Saturday, December 7, 2013

I am really far behind on posting pictures of things I have made...so, I am just going to throw up a few pictures of recent items...Here goes!  
  
One of my favorite patterns, in grey, white and turquoise!  



Love the inside zipper





This is a fun baby tote/gift for a friend... forgot to take a picture at home, so here it is ready to be delivered along with a meal for the new parents.  


This is a neat pattern for a tote or large purse.  I made this one for a raffle.  

Love the button!  









This table runners is my beginning attempt at quilting!  I had lots of fun with it  :)     It really is easier than I thought it was going to be.  










This is a neat little organizer that I designed for my daughters bunk bed at college.  She needed something to hold her phone and misc. things on the top bunk so she didn't need to jump up and down all the time.  It has velcro straps on the back so it can be attached to the bunk bed's side rails.  



There are two larger pockets in the back, and smaller ones in the front where a phone and glasses fit easily.  I pleated the two front pockets on the right to add a bit more room for items.  





This is my second attempt at quilting, a runner for my mom!  She loved it when it was all done.  It matched her house great!  












This is a baby gift that I made... a swaddling blanket and three little bean bag sensory things.  The blanket is plenty big to really wrap up the little one.  The little bean bags are fun to play with, but filled with dried peas.  I think that a person would just have to spot wash them due to the fact that if you got the dried peas wet, it could be trouble!  









One more baby thing... a fun monster bib!  Isn't it cute?!  


Friday, May 3, 2013

I made my own pattern!  

This bag was created as a prototype for a friend who was looking for a specific type of shoulder bag.  She had a few specifications and I didn't have a pattern that fit all of her ideas...so I made my own pattern!  I am so excited that it worked out!  

Here are some of the pictures!  I have been using this bag for about a week now.  I really like the way it hangs and how much it holds.  Once my friend picks her fabric, I will make hers!  

The pleats were the hardest part to design.  Getting the measurements right was a bit tricky!

I love the cheery lining!


I decided to tackle an inside zipper pocket... I seem to always miss the pocket if the bag doesn't have one.  

It actually worked very well, thanks to Lisa Lam's sewing book...

The adjustable strap makes it possible to wear the bag as a shoulder bag or cross body bag.  

This is a great book for anyone who likes to sew bags.  It has all sorts of good instructions for making straps, pockets and closures... plus a few actual bag patterns.  

Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Latest Bagley Bag... a cute baby tote!  I love the printed fabric, especially the elephants!  


This is the inside... a few pockets and a magnetic snap!  


The bag is reinforced with both fusible fleece and interfacing to give it strength and shape.  I love how it stands up all on it's own.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Silent Auction Item!

I made this bag for a silent auction to benefit my son's Hockey team.  It turned out cute, but was a pain to make.  Everything that could go wrong did.  I had picked some upholstery fabric to use in the beginning.  I had the whole bag cut out and tried to iron the interfacing on.  First, I burned the fabric... learned you  can't set your iron so high with this type of upholstery fabric.  Re-cut the piece, tried to iron on the interfacing again... my interfacing wouldn't stick to the fabric.  Ugh.  So, I threw all the upholstery fabric in the circular file and proceeded to begin all over again with regular cotton fabric.  Then the pattern was incorrect on the pleat placement... I had to do a bunch of modifications.  

Lesson learned, never try a new pattern when you are in a time crunch!  Everything that can go wrong, will!!!!!  

 Vintage buttons from my Grandma Heiden!  
 It turned out cute, but smaller than I had hoped.  

Glad it all came together in the end... I almost gave up on this one!  

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

The latest Bagley Bags projects!

This is a tutu that I made for my niece... it took 75 feet of tulle!  


This next project is a cute little pouch for your key ring!  It turned out adorable.  





This is my lame attempt at learning how to crochet!  Ha Ha!  



Golden Drumsticks!  My friend and I made these for her 20 year old son on his Golden Birthday!  He is a great drummer and he loved them!  





I made 8 of these crazy elephants at Christmas time... they were fun to give away to the little ones!  





 This was an experiment, I modified a pattern to make this envelope money system wallet.  Dave Ramsey would be proud!  






This was a custom bag made for my cousin in law!  I love this fabric!