tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post2477562990074153509..comments2012-01-13T01:25:19.870-08:00Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15520872958009985226noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-69370194018177608612012-01-13T01:25:19.870-08:002012-01-13T01:25:19.870-08:00Just love Stephanie&#39;s new bag!!KaHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-9323046042671243342012-01-12T12:50:19.788-08:002012-01-12T12:50:19.788-08:00Neat bag, loved the history story about Anna...Back in the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02701943291648033611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-29375059612637131102012-01-11T02:57:46.603-08:002012-01-11T02:57:46.603-08:00What a beautiful version of the Anna bag! And what a lovely story that goes along with it.<br />Guess what: My mother&#39;s mother was also called Anna and my youngest sister was called after her (o:<br />Happy bag making!!Simone de Klerkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14229832556762075177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-17750434890202718412012-01-11T02:13:31.380-08:002012-01-11T02:13:31.380-08:00How wonderful to have that much information about one of your grandparents. My family on my father&#39;s side are all immigrants from Poland and Russia, but very little is known about them.QuiltSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121195815836334067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-69407124610126804592012-01-10T20:19:31.111-08:002012-01-10T20:19:31.111-08:00What a great bag, and those handles! Wow!<br />Loved the story about your grandma, and the fabulous photo. Wasn&#39;t she pretty?Stacihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183068716476005136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-2901107568491487202012-01-10T19:18:32.050-08:002012-01-10T19:18:32.050-08:00Candace, this is just too cute! Love the handles you found too - I&#39;ve pinned them for future use. I enjoyed reading about your Anna!Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04728521317964661942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-43232343606872163842012-01-10T15:52:53.039-08:002012-01-10T15:52:53.039-08:00What a beautiful story about your Grandmother; thank you so much for sharing it. Have a great weekSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03847259789563218030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-14007509089635862022012-01-10T13:35:24.189-08:002012-01-10T13:35:24.189-08:00Thank you for sharing your lovely story. The bag is so so cute!pinsandgiggleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05987951576199871072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-28653208943572648442012-01-10T13:33:35.852-08:002012-01-10T13:33:35.852-08:00Love your story about Anna! Thanks for sharing it. :-) <br /><br />Happy New Year! Another year for us to sew and quilt!Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814824232124376605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-3767565661911724452012-01-10T09:37:54.792-08:002012-01-10T09:37:54.792-08:00I love this bag-especially the back! And the handles are just wonderful. I loved hearing about your Grandmother, my Great Grandfather emigrated from Scotland about the same time and was only 12 when he came over by himself (he followed several brothers &amp; one sister who emigrated first).heartsease54http://www.blogger.com/profile/16980415295935895910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-5021201387757945732012-01-10T09:23:38.010-08:002012-01-10T09:23:38.010-08:00Love the bag-- it&#39;s beautiful!! Thank you for the chance to win!!Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384191841943515223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-34654863367031605562012-01-10T06:38:43.491-08:002012-01-10T06:38:43.491-08:00Nice! I&#39;d love to win a book about Anna... My Mom is Ann, my sister is Annette, and I am Anita... Anita Catherine that is.<br />Thanks for the chance to win.<br />Cathy Byrd<br />byrd@gulftel.comSassyCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12935193696521564713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-88437093147341320522012-01-09T22:58:39.186-08:002012-01-09T22:58:39.186-08:00Your grandma is really beautiful.<br />Anna is my best friends name!Njerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732235135317853637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-87144372633923191522012-01-09T20:51:02.410-08:002012-01-09T20:51:02.410-08:00Great Story! I&#39;ve also enjoyed reading the comments from other people about their ancestors!<br /><br />ttfn :) YukiYukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302379511310174265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-30013174542222566362012-01-09T20:29:30.905-08:002012-01-09T20:29:30.905-08:00Beautiful bag and great story on your Gramma! How amazing that would be, taking a trip in a foreign country with not a word known of another language.AnnieOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06619125197850685345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-35526535479717960652012-01-09T19:08:58.647-08:002012-01-09T19:08:58.647-08:00What a wonderful story about your Grandma. Can you imagine traveling all that way alone, and then to have someone steal everything you own. What a story - thanks for sharing! And...your bag is wonderful!Me and My Stitcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16470153447120413738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-55165791998444502972012-01-09T17:59:42.321-08:002012-01-09T17:59:42.321-08:00these bags look really sweet. Especially love the corduroy. Thanks for a chance to win the pattern. Janitathe girlfriend gaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608470139662616774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-85610712152150628982012-01-09T17:45:32.561-08:002012-01-09T17:45:32.561-08:00Oh wow!What a wonderful family story. I can see this story written by Nora Roberts or another author for a historical romance novel.Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15553254043644735815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-63178609485997358842012-01-09T17:44:30.184-08:002012-01-09T17:44:30.184-08:00Thank you for sharing the story about Gramma Anna. She was an amazing woman to immigrant here all alone in those days and then be independent enough to raise her children on her own. Strength at its best!<br /><br />Cute bag! The handles are adorable. Thank you for offering the give-away.Jeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09741430733591826404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-52071771085689767382012-01-09T16:45:50.175-08:002012-01-09T16:45:50.175-08:00Wow! My DH&#39;s grandmother was from Vilnius also! She left after her brother was &#39;taken away&#39; by the Russians around the same time as your Anna left. She also came to the US alone, worked as a cleaning woman, married, raised a family. You and my DH are probably distantly related lol. VermontPines@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-62402759778278373752012-01-09T16:36:39.573-08:002012-01-09T16:36:39.573-08:00What an amazing history your family has! You must be so proud!<br /><br />The bag is cute and the fabrics are gorgeous! <br /><br />Thanks for the giveaway!Stephanie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01613883248899266708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-34511798199314603262012-01-09T15:51:37.743-08:002012-01-09T15:51:37.743-08:00This a really cute bag. Love your colorful version.<br />Found your grandmother story very interesting. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />Darlis<br />darlisj@kinex.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-45655129257999730382012-01-09T15:25:51.076-08:002012-01-09T15:25:51.076-08:00Loving it and your connection with Anna as a name also. Thanks for giving me a chance to win!<br />Cindyonlymeherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08880378084448908090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-39063304740495720222012-01-09T14:37:12.411-08:002012-01-09T14:37:12.411-08:00What a wonderful history about your grandma! She sounds like she was a wonderful person and I take my hat off to her for having the courage to make the long (scary!) trip to Seattle by herself! Thanks so much!Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00463874952093819545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772957600303809869.post-68514437772903240272012-01-09T14:19:27.665-08:002012-01-09T14:19:27.665-08:00I love this bag. The colors you used are right up my alley. You are so lucky to be a Supreme.Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987985815743645069noreply@blogger.com