![Sew Together Bag in my lap](https://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/wp-1453517197319-300x225.jpeg)
I have Sew Together bags on the mind. I don’t know why, but I want to make more. They are somewhat frustrating, the directions are vague, they take a bunch of zippers and all sorts of special gymnastics to make.
![Purple Chair Sew Together Bag - zipper tabs](https://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DSCN0795sm-248x300.jpg)
Still, they are pretty. I see mine, which is one of the most useful bags I have made, and I want to make more. I use mine all the time. It has exactly what I need for EPP as well as basic hand sewing, so I can grab it and go. I might want one for every outfit. 😉 I keep looking around and at people critically and wondering if I should make that person a Sew Together Bag.
One thing I like about the one I made for myself is the fabrics. I really chose well. I might choose something different for the outside of mine, but I think it is great and I absolutely LOVE the fabrics on the inside. I am so glad I chose fabrics that I thought more of than “this will be fine”
![TFQ Sew Together Bag - open](https://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DSCN0828sm-281x300.jpg)
I know that not everyone is as smitten with these bags as I seem to be. I think it is more about the making of them than anything else. They are very satisfying to make (as long as you use the Quilt Barn sew-a-long tutorial in conjunction with the directions), and, as I said, useful. I love making quilts, but there is only so much usefulness you can get when you have too many wall hangings and not enough walls.
![Watercolor Box Sew Together Bag](https://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DSCN0784sm-300x145.jpg)
As I’ve been doing the move stuff, I came upon my zippers for this bag. Soon now. But first I have to have a sewing room that is usable.
Kitchen counters work well for project space. 😉 How do you store the pieces and parts of your projects? I do it in different ways as I am hunting and gathering. No perfect solution.
Now that I’ve FINALLY finished one I want to make at least six more. Addictive.
even though they were difficult, I have been yearning to make more as well.