Amazing April

[beattieKeymaster]

When you are sitting sewing just remember that you are not alone! Across the world other people are making morsbags too, and in April 2018 sixty nine pods added bags to the global tally.

Bag-making pods were –

Sew-in-pressed
Tropical Totes
LoopyBags
The Chickadeez (and friends)
say no to plastic
Meddon Morsbaggers
Ballypod, Ireland
Bude Baggers
Greenbaglady
Guy’s Marsh Prison
Die Nähdamen
Daisy Bags
Niffy Bags
GT Bags
Claire Bear Bags
Morsbags
Unique Bags
Handcross Bag Lady
Monty Morsbags
The Scrapstore Birmingham
Pickering Stitchers
Ditsy bags
Faire Des Sacs
Greenbags
Barrow Bagging
Whetstone Whales
Less is Mors
Whissybags
HopStitching
Rejig Bags
Halifax Raggedy Baggers
Knitandsew
Sally South Bags
The old bag
Herne Bay Belles WI
Dalston Doers!
Grayshott Bag
Poddington Peas
Camelford Carriers
WNC Bags
Bidefordbaghags
Tillybags
Lincoln
Igor Bags
Helland Baggers
Made in Quarry Bank
Macs Bags
Stashbusters
OlympicECObags
Unique Bags
Earthlings
St Nick’s
Uptown Bags
Sewn2gether
Offcuts
Morsbag Meisters
Sewkulele
Fae Decay
Cuckoobird
Darting Frog
Ennirocraft Makes
Heathers Morsbags
Hardwick Carriers
Toni Fab Bags
Butterfly Bags
Herne Bay Belles WI
ECOBAGS
Wundertuete
Stitchers Coven

Congratulations to everyone on that list – we’re doing a grand job!

Last month 2726 bags were added to the total.

Welcome to the twenty new pods

00heavenly bags
Claire Bear Bags
Sewing Jo
Unique Bags
Darenthbags
Britannia
Pollypod
Boxhill Baggers
Knitandsew
Rags Mobs
Dalston Doers!
Bidefordbaghags
Craft Share
Tillybags
Lincoln
Lovingly Sewn
Mors code
Lewiston Morsbaggers
Ennirocraft Makes
Merlyn’s Morsbags

Interesting comments

Claire Bear Bags writes –
“Sewing morsbags for the environment, for fun and for my physiotherapy goals since becoming ill with a Neurological illness. Sewing helps me to recover and making morsbags is a fun way to reach out and give something back to the community.”

I love your positive attitude Claire Bear 🙂

Britannia pod writes –
1st Britannia Scout Group are making bags as part of their community and environmental and conservation badges. Who knows what will happen????

Go for it Scouts! 🙂

[Magic Flying BootsParticipant]

Hiya! Sorry if this is a stupid question… but what are the Pods for? Do you need one even if you make bags on your own, because this is how you add to the number of bags made?

I’m new, I’ve ordered a batch of labels, and I’m keen to get going! 😀

Thanks

Jen

[beattieKeymaster]

Hi Jen. I love your name! Magic Flying Boots – yes please, I’ll have some of them. 🙂

I’m sorry it’s taken a while to see your question and reply to it – I’ve been away and I think you posted just after I’d left.

I guess, when it comes down to it pods are the way you add your bags onto everyone else’s and increase the global tally.
I see it as being part of a bigger organisation and through that gaining more strength.

Someone who hears about morsbags so sits down and makes some bags to use themselves or give away is doing something that’s a little bit useful, but as I see it, if that person hears about morsbags, registers a pod, gets some morsbags labels, makes and gives away labelled bags and adds them on to the tally, they’ve made them count a bit more.

Together we are stronger. As I see it, using a reusable bag is a good step to take, but making, using and giving away morsbags wins on more fronts – repurposing unwanted fabric that would otherwise end up in landfill, reducing the use of plastic and becoming part of a global campaign that is finally becoming louder and stronger.

I hope your labels have arrived by now – have you started sewing?

[masterclockParticipant]

The idea of pods is to support the “Sociable” aspect.ie a groups of people who get together to make bags (drink coffee and eat cakes). No reason that you cant’t be a solo podder, but some like the social side and some like the way a group can specialize,so one person gets the material. another cuts out etc. In particular some people hate giving out bags and it is easier to operate together, rather than on your own then.

No reason you should not do it your own way.or change at a whim.

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