This post is about how I developed a (new-to-me) product, purse charms using a thread spool. Braids made using the 3-ply technique, which...

This post is about how I developed the sewing pattern for reversible fabric gift bags. Math alert: this post uses math calculations. Some...

As I mentioned last week, I developed a new briefcase pattern, and made one out of denim. Of course, that was the prototype. I wanted to...

A while ago I decided I would make a pattern for a briefcase. I browsed the internet looking at different styles of briefcases, saving...

Some time ago, while browsing Pinterest, I realized that men’s suits could be a good source of interesting fabric. So I bought some old...

Today I’m taking a break from talking about the things I do, and what I create. Recently I had reason to travel to and around Texas. It’s...

I had it all planned out – my blog posts would continue through my vacation (to see Wood’s family). I would start posting again when I...

As I mentioned before, I entered some items in a purse / bag contest associated with a quilt show. It is time to update you about the...

This makes the end of the series on the construction of bags or purses as entries into a contest. By the time I was ready to sew this...

You may ask why I am telling you about the steps to create these bag contest entries. Partly because I want to show you the steps...

I must have had food on my mind when I decided to make and enter this bag in the contest. The summers in Yuma, AZ, where I live, get a...

I wrote previously that I was entering a bag or two in a contest. In this series I will go through the design decisions I made when...