10 years since the seeds were sown for Baroque Bags. From setting up and running the business from a tiny bedroom to the studio I now have, It has at times b...

Z is for Zips Over time I had more and more requests for zipped tops on some of the bags. The Landscape series designs lend themselves to requiring recessed ...

Y is for Yarn As I hand weave the straps for many of the bags, the yarns used for inkle weaving are usually cotton or cotton blends, both for strength and du...

W is for William Morris Probably the biggest influence on me and my work. William Morris was an artist of the Pre- Raphaelites in the late 19th Century, a so...

V is for – Virus Or Coronavirus - the cause of my pause in business and temporary Etsy shop closure. During this downtime I have put my skills to good use, h...

U is for Utility As festival time was approaching it occurred to me that it is not always practical to carry a bag to festivals, the need for accessories tha...

A favourite subject for both digitised and freemotion embroidery. When recreating "Sycamore Gap", I traced the trunk, scanned it into the computer, added a r...

S – is for Shibori A new addition to the design process is Shibori Indigo dyeing. I have always been interested in dyeing my own fabrics and started with nat...

R – is for Roses A recurring theme in my designs. I have always liked printed rose fabrics and have many in my stash. I also have a growing collection of ros...

Q – is for Quilting Most of the bags I make are quilted. I like the effect of freemotion quilting both to strengthen the bags and make them more sturdy, but ...

P – is for Patchwork This is where I started.. making patchwork quilts as a hobby, researching patterns on the internet and finding lots of patterns for bags...

O – is for On the Road Taking Baroque Bags to festivals and craft fairs further afield required some king of covered stall, so we took the plunge and bought ...

Some of the designs in the 'Sea' series depict a night scene, the reflection of the moon on the water provided the inspiration; using mother of pearl button...

Alphonse Mucha born in 1860 in the now Czech Republic, was an illustrator and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, best known for ...

Pieced fabric landscapes adorned with trees, plants and landmarks have become an important part in the creation of many of my designs. Mostly as cross body b...

Jessie Marion King (20 March 1875 – 3 August 1949) , a designer and illustrator based in Kirkudbright, a small artist's colony in South West Scotland and ver...

My Bag Making Journey – the title of a talk I give to members of the Embroiderers Guild. This covers inspiration, first designs and the progression of ideas ...

Therapy! A change form the norm. I can sit in the garden listening to the birds weaving long lengths of beautiful colourful inkle bands which will become st...

March and April are usually very busy times here at Baroque Bags, getting new designs perfected and into production, checking stock and lots of sewing. This ...

A popular colour with many, I've had lots of requests for green bags over the years. As the colour represents all natural things, I use a lot of green fabric...