About Us
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well it also takes a dedicated team to bring you the best virtual workshops. I call this wonderful team of talented ladies my Dream Team. Most of us met in 2019 during my first in-person retreat and instantly became friends. Now, even though we are miles apart, the work we do together is seamless. I can’t be more grateful.
Teresa Burgess
This lady really helps me stay on task by keeping me organized. My calendar is full because of her! Lol. She also helps manage the participant's entry each day of the
workshops, reminds me when it is time to take breaks, documents resources, etc. Always on her game.
Patty Andersen
What a creative genius. Patty is solely responsible for the design of our logo, the Demo Darlings t-shirts and two lovely videos she did in dedication to the beautiful bags that have been a result of these workshops. She also helps manage the workshop participants and documents resources.
Patty Mancuso
Where would I be without her- I don’t even want to know. Patty is responsible for bringing four out of six of us together in the first place. Patty has helped me with door prizes, managing the workshops, creating last-minute designs on her Cricuit machine, documenting resources and being the voice of reason many times.
Andrea Bakewell
Our lovely Recording Artist! This lady has been a total godsend. She literally fell out of the sky and into my workshop lap and I can’t thank her enough for always being there, recording every workshop, answering all of my silly techie questions, and doing a fantastic job every time. Not only does she record the workshops, but she also edits, time stamps and publishes these videos whenever and wherever I want her to.
Grace Fletcher
I met Grace through her mother, Ellen Kay of Bo Dee Oh!. If there is such a thing as a Creative Savant, Grace is one. This website was completely built with her amazing talents. How I got so lucky to work with such a smart, patient, willing-and-able artist is beyond me. But I am incredibly thankful for her ability to craft this beautiful website and bring to life something I have envisioned for quite some time. Grace is the pulse of The Bag Makers Workshop website and through her, all of this has been made possible.
Teresa Stanton
My desire to connect with the bag-making community led me to hold the first West Coast Bag Makers Retreat in San Luis Obispo, California. in 2019. Twenty wonderful ladies showed up and showed me a good time! So I decided to do it again. We all know what happened in 2020. But the silver lining from the pandemic is finding out that I could bring more like-minded people together virtually than in person. People that wanted and needed this community. I am dedicated to helping all bag makers from all around the world. Together, we will make a better bag.