Whats New at the market this month?!

Sue with her gorgeous hand-made bags:

I’m a mum of two teenage boys, who works full-time and among other things, likes to sew, embroider and knit.  My Grandmother taught me how and when I have a few spare moments the sewing usually comes out.  Most of the projects to-date have been along the lines of quilts and wall hangings but lately I have made bags as gifts for friends and my mum, sister and Auntie, as well as one or two for myself.  I use the bags on a daily basis and get a lot of comments from people I work with, as well as encouragement to make one for them too.  So this has led to the making of this group of bags and booking a site at the Tuggeranong Indoor Community Market.

I cannot take credit for the design of the bags, this I purchased in a craft shop while on holiday in Victoria at Christmas time.  I have however road-tested the design and made small adjustments to make the bag as robust as possible, particularly as I use my handbag all the time and it gets dumped unceremoniously on the back seat of the car, under my desk at work, often loaded to the hilt with items such as a water bottle and lunch or shopping items (when I forget my green bag) and the occasional book.