I finished 2 retreat bags … one small and one large. This is a free pattern from Emmaline Bags. You can find the pattern HERE. If you insert the hardware, the bags stay open. However, if you choose to make the bag without the hardware, you will still end up with a nice zipper bag. Or if you use Soft & Stable or Bosal foam for the interfacing (instead of fusible fleece), you actually do not need the hardware.
This is the Large one. I used left-over fabric from the backing of the “yellow” quilt, see HERE. For the interfacing, I used left-over pieces of Hobbs 80/20. I used Aurifil black thread to do the loop-d-loop quilting and top stitching.
This is the small one. I used a couple of fat quarters left from when I made the Glowing Hearts Quilt. I purposely saved the Hexi fabric for a bag!
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Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Quilting Gail 
Hi Gail, those are great bags. Thanks for sharing the link and tips. As always, thanks for linking up to FM Mavericks!
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Thanks, Andree! They are great bags to make! Thank you also for hosting FM Mavericks!
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Such pretty bags, and useful too I bet. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/08/13/wednesday-wait-loss-445
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Thanks, Jennifer! And thank you for hosting WWL!
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Great job on the bags!!! Very nice work!
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Thank you very much!
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Thank you so much for your post and the link to the free patterns! I’ve downloaded them and they are on my “to do” paper holder. 🙂
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You’re welcome, Mia!!! It’s fun to hear that you’re planning to make them!!
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thanks for the reminder that I have a frame for the large size!! Now to pull fabric and put it on my to do list!
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Great! Once you get started, it doesn’t take long to make!
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