Georgia Bag Checking In!

I just LOVE this. Look at this bag number! We are well over 200,000 now and to hear that bag #849 is still going strong warms my heart. Thank you so much Kelly for sending the photo, all your kind words and letting me know that our efforts have been worth it. Teresa

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Good afternoon! I just wanted to take a moment to reach out to you, and let you know that bag #849 is still going strong! If I remember correctly, you sent it to me in 2008.  I have sewn and gifted many dozens of bags using your pattern, and I continue to use my originals from that same year.  My mom adores the ones I sewed for her and keeps them rolled up in her purse at all times! My (now grown) children use them as well.  My dad used one as a lunch bag.  Just wanted to let you know what a different you made when you sent me that bag! Thank you for what you do and for making a difference in this world.  

Fondly, Kelly T. 

Photo Finish Friday

I was enjoying my morning latte and happened to glimpse this pretty creature enjoying the flowers on my deck. I snuck out to take a quick snap before she fluttered away. I have lots of sewing to do and tacos to eat this weekend. I hope you are doing something fun as well. Have a great one! 😊❤️🌮 🦋😍

Workday Wednesday

About a month ago, a neighbor asked if I could add some fabric to a couple of suit jackets. I told her I would be happy to look at it. She had bought some relatively inexpensive jackets for her husband and son to wear to a Dr. Suess themed event. Look how cute they turned out! She had purchased SO much fabric that I was able to also make 7 bags for her to hand out as door prizes. The green fabric I had in my stash for a couple of years and was happy to share. So festive! Teresa

UPDATE: New Zealand Chapter

Yay! I love library bags. Such a great use of fabric and learning rolled in one! And, Bagette Olive, I know who Bluey is because my 25 year old daughter and my husband LOVE the show. I have to admit, it is super sweet and hilarious. So glad the quilt group is making bags and sharing them. Keep up the amazing work in NZ. It's one of my goals to get there to visit! XOXO--Teresa

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Teresa--

66 library bags were donated today and shared between two community libraries in Palmerston north.  The bags were made by members of Rose City Quilters, Palmerston north as part of our community  outreach work. Just in time for1st week of NZ winter school holidays. Many bags were suitable for children. Especially the "Bluey  fabric bags. Bluey is an Australian cartoon show for little kids.

Bagette Olive Ruby

Coordinator, New Zealand Chapter

Photo Finish Friday

Look at this doe!🦌 I was chatting with my daughter and she appeared outside my cabin window and listened in on the conversation. 😂 She’s so pretty and there are wild daisies everywhere right now. ❤️ Hope you had a great 4th of July ❤️🤍💙 and best wishes for a fun weekend. 😊😊 Teresa

Workday Wednesday

In the midst of several wedding dresses, hemming pants and fixing holes, I'm getting some other things finished too. 

1-2) Wine theme bags for bridal shower favors. :)

3) A batch of bags that are headed to Bozeman with our newest Bagette, Elizabeth, who is starting our VERY FIRST chapter in Montana! Squeeee! More on that to come.

4-5) A super cute MAMA sweatshirt made from outgrown baby clothes for my neighbor's daughter in law. How cute is that idea???

What are you making? Do tell. Teresa

Photo Finish Friday

Hey peeps. Yesterday got away from me which is fine because I can show off this yummy cake I took to a lemon theme bridal shower today. It’s a lemon olive oil cake recipe with lemon cream cheese buttercream frosting. So yum. I also gave out the lemon fabric bags I made a couple weeks ago as party favors. All things lemon are a good thing! Hope you are having a fresh weekend! 😊🍋😋💛

UPDATE: MAINE, SW Harbor Chapter

I love this update from Bagette Barbara. Look at the traveling bags, soup and even Santa. You ladies are all amazing, doing such a great job and clearly having lots of fun! Love it all. Keep up the fabulous work--Teresa

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Hi Teresa.

The Maine Chapter of the Green Bag Lady has been meeting regularly at the Common Good Soup Kitchen in Southwest Harbor, Maine and having a blast!

Here's a photo of Bagettes Pat, Barbara, & Julie tasting soup prepared by Chef Jay. Yum!

Bagette Pam took one of our GBL bags to France and had a photo taken in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Ooo la la.

Bagette Barbara took a GBL bag to Washington, DC and had a photo taken in front of Abraham Linccoln at the Lincoln Memorial. 

We have a new Maine bagette. Santa came down from the North Pole to help with the GBL Project since he is not very busy at this time of the year. Here's a photo of him holding a child size GBL bag. Go Santa!

We received a fun and unique donation of sailcloth. Here's a photo of Bagette Julie cutting it to size.

We received a donation of an ironing board too! Here's a photo of it. Now, I don't need to lug mine to our meetings. Yay!

Happy Summer!

Barbara 💚

Coordinator, Maine Chapter

Green Bag Lady Project

Bags❤️🤍💙

I spent a bit of yesterday finishing off these festive bags for my cabin HOA meeting that is just after the 4th of July. Who doesn’t love a little red, white and blue? That butterfly fabric tho! And Snoopy! ❤️🤍💙 Teresa 

Photo Finish Friday

Wow, this week sure got away from me. Lots of sewing, tennis and The Rolling Stones concert on Thursday night. Tonight is pizza with neighbors cooked in their wood burning oven that is out of this world amazing. Photo is from a walk last night with hubby. Construction work is being done at the local school and these does decided the gravel mound was their new home. 😂 Cheers to the weekend! Teresa😊🍕🎸🎶❤️