Remember When. . . it was in the bag?

I was going to meet a client for the first time and needed to take along some samples.  The only bag I had that would fit them was my gym bag. It served the purpose and
the meeting went well,  but it made me start to think about how I want to present my business. That lead to designing and creating custom bags for this purpose.  

My first inspiration was a patchwork bag that a friend at the Y carries. She had given me the pattern from www.aquiltersdream.com but I decided it wasn't quite right. It lead me to a search on Pinterest.

That is where I found this idea on cometoquilt.blogspot.com. Simple yet stylish, with a pocket in the front to hold my binder.  I set to work creating a small and large bag.  Because I was looking for inspiration vs. instruction, it did not matter that the instructions are written in Thai. 

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• Fabric was torn into 2 1/2"wide strips of batik fabric, then sewed together to form 2 tricolored strips, varying the order of the colors.

• Each strip was crosscut at 2 1/4". 
• Each of these pieces were sewn together to form a pattern. Varying the order of the strip colors in earlier made this easier.

• White fabric was sewn to the bottom half, and 3 layers were created with backing fabric, batting and the top design.
• All 3 layers were pinned together using safety pins to prepare for machine quilting.

• Having had my logo digitized, I easily embroidered it on the inside lining of the front flap.  
• The outside and straps were constructed of a more durable duck fabric.
• The bags were sewn with squared  corners.  
• The lining is off-white.

These bags, one spacious, one narrow, will allow me to professionally represent
my company while my samples travel in style.  
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