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OK, so she might not be rich (yet), but ever since Twilight

Published 7:00 am Monday, September 24, 2012

Once upon a time, Angie Bowlds was just another seamstress with a day job, pulling threads in her off hours to bring in a little extra cheese.
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Once upon a time, Angie Bowlds was just another seamstress with a day job, pulling threads in her off hours to bring in a little extra cheese.
Once upon a time, Angie Bowlds was just another seamstress with a day job, pulling threads in her off hours to bring in a little extra cheese.
Then Bella Swan moved to Forks. And she needed a bag.
Bowlds had a few she'd stitched together for Velouria, a trendy Ballard boutique featuring the works of local designers. Twilight producers loved it, and Bella took the bag.
When her sharp-toothed squeeze rescued her in his shiny Volvo, the bag was there.
When Bella had better things to do than watch her friends try on prom dresses, the bag was there.
But, then something happened that the bag did not expect.
It became a hit.
And suddenly the part-time seamstress became a full-time bag lady, serving orders all over the world.
For $175, you can have one, too.
It just may be a few weeks.
In fact, thanks in part to Bowlds' success, and other money that flowed into the Northwest to shoot Twilight, some legislators are thinking about new ways to lure production companies to the region.
There are still three more books that could be spun into Hollywood gold.
And let's be honest, we look a hell of a lot like B.C., which is traditionally more generous with the Hollwood types.
That bag could be anywhere!
But, there's no mistaking it was built on Bowlds' sewing machine.

OK, so she might not be rich (yet), but ever since Twilight introduced “The Bella Bag” to the world, Fremont’s Angie Bowlds has been busy. The 27-year-old seamstress is frantically churning out the bags and selling them on Etsy to fans of the angsty teen vampire romance series/movie. This is her story.Published on April 20, 2009