One weekend, two bags

Ever since I saw this bag on flickr I knew I had to make one and then I made another. I only make these bags for special people. In our lives there is no shortage of special people and I found another recipient for one of these tote bags.
Last Wednesday on our way back from dropping off Aaron at his "vacation destination" I asked Summer Helper if she'd stop at a little quilt shop for me. I've always wanted to take a peek here but never had the time. We stopped and she fell in love with a charm pack. I purchased the charm pack and went to work right away. Last week's wordless Wednesday's post was the beginnings of another bag:

I found time throughout the weekend to work on it and finished Sunday morning.




Inside of the bag:


A closeup of the detail on the bag. I patchworked some leftover squares, added some quilting and cut it out from a paper template of Aaron's handprint.


High from this bag making fun I asked my goddaughter if she wanted to make one too and she happily agreed. In the time she was here and caring for 2 kids and a house we managed to make a bag together.





She chose 32 squares from a pile of charm squares that a lovely lady sent me for my birthday. I helped her to arrange the squares in a front and back for the bag and guided her to sew them all together to make a patchwork piece that I then sandwhiched, quilted and turned into a bag with fabrics she chose for the lining, bag top binding and handles. She is thrilled with her bag and I am thrilled to teach her a love of sewing and patchwork!