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Ribbon Messenger Bag

May 27, 2009

This is made of the softest brushed denim.  The ribbons are securely sewn on both sides and the ends are sewn right into the side seams of the flap. Those are never coming off.
The flap stays in place with velcro and while I generally don’t like velcro, it really works on a messenger bag [...]

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Orange Polka Dot Purse

May 26, 2009

Who doesn’t love polka dots? That was a trick question. Nobody doesn’t love polka dots. If you put your hand up, we can’t be friends anymore.
I think I may have made this last year. It has lots of pockets on the inside and closes with a fancy magnetic snap. The entire inside is [...]

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Cute Little Grey Purse

May 25, 2009

Yes, I spelled the colour grey with an E. OMG and colour with a U! Ha ha, I’m Canadian, deal with it.
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 [...]

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Bigger Bonnet for a Big Girl

May 22, 2009

I made this bonnet quite awhile ago for Deja, but my pattern turned out too big. It’s still a little too big for her, but she insisted on wearing it today. It has two snaps in the back so you can lay it flat to iron it, if needed.
Here she is looking so ladylike in [...]

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Lovely Baby Bonnets

May 21, 2009

These were a huge amount of work. Usually I avoid hand-sewing like the plague, but these I felt inspired to hand-bead! Crazy, I know.
I love the little button groupings.  The beaded ones are circles of beads around tiny little buttons.
My lovely fancy bernina machine supplied the beautiful stitching around the edges. It was so fun [...]

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