 
							
						
															Bag Nine – The Metropolitain Tote
For two solid months, I couldn’t figure out what this scrap was trying to tell me. Bag Nine was playing a cat and mouse game with me, but it couldn’t hold out forever.
 
							
						
															For two solid months, I couldn’t figure out what this scrap was trying to tell me. Bag Nine was playing a cat and mouse game with me, but it couldn’t hold out forever.
 
							
						
															I started putting the pieces together and the next thing you know I had a round bag face, staring back at me. And Bag Eight was born.
 
							
						
															A subtle demonstration of how you can make a tote bag with a lot of embellishments that’s still practical.
 
							
						
															I even had a hot moment where I dreamt that every mini bucket bag should have an easy drawstring closure AND a thin shoulder strap that detaches!
 
							
						
															Bag Two offered me the opportunity to design a bag completely from scratch. It also taught me I needed to learn more about how to construct a bag properly.