There is also a large pocket on the back for a pad of paper and receipts. Does anyone else get their purse so filled with receipts that they can’t find their wallet? Yeah, that’s my purse. Hopefully a specific pocket for receipts will solve that problem. I also tend to lose my keys in the very bottom of purses, so I added a little clip under the long strap there. No more lost keys!  The top closes with two strong magnetic snaps. I forgot how easy those were to install, I should use them more often.

I also forgot how to put in a zippered pocket. It turned out pretty great considering that I had to figure it out again on my own. No gaps or puckered fabric and it runs nice and smooth.

As a final fancy bit of engineering, the long strap is removable, so it can be a shoulder or handbag.

Overall, I love this purse. Probably the only thing I would change is the curved bottom. I think I would like it a little more square and flat on the bottom.

This one is just like the blue snap bag, but the lining is dark green and so is the top stitching. This one is also available for sale if you’re local and want to stop by Sew Dandy on Osborne to take a look.

If you’re not local and still want one, email me and we’ll work something out!

I made three of these because the shape was just so cute. With different lining fabrics, though.

It closes with a magnetic snap and has perfect little darts in the bottom so there’s lots of room in there despite it’s diminutive size.

As much as I love the teal handwarmers I just finished, they were too long to wear with a long-sleeved shirt. They felt a little bulky when I put them under or over my sleeves.  So I made a second pair that are much shorter. This is the same yarn I used for my flared legwarmers. so if I wear them together I can match obnoxiously.

I also cast onto two needles when I did the long-tail cast on and used the sewn cast off to make the edges more stretchy.

It’s really frigging cold in there!

My sewing room is in the basement and it’s pretty cold in the basement. I’m a cold person generally. I just don’t warm up or stay warm easily. Especially my hands.   I need to draw sketches, draw patterns, cut paper, pin and cut fabric and use a serger and a sewing machine in my sewing room. Any of those could go horribly wrong if I tried to do them with cold, numb hands. And a couple could end in personal injury!

So these are my prototype sewing handwarmers. The yarn is Red Heart Soft in this great dark teal colour. The pattern is Toasty by Leslie Friend. The original cast on of 40 stitches was too many, so I changed it to 32 instead.  Now they aren’t so wide. I think these are a little long for me, but that’s ok. I have a friend in mind who I think would like these!