Oma Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I made a new purse and another iron caddy. I had a bag I bought at a quilt show a few years back that I loved except I didn't like the fabric it was made out of. The strap goes around my back so it is very comfortable to carry and holds a lot...just all around neat, but I found myself always making excuses for the fabric. The person selling the bags made them, but didn't have a pattern for them. I bought mine with the intentions of taking it apart and making a pattern and then make a bag I really did like. Never seemed to get around to it. I carried that bag to the Sisters show last summer and again...lots of compliments on the style and I did a lot of apologizing for the fabric choice. So when I got home and emptied it I took it all apart and made a pattern then I got cancer and it just sat there. When I started moving those stacks of fabric around that I had amassed the last four months I found it so I sewed a new one and sewed the old one back together. I decided to change things I didn't like about it...like I wanted mine lined...and with a pocket inside...and I changed the pocket outside. Well, it wasn't all that easy although it is very pretty. I'll have to use it to see if I like it a lot. It may be a little stiff right now. Probably too much interfacing. The big thing here is...I FINISHED IT! DSCF5540 by mikenoma, on Flickr DSCF5401 by mikenoma, on Flickr DSCF5532 by mikenoma, on Flickr DSCF5534 by mikenoma, on Flickr DSCF5539 by mikenoma, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Very nice! Love that fabric you used! Glad you are feeling better now and sewing away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I love your version, Oma! Are you going to make a pattern for it? Hint, hint! The iron caddy is really cute, too. I love the fastener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I love them both but I think that iron caddy is a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Very nice Oma. I love that the iron caddy! so cute. By the way the bowl cozies were such a hit. I made one for my daughter and she took it to work. Her boss is crazy for them and wants one for each of her kids because they are now old enough to microwave things. LOL I told my daughter to knock herself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 You well get plenty of compliments on your bag. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Oh, I love your work! You are so smart to make the pattern! We all might need to buy your pattern! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie H Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Rewind 40 years. My girlfriend's mom Joy was an amazing crafter/sewer/tole painter and I always thought my friend Julie was the luckiest girl to have a mom so talented. Julie always wore the cutest homemade clothes and had the cutest purses that her mom made without patterns. She made everything. For my 10th birthday, Joy painted me a beautiful heart mirror (remember the plaster of Paris days?) and I had it on my wall for over 30 years, until we moved 4 years ago. I was taking it off the wall and it fell and broke!! I cried and was so sad. Anyway, when I see the things you make, I often remember my friend's mom with fondness. Oma, I love your talent and sense of color. You always seem to inspire us here to make something "non-quilty" that still screams quilt! And as Heidi mentioned, those microwavable bowl cozies were a huge hit. I'm still making them for people who missed getting them and wanted a couple. I'm always glad to see your pictures when you share! I love the bag, big improvement on the fabric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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