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Today im working on these gift bags for the Mulgrave Makers Market this sunday. I made some for the last market and had lots of pleasant comments over them. They are in three different sizes. Simple small ones above, just two different pages sewn together with handles placed into the seams.

The medium were very tricky as I tried to make a concertina-ed bag, why do I always try hard stuff?

I chose to fast dry the glue in the sun (because these medium ones took three stages of glueing!) weighted down by things close at hand as they kept wanting to blow away. At least I didnt use the bike.

And then the large ones which were so much simpler, kind of in-between the small and the medium timewise to complete.

I cut the edges like old fashioned lunch bags. I love zig zag edges. Frankie and Ray has been getting into it  too over here.

The medium ones at the finished stage. They do look good but they are sooo not worth

 the amount of time spent. 

I have Etsy orders coming out of my eyesockets and people even want some eskimo jackets. So im hoping to start these by tonight.

Just as soon as I walk the dog,

make a long list for the week so I dont forget anything,

visit the post office,

go to the bank,

personally deliver an order for a nice customer who lives local,

pick up fabric,

go to the gym (I may give this a miss as its all the way into the city),

prep some furniture ready for painting (im so hoping to do this while the weather is good),

and perhaps sneak into the local oppy to find some more blankets.

Im wondering what everyone else is up to on this fine monday?

a first nappy bag

With all the babies seeming to happen in my life, (well two so far) ive decided to do some of these.

 Here is the first sample of my new range of nappy bags.

My daughter has done all the research for me. She had been searching for the perfect size bag,

shaped to fit under prams and well-pocketed.

She scored herself a vintage Samsonite bag at the op-shop a while back and it was a gem.

 Inside it has a separate pull out compartment which fits two nappies plus cream and baby wipes

so im drafting that too,

but making it a bit more roomy just in case.

Perfect for a quick trip to change babies nappy out and about without having to lug the whole bag

to mothers and babies

 as well as making it easy to search for.

They will have side pockets for often used items.

I had intended to have about five by the weekend but because I just booked into a second twilight market this weekend it will cut my production down by a day.

And honestly I dont feel like tackling another one, and I mean full body contact rugby style because

ive wrestled with this one in and out of the machine all morning now. Stupidly I joined the straps to the front and through the lining as well, before putting it together. I thought it would come together faster this way. It didnt. Instead of unpicking the straps ive done the sewers workout.

I wont give in so easily. I need to get these sorted.

Im going to do exactly the opposite to what I just did and see if that works.