A Purse :)

Here's a quick little post to update on some of the craft sale projects I have been working on.  I am currently spending most of my crafting time on quilted bags.  They are very much similar to the one that I made for myself (you can see a picture of it in my earlier blog post here).

I love how this striped one turned out!  It is slightly larger than the one that I have, and I didn't use grommets.  The handles go all the way down the front and the back of the bag.

I also used fusible webbing for the first time to applique the flower to the front.  Fusible webbing is just about the coolest thing ever... and the simplest too!  You just iron it on, and then the fabric won't fray.  I added a cute little stitch around my flower by hand.  I just want to applique on everything now :)

This bag has a magnetic clasp (which gave me a HUGE headache when I initially installed them wrong by forgetting to put the backing on.)  The result was ripped fabric and the clasp looked HORRIBLE.  Once I figured out what was wrong though, it was a quick fix and now it looks great.

Here's a close up of the flower with button and stitching detail.

The interior has two pockets divided in half (so it actually has four pockets), and the front has a pocket too!

I think this bag would look great for the beach!  It's the perfect size for toting around your wallet, keys, sunscreen and even a book.  But it's also purse like enough, to look cuter than just a giant beach tote if you want to go out for dinner later:)

I'll be busy sewing more of these!  I have several in the works, ready to be quilted.  These ones should go a little faster now that I've smoothed out all of the glitches!

Happy sewing :)
~Becca