Greta on GretaBag

I'm wife to Erik, stay at home Mom to Elena and Deacon, sister to many, neighbor to few, friend to any. I love fabric. It’s a special day when I make my way to any fabric store. I love to peruse the remnants, sometimes I’ll pick up a yard simply because it’s interesting and I have a feeling that it will soon become my favorite, I know it will grow on me… until the next one comes along that is. I sew for pleasure, I am happiest when I am sewing. I don’t know if I could live without my sewing machine. We don’t hang out together every day, but like a good friend, I’m comforted to know my sewing machine is always there for me. For the last several years, I have been making homemade gifts for my friends and family. As a I sew the item, I think of the person and my love for them and it transforms into a creation made out of love. I’ve been trying out my patterns and designs on my friends and family and they have lovingly dubbed my bags as “Greta Bags.” I hope you’ll enjoy my homemade items and most of all, I hope you’ll treasure your family and friends!

I have an Etsy shop! http://www.etsy.com/shop/GretaBag

Today's bag...

I made another bag today... here's the back...

here's the front...

and here's the inside...

I guess I'm in the mood to sew... ;)

Today's bag

I just finished another bag, I really like it. It's a happy bag that would be great for fall. I'm tempted to keep it, but I decided I will list it on etsy and take a chance that someone else will fall in love with it too.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/GretaBag

1st Sale!

Yippee! I just sold my first bag. Wow, that felt good. It feels like a little hint of confirmation that these are sellable...  and the fact that it was bought by a relative, doesn't diminish it too much, I'll take any confirmation I can get! :)
Happy trails "striped bag", I know you will be well loved.
Thank you, sweet relative, you are well loved!

Sauna Bag

The "Sauna Bag" was inspired by my Aunt Sarah’s huge homemade “sauna bag” that she would often bring over on “ sauna nights” (Wednesdays and Saturdays). It held a change of clothes and towels for the whole family, all 11 of them. Saunas were a huge part of our culture growing up in a Finnish community in Minnesota. Living in the Pacific Northwest, saunas are not as handy, so I often find myself packing my own “sauna bag” while in pursuit of the nearest sauna (pronounced sow-na).

Here are other fabrics and colors of "Sauna Bags" that I have done in the past.

 

I did it!

I did it! After months of putting it off, I posted my first items up for sale on etsy.com. 5 GretaBags. I am excited to see where this new adventure will take me. I am certain I will gain new skills, meet new people and have a lot of fun in the process.





Here are the first 5 up for sale.