The start of my Bag Design company...

LOUBEELOU DESIGNS
BAG ADDICTION

I would firstly like to thank my Mother because without her inspiration to create, design and make pretty things I would not be sitting at the sewing machine on a beautiful sunny 30degree day.

Recently returning from a visit to my Mums (I was there for 10 days, we had so much fun, creating in her sewing room and having cups of tea, yakking away like long lost friends and going for brisk walks.)
I decided to throw myself into trying to make something of this bag making obsession and see if I could make more bags for people (I think I give away too many bags and stuff just like my mum).

I then decided to call my company 'Loubeelou Designs' as I used to get called Loubee Lou (I still do) and the computer has been over-heating from all the labels, posters and card designs I have been playing with.

I live in Port Douglas, Far north Queensland and there is a Sunday morning markets here which I am planning on opening but just haven't gotten that far yet.

So... Welcome to my Bag and Craft blog site.
I will post all my designs of bags and other tip bits and pieces.

This is one of my first bags

It's my line of bags I'm calling 'The Little Girls Handbag'. I have already made this in heaps of really nice fabrics (and thanks to my last trip to my mothers) I have purchased lots and lots of great little girls fabric.

Here are a few more of my 'Little Girls Handbag' in other fabric colours.

I love making this design. So much so I can't
decide how to do the closure. I've done a rounded flap, an oval shape, a tie up and just the basic clasp closure.

The newest one I finished yesterday is this one on the right with the orange heart on the closure flap. Making this one with a single handle instead of the two straps on the later versions.

I first made this pattern as a very large beach bag. Making it in 3 different colours; Bright blue, Light pink and a brown with pinkish flowers. The brown one I made different by just not bringing in the sides which makes it a great bag to take to the shops, it fits so much in it.

Here are some photo's of the Pink and Bright blue 'Large Beach/Shopping Bag'