Trauma Strap Bags

I decided to use some padding I got at FabMo to see if I could thicken up the bottom of

I had a bunch of short orange and blue straps come in lately. That motivated me to take some time

Yesterday, I went to my first Fabmo event. It was fun to meet the great volunteers and I came home

One of the hardest things I have done as a bag sewer is to convert a Goodwill backpack into a

I recently learned about an organization that really shares my motivation to keep perfectly good stuff out of the landfill.

Someone recently commented that the yellow and blue bags looked Minions. I got a good laugh at that, especially since

I have not been able to find much time to sew lately but here is a little “bumble bee” number

Here is a picture of the two bags I have had in the back of my car. I use them

My mom and dad were born in Blanding, a very small town in southeastern Utah. They went back there for

Tina, a nurse I work with on night shift, told me she met Marianne at Burn Camp, where burned kids

Some ambulance came in from somewhere with maroon straps made of the same materiel as seat belts. They have been

I wish my picture would do this bag justice. It is made of seat belt materiel and the forest green

I have had so many people asking for a bag that I did some sewing last weekend.  

I have just been too busy to sew lately. This week, I finally got around to sewing up a couple

Here is a picture of the latest load of straps I took to RAFT (Resource Area For Teachers.) 1000 more

A couple of weeks ago, I shared bags made, for the first time, with red straps. Since then, I came

A couple of week ago, I made a bag out of seat belts that was olive green and bright yellow.

A new angle on a blue and yellow bag:

Most of the trauma straps that come into our department are nine feet long and two inches wide. They are

I just made my first strap delivery to RAFT in 2015. I dropped off 1541 trauma straps that I have

    Quynh and Cooper’s selfie: Winter at Grand Canyon  

We have never had red trauma straps. I wondered if the county EMS people might shy away from “blood-colored” straps

My Dad asked me to make him a bag for the coiled-up cable he uses to connect his RV to

I have told you about RAFT, Resource Area for Teachers. One day, we were there looking around and talked with