It may be July but nani IRO month isn’t quite over yet! Meg from Elsie Marley made two bags to see her through the summer and they are both gorgeous.

I don’t quite remember when I first came across Meg’s blog but I’m pretty sure the first time I heard of Elsie Marley was when I saw this patchwork digger she made. I thought it was brilliant and still do. She recently made another one for Stylo magazine and there may even be a pattern coming soon. Yes! As well as turning fabric into awesome stuff, Meg is really good at bringing people together and creating community. She started Kid’s Clothes Week as a challenge to herself to sew for one hour every night for a week, until it grew and grew and is now a thriving community of like-minded makers. She also recently launched sew-along CENTRAL which is a helpful monthly newsletter with info about upcoming sew-alongs. If you want to see what sewing events are going on before they’re over this is for you.

Ok, do you want to see the bags Meg made? Sure you do! Here they are.

See you again soon!