bag

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Scissors case with flap open is standing up against a sewing machine. The case is a purple print fabric with teal lining.

Have scissors, will travel

I signed up for a class at the Houston Quilt Festival that begins later this month. In looking at the supply list, I noticed that I’m going to need to bring scissors — something more than merely thread snips. What’s a girl to do but quickly make a scissor case […]

Back of the same bag in dark grey cork with multicolored trim and a zippered pocket.

iCases bag

If you’ve read this blog in the past, you’ll know that I like many of the various bag patterns from https://byannie.com. A few days ago, one of our grandsons stopped by with his iPad Mini, and I was horrified to see that it was “naked”! What if he dropped it? […]

Folded and closed travel bag made in purple/green dinosaur print with purple trim.

Travel Essentials

I mentioned in a previous post that I was participating in a “Slow Along” — a slow-paced series of video steps toward making (in this case) a travel toiletries bag called Travel Essentials. We began about eight weeks ago, and the last step was released yesterday, giving everyone lots of […]

Rectangular, open-top bag in dinosaur print with a large purple diagonal piece for accent and purple binding.

Hot Tools Holder

This is from a ByAnnie pattern called Travel Essentials, and it’s little extra bag (Hot Tools Holder) to hold a curling iron, with a separate pocket for the cord. It makes it possible to pack a curling iron while it isn’t yet completely cool. The last seam was stitched through […]

Jewelry case, closed, in purple print with solid purple closure strap.

Replacing a bag

About eleven years ago, I made a ByAnnie bag (Jewelry Travel Case — on the right here). It’s really nice, with pockets for various things (larger earrings, watchbands, etc.), along with a place for post-type earrings, a wonderful way to carry necklaces tangle-free, and all sorts of things. But it’s […]