag making. Three little receptacles have been produced: one for me, one as a birthday gift for my sister-in-law in Brisbane and one by my sister. I took my youngest sister through my little draw-string design that I make so many of and she did a wonderful job. I can see her making more!

The only problem is that only one of the bags made a dent in my fabric supply! My sister brought her own materials to play with and I found the perfect fabric for my sister-in-law's birthday gift in a local art and craft shop. I just had to have it!

I tried a new pattern for two of them, using Soulemama's design from The Handmade Home. Before cutting in to the new fabric for Helen, I had to try out the pattern first for myself, using up some of what I already had in the chest. I love the 'summer' version I came up with!  I varied the measurements of this pattern to make it a bit deeper - just so it could accommodate A4 size books and papers for my sister-in-law. As she is a primary school music teacher I could see this bag having a few uses in her busy week.

It is quite incredible that, of all the careers they could have chosen, she and her big brother are both specialist primary music teachers. They are also both full-time in their respective primary schools. Certainly in Tassie, there are few primary schools big enough or wanting to place so much time with music. Once they get chatting 'school' on the phone they settle in and love to compare notes!

Well, that's it for bags for this week. There are other projects, both creative and practical, that need my attention tomorrow!

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