Behind the Seams Blog

    Nedda purchased this tote and matching flat bottom bag for her mahjong racks and tiles. This set is designed specifically for that use. When she received her bags, although she liked them she wanted a zipper closure on the tote. We made arrangements for her to return them and she bought a new…

Say hello to a couple of world travelers who ride in one of my Fleur totes! Many thanks to Ken and Liz who accompany these two friends, document their adventures and share them with us. Click on a pic to open a slideshow and see them up close and personal. The Boyz

  Years ago in my effort to offer a wide variety of fabrics I found a print with mahjong tiles. Since I am always on the lookout for fabrics that might reflect my customers interests and hobbies I bought some. I used it for my usual zippered bags, my Raven coin purse  and Scooter makeup…

  This is my Tilly shoulder bag but first let’s talk about this incredible fabric! It’s called Nevermore and is a tribute to Edgar Allan Poe. You can check out the Poe Museum page if you want to learn more about him. It tells us he is credited with creating the first detective novel, The…

Are you one of those knitters who keeps your large work in progress projects like beautiful blankets or afghans in a beat up old shopping bag from your local department store? I know there are many of you out there! Those works of art deserve a much nicer storage spot! The Alpaca is the bag…

A great photograph of a customer’s Deep Scribe Science Lab pencil case in action, and her comments: “I’m a molecular biology major. I needed a new pencil case when my old one fell apart and I wanted something handmade. I just found out I got into my top university choice as a transfer and this…

  Thanks to Mary Ann for sending this fantastic pic of her kitty named Tablet, and her new Sweet Pea mini wallet.

Cranes and Mt Fuji   Belatrix the Bat One of a kind bag   Phoenix Rising One of a kind bag   I have a wide variety of shoulder bags. I know that sometimes you need a small simple bag and sometimes you have a lot to carry and need plenty of volume and organizing…

Following up on my last post about my Kipster knitting project bags I have some new bags hot off the needle to share with you. I try my best to offer a wide variety of fabric options to suit the tastes of as many of my customers as possible! The fact that I am a…

  I have some customer comments that indicate my Kipster knitting bag is pretty good! See them at the end of this post. Years ago, when I first started selling online a customer asked me if I could make her a round drawstring bag to carry her golf balls. That bag, which I named after…