Journal

Country Harvest Carryall hand-quilted grocery totes displayed at a farmers market surrounded by fresh produce
Why Can’t a Grocery Bag Be Beautiful? Meet the Country Harvest Carryall
Every grocery store in Texas hands you the same choice these days: plastic, or one of those reusable canvas totes they sell by the checkout for a couple of dollars.... Read more...
Elam & Co. maker hand-guiding fabric through a sewing machine to hand-quilt a bag, with her granddaughter Aliyah
“What Makes a Bag “Hand-Quilted”? A Look Inside Our Process.
Search “what is a quilted bag” and you’ll get a lot of answers that all say roughly the same thing: a quilted bag is one with a stitched, padded pattern... Read more...
Two young girls holding Elam & Co. Kialiyah quilted tote bags in a Texas bluebonnet and Indian paintbrush wildflower field
The Story Behind Kialiyah: Why We Named Our Bags After Our Girls
If you've shopped with us at Boerne Market Days in Boerne, Texas, or found us here at elam-co.com, you've probably noticed the name Kialiyah on everything we make. I get... Read more...