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Completed a few purses for a friend. Lovely fall classic look.  This fabric is fabulous,
the tan design is stitching, providing a nice rich texture.
The brown accent fabric has a tone-on-tone design. Cross-body bag of durable black cotton with free motion machine quilting.  Stitching on the body of the bag is an irregular wavy line design.  The flap has a design of continuous flower petals.  Adds nice texture and interest to this solid colored bag.  Also features an adjustable strap. Fun fabric for this amazing bag, the blue is so vibrant.
This bag needs a home, let me know if you are interested.

We are enjoying or should I say enduring another streak of hot weather here in southern PA so I may be sewing just to stay out of the heat and humidity.


Posted by Carolyn J. at July 29, 2015 2 comments: Links to this post 



...or blog, I just took a little break.....
so here's a catch up post.

In April, I designed and created this purse for myself.
I've been using it ever since.....I really like this size and style.
It's large enough to carry a water bottle or book
(along with all the other normal purse stuff)
and soft enough to be comfortable not big and bulky. The purse began as a jacket that I bought at a thrift store
for less than $5.  Did you notice the buttons on the
front of the purse?  I also enjoy the benefit of using pre-quilted fabric, saves a lot of time.  Love up-cycling! Around the same time, I made this cute little
cross body bag for a friend.  It took more
time to select the coordinating fabrics and button
then to stitch it together.  A fun little project. After the month of April, my sewing machine got a little break
as I enjoyed some time outside with the flower gardens and walking.  Apparently I was exposed to too much pollen,
came down with a nasty upper respiratory infection.
Seasonal allergies are not fun!
I'm finally feeling better so this week I dusted off the machine and made a few bags for a friend.  I'll post those pictures soon.

I'm trying to stay indoors as much as possible
but today was a beautiful summer day.

Here's Ellie discovering the hidden kitty in the
vinca vine.  Sorry Peaches, she's on to you!
No rest for the kitty while the little is around :) Hope you had a great day too!

Posted by Carolyn J. at July 22, 2015 No comments: Links to this post Labels: family, purses, quilting, repurposing, thrifting
