This weekend, I’ve been working on a purse from me. The pattern is by Marlous Designs, called Maggie’s Bag. My mom picked out this pattern for me to make a purse for her. I wanted to do a test run first in other fabrics, so this one I’ll keep. I used 5″ charms for mine, but the pattern calls for 5.5″ squares. The one I’ll make for my mom, I’ll use 6″ squares so it’ll end up a bit bigger.

The fabrics
Ready to be quilted.
Quilting done, needs a good steam!
Quilted with small, loop de loops.
Close up of the quilting. Shiny cream rayon thread.
All done.
The other side.
Close up.
Close up of the other side.
Several pockets on the inside… hopefully it'll be easier to find my keys!

20 responses to “A Summertime Purse for Me”

  1. Kelly Smith Avatar

    Oh that’s just beautiful!

  2. Debbie Grasley Avatar
    Debbie Grasley

    Cute purse! Doesn’t look hard at all! Thanks for sharing!

  3. Lorianne Avatar
    Lorianne

    Love it! Looks easy and fun!

  4. Betsy Lynn Avatar
    Betsy Lynn

    Fantastic Michele!
    What a great purse!

  5. mary gontjes Avatar
    mary gontjes

    Super cute..I love this pattern..I made one just like it in black and white’s..Fun….Fun…
    happy sewing..
    mary

  6. Sandi Avatar

    Very cool, Michele!

  7. GerryART Avatar

    Wayyyy, too, cute!
    hugs

  8. M-R Avatar
    M-R

    What a perfect summer purse! Great job!

  9. Geraldine Avatar
    Geraldine

    Beautiful little pruse, I love it.

  10. DiahRothman Avatar

    It is indeed a beautiful bag…… so happened I had done few. Your fabrics are lovely!

  11. DianeL Avatar

    How Adorable! love it!

  12. Sha Avatar
    Sha

    I love this purse!

  13. Kathy Howard Avatar
    Kathy Howard

    A very lovely bag.

  14. Olga Avatar
    Olga

    Thank you!Very beautiful bags!

  15. Susanne Avatar
    Susanne

    I love this, and have fabric picked to make one. I have also seen the same purse made with tweeds and velvets in rich colours and it makes a lovely winter version.

  16. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    love it…and the fabric you choose.

  17. Mom Avatar
    Mom

    I love this one too, the colours are fantastic…and wouln’t care if it was a little smaller…………………….I think my coulours might be too boring now???

  18. Anita Avatar

    Wow, it’s beautiful! Love the quilting!

  19. The Quilt Rat Avatar

    Very Summerish!!!! I’ll bet now that you have the hang of it you just might need to make a few more.

  20. DianeL Avatar

    I LOVED this purse and the easy instructions from the first time I saw it! I went to my stash of MODA precut squares i had purchased a few years ago…and wow…this was the perfect use for the Folkorique (I think) squares.
    Thank you for posting this project! I will add pictures to my blog later today.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *