Purse Blog

My blog is basically about my travels through sewing land making quilts and tote bags and purses. I am learning as I go and willing to help others. I love to sew and love fabric. I am a retired school teacher. I have a store on ebay http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Fabric-for-quilts-and-more and I am the owner of a yahoo group called sewingtotebagsandpurses

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geo tomatoes Originally uploaded by sewspurses

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My blog is basically about my travels through sewing land making quilts and tote bags and purses. I am learning as I go and willing to help others. I love to sew and love fabric. I am a retired school teacher. I have a store on ebay http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Fabric-for-quilts-and-more and I am the owner of a yahoo group called sewingtotebagsandpurses

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I have had people ask me about how I make salads. This is the one I have been eating almost everyday fora month!!! I buy the Artisan letter in a big cube shaped plastic box with 4 heads of t...

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Barb sent me this beautiful Mini Quilt for Fall. I absolutely love it and gave ut a okace if gibir ib tge tio if my desk where ut see ut all dat long. what a pleasant surprise when I op...

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FABRIC PUMPKINS I love Fall and especially pumpkins. Friend Mia made some fabric pumpkins and I tried to make some using her tutorial. Notice I said tried. She is a much better seamstress t...

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Friend Linda wanted me to make a bag for her very dear friend Eldona who was my next door neighbor when I was growing up. She is 95 and likes a small bag. She wanted a zipper closure ...

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Storage Basket Tutorial Using Windham Butterfly Swirl Windham Butterfly Swirl Fabric   Cut out 2 outer fabric and 2 inner fabric pieces 11” by 15” for the basket parts, a...

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      This is the one I mentioned we keep our bread in on the kitchen counter.

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MY NEW PROJECT! FABRIC STORAGE BASKETS I love things in containers and not strewn all over the counters or dresser tops or bathroom, etc. Last year I made a denim container using Jen Giddens f...

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Side View Originally uploaded by sewspurses If anybody wants to know where the tutorial is let me know.

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new bag I made with Moda Vintage Modern Originally uploaded by sewspurses I just love this fabric and had to make something. I got this tutorial from friend toby who found it on google. She i...

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salad I made for dinner Originally uploaded by sewspurses

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Quilt #4 Originally uploaded by sewspurses

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Quilt #5 with matching baby bag Originally uploaded by sewspurses

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Tri color tomato Originally uploaded by sewspurses

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Quilt #4 for Appalachian Outreach Originally uploaded by sewspurses

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Storage basket Originally uploaded by sewspurses I found this tutorial at sew4home.com and made this basket. i just love their site and their tutorials are the BEST. Great directions and tons...

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My friend Stephanie the Retina doc Originally uploaded by sewspurses This was taken at her office when she received the quilt. She loved it.

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Goift from Barb Jolly Originally uploaded by sewspurses I just love this mini quilt friend Barb made for me. What a delightful surprise.

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Sew along Bag Originally uploaded by sewspurses We had a sew along sponsored by Toby in our sewingtotebagsandpurses yahoo group and this is my bag.

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Sew along Bag Originally uploaded by sewspurses Here's a shot of the zipper closure.

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Apologetix Lead Singer and Michael Originally uploaded by sewspurses We went to a concert last weekend at a church in Ohio and Apologetix band was there. Michael knows the lead singer here in...

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Tomato bag tutorial #4 Originally uploaded by sewspurses All finished so easy. I turned the top uner twice and sewed across first. Then I sewed on the handles. Next I sewed up the sides, whic...

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