My New Bag

Hello, Hello,

I got to do some sewing yesterday. I have been wanting to make a bag for quite awhile now. It was just making the time to do so that was the problem. This bag went together so smoothly and on the first try! That rarely happens when I am sewing. I am considering turning it into a pattern, what do you think? I want to try a larger size too, I could keep my notebooks in a bigger one.

I had fun embellishing the front pocket. One of these days soon, I will give you a tutorial on them. I have some other dangly janglely ones to show you too.


Hope you had a great weekend,

Supply Bags

Hey, Hey,

Have you gotten the premier issue of Cloth Paper Scissors Gifts? It's super cool! I have one of my favorite things to make as a project in the magazine. They are my hand painted supply bags. I love painting the fabric, sewing the bag, embellishing it, and then making a beaded handle for it. I like projects with lots of different steps. I guess that's why I love mixed media. In the magazine you get a full size pattern for the pencil bag. The instructions and photography are amazing. Cloth Paper scissors always has pretty photographs, I can't believe how good they made all of my bags look.

I know you're thinking those bags below don't look hand painted....You're right. But with all this Happy fabric floating around the studio I couldn't help myself, I had to make some. I love how they turned out and I am thinking these are going to be teacher gifts this year.


I love velvet ribbon, so I added a stripe across the front of the bag. I think it helps show off the supply tag.


I own an entire bolt of this purple flower fabric. You'll be seeing a lot of it, I love it!



I did sandwich some batting between the layers when I sewed these bags from the cotton. I did some fun wavy striped quilting on this one.

I have been making these supply bags for over a year now and everyone has been asking for these tags. I am offering them online now. You can find some on my website, along with my buttons which work great for embellishing as well. You can also find a handful of tags in the Etsy shop. Oh, and if you really just want a bag and don't want to make it, I have you covered in the Jangles Emporium.


If you leave a comment today, you could be entered to win the painted bag and a copy of Cloth Paper Scissors gifts shown in the top photo. I will announce the winner in next weeks holiday newsletter.

Have a great day,
Jennifer

Etsy Jangles