In memory · #oneforrosie
One for Rosie
In January 2021 we were devastated to lose Morsbagger Extraordinaire Rosie Eley (Offcuts), who passed away with covid.
She was the most awesome whirlwind of a kind-hearted, passionate, rule-breaking, risk-taking, disruption-making, positive force of energy — without whom morsbags wouldn’t be what it is today, especially in the Leicester (UK) area.
Her pod still sits at the top of the pods table, and the many other pods she inspired locally are responsible for roughly a quarter of ALL morsbags ever made — a measure of her dedication to the cause, and to the whales.
50,000 labels in her memory
We’ve designed and ordered 50,000 new labels in her memory. So when you make a morsbag, perhaps you can give Rosie and her achievements a thought. Maybe make an odd-handled bag, or an extra-colourful one — she loved colour and a bit of chaos.
If you’d like to share what you’ve made, please use the hashtag #oneforrosie.
Thank you so much, Rosie. And thank you, everyone, for sewing.