I’ve seen the ladies at the Guild with these bags and thought about making one but I never got around to looking for a pattern. One of the Tuesday morning ladies had this pattern she was willing to share and so we did it as a joint project at the bee.

The bag part has a pocket on the inside. There were a lot of comments about whether or not the pocket would be of any use, but I stuck one on mine just in case. I’m not sure how easy it will be to get the thread out of the bag. Maybe I’m supposed to put a brown paper bag inside?

The top part of the piece is a pincushion.

I don’t think I will add this into my setup at home, but I will carry it with me when I go to the bees. I’m usually the one sweeping the floor at the end of the day and I can’t believe all the thread and scraps that some of the ladies leave behind. Perhaps someone (definitely not me) should volunteer to make one for each sewer!