{"id":51007,"date":"2020-10-23T07:20:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T14:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=51007"},"modified":"2024-07-19T12:29:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:29:09","slug":"retreat-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/retreat-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Retreat Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mary<\/a> and I were talking about something else when I remembered the Retreat Bag she and I decided to make. Neither of us have done it, but we both have all of the supplies, including the wire frame. This is a free pattern<\/a> from Emmaline Bags. The pattern shows the frame you need and that is not free, sadly, but having a free pattern<\/a> is helpful. And we have to support women owned small businesses.<\/p>\n

\"Emmaline<\/a>
Emmaline Bags Retreat Bag -free pattern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bag really doesn’t have anything to do with Retreats – as in going away to sew – I think that is just the name.<\/p>\n

I also noticed  that Laura Coia of SewVeryEasy has a video<\/a> on how to make the bag with the addition of an outside slip pocket and handles. This video is linked from the pattern page on the Emmaline site. I also saw a video<\/a> from Birdcage and Thread that shows how to make this bag. The techniques in the two videos are a little different and one might work better for you. It’s good to have a choice.<\/p>\n

I have two frames, so I can make two of these with the supplies I have on hand. I have been trying to think about what types of items\/supplies I would store in this pouch and haven’t come up with anything yet. I could make one, or both, as a gift.<\/p>\n

I am also thinking it might need a handle, leash or shoulder strap.<\/p>\n

I seem to have a strong desire\/need to finish things. I know I should be more enamored of the process. I have been trying for years to be more about the process<\/a>, but I think I am sick of looking at things in my workroom and need to just make the projects and be done with them. OR fall in love with the process once I have tried it and go back for more.<\/p>\n

Bottomline:  many bags and not enough time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mary and I were talking about something else when I remembered the Retreat Bag she and I decided to make. Neither of us have done it, but we both have all of the supplies, including the wire frame. This is a free pattern from Emmaline Bags. The pattern shows the frame you need and that … Continue reading “Retreat Bag”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[486],"tags":[539,488,255],"class_list":["post-51007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-486","tag-emmaline-retreat-bag","tag-pouch","tag-project-bag"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51007"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51023,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51007\/revisions\/51023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}