Thanks to Awesome Autum’s quilted bag tutorial, my second attempt at a quilted purse has a much better shape and is a nicer size. Thank you, Autum!!!
This one is for my friend Em, who’s birthday is this week. She LOVES red, and we have a joke about how she likes red and black together, since those are the colors of anger, or so I heard once upon a time. This is made from decorator fabric that was on clearance with a coordinating cream fabric for the inside. What I really like about this purse is that it isn’t out of place at all to use scraps to make the pockets inside and put a decorative stitch over the seam. Since Em has 8 kids she NEEDS pockets.
She also doesn’t get to shop alone very much and told me about how she bought herself a red T shirt (with at least 4 children in tow), got home, put it on, just to realize that it was ORANGE!!! So when I give her the purse tomorrow during our weekly coffee (well, I don’t actually drink coffee), inside will be this red shirt, and this red hair clip. She’s been having a hard time finding a red hair clip so I got this brown one, took it apart, and glued some red bias tape over the brown.
I so appreciate her friendship. She’s a few years older than me and has so much wisdom for things that are on my mind. Sometimes on the way to meet her at Starbucks, I wonder if we’ll have anything to talk about, but we always talk and laugh until we look at our clocks and wonder how it got so late. What a blessing to have a Christian woman to share time with, learn from, and bounce things off of.
your a good friend:) I bet that will encourage her tremendously! I like the way the purse fans out. very cool.
Love the bag ! and what a nice friend you are, she’s going to be tickled with her bag and her inside surprise.
Your friend will be so happy to get a gift that is so beautiful. What a neat idea to make the hair clip red.
You are the sweetest lady! I love the bag. You did great! I wish I could have coffee with you (I don’t drink coffee either, but a lemonaide would be great!) I know your friend will so appreciate the thoughtful gift.
your bag turned out great! i’m sure your friend will love it. you’re so lucky to have a friend like that and she is lucky to have you
What a neat gift. You are such a great friend. The bag turned out beautiful.
I really like this purse. Nice colors.. I’m a big red and black fan myself. Very cool idea about the gifts inside as well. Sure she’ll love it.
Another spectacular purse! I’m sure your friend will love it.
Your friend is sure to love the bag! Thanks for the tutorial link–I have been wanting to make one of those for a while!
I love that quilted bag and your fabric choices. I think I’ll have to give Autum’s tutorial a try!
love the quilted bag! I like the two colors (I’m worried about choosing too many bad colors).
I was so happy to see the tutorial last week and can’t wait to try one myself.
Your friend is lucky to have you as a friend. I’m sure she’ll love the bag, shirt, and hair clip.
PS — I still can’t leave comments from my laptop, so if you get a lot of comments at once, you know why.
Sounds like you have a wonderful mentor…I’m sure she’ll love the presents! Since she likes black and red, there is a song with the same name in Les Miz, the musical. Great job again!
I saw her tutorial, but alas, I can’t try it out for another few months. Your bag turned out great. I’m sure your friend will love it!
Aren’t you just the most wonderful friend ever!!!!
Isn’t it wonderful to have a friend like that to spend time with. I bet she loved her bag and surprises inside!
What a nice friend you are – I bet she’s chuffed to bits with her birthday goodies.
I’m sorry. I couldn’t understand anything after you said your friend has eight children. (Okay, I’m just kidding. But still, is she Superwoman?)
Beautiful bag, and I love the shirt idea. She’s blessed to have a friend like you.
What a fantastic gift! And LMAO about the red/orange t-shirt. Thing like that have happened to me many times. Not to mention the things you find in your basket as you are checking out that the little buggers have snuck in!
Great bag!
I am blessed to have a friend like you. Surprise!! You didn’t expect me here did you?
It is a wonderful purse. It has proven itself by use.
Wonderful gifts. I’m sure they’ll be really appreciated. The purse is so pretty. I just made one of these too from the same tutorial. I can tell it’s going to be an addictive pattern. I’m already thinking about the fabrics for my next one.
We appear to have a lot in common!
And how lucky you are to have such a wonderful friend! Cherish it!
OH! What a LOVELY and WONDERFULLY thoughtful gift!!!
YOU shall be REWARDED yourself for taking the time to THINK of
your sweet friend and design especially for HER!!!
WHAT a blessing you are!!!