Workday Wednesday

Hello peeps. I've still been holed up in my sewing room making an insane amount of zip pouches for the holiday sale season. But, I've gotten a few other fun things done too:

1-2) A bag and a pouch for a tennis friend who turned 70

3) A bag and a pouch for a sweet friend who turned 60 (a sewing buddy did the roman numerals for me on her embroidery machine, thanks Meg!)

4) I hosted a tennis team weekend for some ladies at my cabin and gifted them all GBL tote bags with a pocket on the front

5) Bluey and Bingo are going to greet trick-or-treaters at my house this year!

Hope all is well! XOXO--Teresa

 

Photo Finish Friday

Is it Sunday? I think maybe all the holiday pouch sewing 🧵 has fogged up my brain. I am getting lots done with my first sale coming up this Thursday. I hope you are enjoying a glorious fall weekend. I 💚💛🧡❤️ when the aspen leaves 🍁 🍂 turn such amazing colors!!! XOXO-Teresa 

Photo Finish Friday

I’m still here! I’ve was sick for a week (a throat thing that wasn’t strep), sewing my little heart out and playing lots of tennis. I even got in a run or two. Now, I’m enjoying cabin time with some tennis peeps. 🥰🎾 ⛰️ 🏃‍♀️❤️ Have a fab weekend! Teresa

The Start of the Holiday Batch

It has begun. The start of the assessing, cutting, quilting, putting in zippers and finalizing pouches for the holiday season. I laid out all of my stock (not including tennis and sports, photo 1), then went through all my fabric and cut out fabrics from categories that appeared low (photo 2), and then separated them by color so I could do the quilting (photo 3). After the quilting is done, I cut off the excess batting and match them with zippers which then get sewn in (photo 4). The final step is sewing them together, ironing them and putting a ribbon on the zipper pull. People often ask me how long it takes to make a pouch, but I do them in batches like this so I'm never quite sure…🤷🏼‍♀️ Have you started holiday crafting? Do tell! Teresa

Go

It’s been go go go. Three weekends ago I was in Colorado Springs for a tennis tournament 🎾. I was home for a hot second, then off to California to see Harmony and sell pouches at a booth in Art 🎨in the Redwoods🌲. Home again 2 nights and off to the cabin 🏡 and a banquet this past weekend. I’m finally home for a bit and hope to get some decent sleep. 🥴 We are praying for rain 🌧️ here in Colorado, enjoy the rest of summer!  Teresa

Yay!

Today I had the privilege of meeting one of my heroes! Bonnie is one of the co-founders of Plastic Ocean Project. Green Bag Lady has done collaborations with POP in the past (HERE), but I’ve never met her in person. I gave her a bundle of ocean themed bags and she gave me a cool bandana. It was so great to find out she’s equally as amazing in person as I thought she’d be!

Photo Finish Friday

Just trying to get to the cabin and not hit a baby calf… 🐄 🐮 Have a fabulous weekend. We are celebrating hubby and his 58 years on planet earth. 🎂🎂🎂

Workday Wednesday

Hey there, hope you are enjoying summer. We have had a heat wave and of course my AC went out. Fixed now! I've been camping out in the basement where it's cooler and my sewing machines live:

1) New pickleball first aid kits in my etsy shop 🥒

2) New tennis and pickle ball towels in my etsy shop 🎾

3) I bound a cute tennis quilt for a friend. Binding is my fav part of quilting. 😊🧵

4) How could I not make an owl outfit for my little friend? 🦉

5 & 6) Green Bag Lady bag and pouch set donations for an auction, so fun to make 💖 🩶

Photo Finish Friday

It’s never a bad day when you get to snuggle a sweet little love bug. Hope you have a warm fuzzy weekend. 🩵🩵🩵 Teresa

Update: Maine Chapter

How amazing is the Maine chapter led by the lovely Bagette Barbara! WAHOOO! Way to go ladies, keep sewing, keep going, keep growing! 🧵💚😊 Teresa

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Hi Teresa--

The Maine Chapter of the Green Bag Lady Project was recently awarded $100 by the Maine Community Foundation by way of a grant received by the Common Good Soup Kitchen in recognition of our Arts Program at the Common Good in Southwest Harbor, Maine where we meet and make our reusable fabric bags. We "Maine Bagettes" were honored and thrilled to receive this unexpected and generous gift. 

Photo 1 - Director of Common Good, Debi, & Bagette Barbara

Photo 2 - Maine Bagettes Julie, Barbara, & Kathleen