April 10, 2014

Community Fair and Zip & Go Bags






They say you can never  go home but I do a couple of times a year.  This weekend is one of those times.  The community I grew up in is having a Community Fair where the community comes out to admire the artistic talents of their students through the sharing of various artistic projects and music.  Many of the local businesses have booths to share info with the citizens and there are craft booths, too.  I will be displaying at this fair on Saturday.  Last year, I saw many people I went to high school with many, many years ago.  It was fun to catch up.  Hopefully, I'll sell a few bags, too, to help pay for a new purchase I just made and will blog about when I receive it.

In preparation for this fair, I am trying to increase the number of some of my smaller bags.  I just finished 3 Zip & Go Bags, a pattern by Erin Erickson of Dog Under My Desk.  I carry this bag myself especially when shopping when I need my hands free. 

The first bag is from a glittered brown, orange and white chevron cotton.  These are the colors of our local NFL football tream, The Cleveland Browns.  I thought it might  be a good choice for the increasing number of female fans.  Of course the straps and back of the bag are made from croc vinyl.



The 2nd bag is a fun bingo bag that would be perfect for those who love that game.  It is big enough to carry what you need to play bingo (daubers, etc) and to carry home all of the winnings.




The 3rd bag is a fun bag for cat lovers.  Dog lovers will have to wait until I find time to make theirs...oh, yes I do have dog fabric.  After the popularity of the yoga frog fabric, I thought I would see if this might be loved by cat lovers.



For those who might be in the area, the Community Fair is at Mogadore High School in Mogadore, OH and the fair runs from 10 AM to 2 PM.

8 comments:

  1. These are so cute and I'm sure you'll do well at the fair plus get to meet old friends too. Can't wait to see what you've been spending your money on. A new sewing machine maybe!!!!!

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    1. Thanks. It will be fun. I can't wait to show you what I spent money on. The tracker says it will be here today.

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  2. Great fun fabrics Marilyn! I hope you do well at the fair. Thank you for adding your link on my new link party too. At least i know it works now, lol!!!

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  3. Wow! These are great, the first one is my fave!

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    1. Thanks. Here are some other ones I made recently http://shadesofbold.blogspot.com/2014/02/animal-prints-and-frog.html

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  4. My daughter would love the cat bag! They all turned out well!

    Krista

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    1. Thanks. They are fun to make. I love the one I carry.

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