Ofelia asked me for a bag. She asked for one with a “ruffle.” I think she may have had in mind a flower but it got me to thinking and I came up with this ruffly bag. Good idea, Ofelia!

Several people have asked me to make a back pack out of trauma straps. Each attempt was met with frustration. Then I got the idea of buying an old backpack at Goodwill and using the back panel and the straps as the basis for a Tad Bag. This is my first effort and it came out pretty cool!

Janell, a tech in our emergency department, asked for a black flower on a black bag. In my mind, it was not likely to turn out very interesting. I was so wrong. The bag looks great and goes well with the black clothing she almost always wears.

I don’t have a photo of every bag I have made but I do have a photo of most of them. I first started taking pictures of them with the idea of referencing them for some future design idea. Then, it kind of turned into a documentation project. A while ago, I decided to try to do something with them and came up with the idea of a bag photo collage. We finished it last night and I wanted to share a picture of it with you. It is 24 by 36 inches and has 96 representative pictures. I am going to hang it in Hilary’s room, where I sew.

This is the first time I put together these three colors.

Janell is happy with her new bag.

Meagan loves her Mom’s bag.

Andy is the other  doctor who only works nights with me. He asked for a rectangular bag. He said he wanted a  bag more like a “regular” grocery bag. This is what I came up with.

Third week in a row with yellow and black stripes. This one is a bit different.

I have been having a lot of fun lately with black and yellow stripes. Last week was wide yellow stripes with tabs, there is one with thin yellow stripes.

I have been messing around with stiles. Here is a new bumblebee bag.