Bags for Quilters :: What Makes Us Unique

My mom announced last week that we’re starting a series called Bags for Quilters. As we have been talking about our blog and our shop over the last few months, we really feel the need to focus our blogging more toward making bags, since our bag pattern shop is what keeps us in business and able to blog, have giveaways, do reviews of the best products like the best embroidery machine and provide tutorials! So, today, I wanted to tell you a little bit about what makes our bag patterns unique from some of the others available.

Our bags are designed with quilters in mind. Instead of pattern pieces {with the exception of the Penelope purse, which does have two simple pattern pieces}, our bags contain cutting directions for rotary cut squares and rectangles, and then some also contain a simple template for rounding corners. The directions include the exact cutting and sewing for the patchwork, so that there isn’t any guesswork involved.

In addition to patchwork, all of our bags are quilted, so this allows them to be fully washable too. Since our bags are constructed like a 3D quilt, they will keep their shape and integrity through use and washing {and as a mom of three small children, all of my bags have been washed several times}.

Our patterns also contain step by step instructions and photos, condensed into as few pages as possible for easy printing and reading. Here’s a picture from our free pattern, the Pepper tote, which is created just like our other PDF patterns {and is a great place to start, if you’re considering trying a bag for the first time}.

Finally, our bags are finished with a binding at the top. This eliminates any turning, because the raw edges are finished under the binding. It also gives a unique look to the bag and provides extra detail.

As we prepare the rest of our series, we’d love to know what you’d like to learn more about, any specific requests?