Tuesday, July 11, 2006

This One's For Me!

I finally made myself a purse. Good advertising wherever I go, right?
Start with a few of these:
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My favorite color is purple, but I wanted a bit of variety, too. Here is how I laid it out:
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As always, click for more detail & to read what these arrows say!
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Here is one side, stitched together:
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I used clear thread, tricky, huh?

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Here is the side & one end, together:
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The other end:
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The layout again, but each of the pieces are sewn together:
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Figure out how wide your sides are going to be & overlap the pouches for the bottom, to fit:
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Inside view of the bottom section:
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What do you give a horse with a cold? Cough stirrup!


The assembled product:
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Add a handle:
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Make it pretty:

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Click to read the instructions on this one:
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All done!

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