Leopard Rag Purse

I made this special request rag quilt purse for my friend's daughter. She is 7 yrs old. This purse measures 10X10X2. I made a 5X10 pocket that is on the inside and kept the leopard print as the inside as well. The top middle square is black, but you cant tell in the photo because of the button. Now, I will be making a matching wallet or a change purse to go with this. The more its washed and dried, the more raggedy the purse will be. I sell my little girls rag purses for $30 which are the size of this one, the larger ones (adult size measures 12x12 or bigger are for $35 and up. Let me know if you are interested. This will be a surprise to her daughter. Now, I have to make her sister one.

Zebra Rag Purse

I made this for a friends of mine's daughter for her birthday. She is turning 7. I adjusted the blocks accordingly to make it look more the size of a little girl instead of using larger blocks for an adult. I like the outcome. This measures 10X10 and I made a pocket inside (tidius to do) so she can carry her lipgloss. I loved how it came out and hope she'll enjoy it too. Every little girl at her birthday party loved her purse. Now, I got a few more orders to make more. Whoo Who!

Duck Cloth Polka Dot Tote Bg

I saw this cute Duck Cloth fabric at Hobby Lobby but I really had no idea how to work with it. It's simple. It sews really well. I actually wanted to make a tote bag for my sister who started Zumba, so she can keep her towel, water, and keys in it. Well, this one came up a little smaller because I wasnt paying too much attention to where I was cutting, so I accidently cut the wrong fabric piece that was on my cutting table. So this bag will be my model. It's cute though, do you think so?

Starfish Batik Shoulder Purse

One day recently I wanted to make a bag for ME, that's right...ME! I'm always making something for others and never think about me. Why is that? Because I like doing and making things for others. I have always been like that. But there comes a time, where you have to think of yourself also. So I did. I made me a purse. The fabric I used was given to me a long time ago by my mom. I love this print but I really didn't want to cut it up and use it in a quilt. So, I used it to make a purse. This is just a simple roll-up purse. I can put things in it and roll it up if I didnt want to carry it like a shoulder bag. I used the same print as the lining as I did for the outside of the bag. I used a velcor closure as that I'm still learning to add zippers to my purses. I really wish I had more of this fabric but I'm glad that I finally used the fabric. I love it. Do you?

Pink and Brown Paisley Rag Purse

My friend asked me to make a rag purse in these colors for her daughter. But I think I need to make it a little smaller as this one fits my shoulder. Ah well, I love making these so it doesnt matter. I will try and sell this one. I added 6 small pockets on the inside of the bag too. The strap is ragged too. I think it came out cute but wished it was the 10x10 size. The larger ones like this, is 12x12. I like how they wash up, the more dried, the more raggedy they get. Have a wonderful day.

Flowered Girls Flap Purse

All of a sudden I am into making purses, tote bags, and just about anything to carry things in. I wanted to get out of my comfort zone of making quilts to making little things. I am learning as I go, but at the same time, I'm having fun. This is a purse I saw on Pinterest, I will be back later to add the ladies name. I added a snap for a closure and my piping for the first time. It was a little confusing at first, but after doing it, I'll be making more of these. I just love the bright colorful designs of this bag.

OU Rag Quilt Purse

I love making these rag purses. So fun and so fast! As I mentioned before, I have had been doing zumbathons around our area to help raise money for great causes. This one was for Adoption. My zumba buddy and I had shirts made that said Adopt on them. I was asked to see if I can make something for the auction beforehand. I said, yes. I love helping in any way I can. I decided on the rag purse. The person who won it, loves it. This was easier to work with than the Bronco bag that I made for my sister. I think its because the wording on it is smaller. Anyhow, after this was completed, I sprayed it a little bit with stiffner to make it form a shape. Worked out great and it sold for $45. Looking forward to making more of these bags. Have a wonderful day.

Mickey Mouse T-shirt purse

I have a friend who adores Disney. Especially Mickey Mouse. As I was browsing through Goodwill one day, I came across this cute tshirt with the perfect design on it for $1.99. I have to buy it I said to myself. I will make something out of it for my friend. I cut the shirt into a perfect square not to close to the top of the neck but making another same piece from the back of the shirt. I did this to the lining as well. I had the red with white dots in my stash so this worked perfectly for this project. (I should of took a picture of the before look, but forgot). I made the handles out of the scraps from the shirt. This makes a great shoulder bag that she can carry light things in. She loved it!

Breast Cancer Purse

I have been busy doing Zumbathons for great causes around our town and trying to raise money for people who need the help. The secretary who was at my son's middle school had been diagnosed with Breast Cancer and isn't able to work any more. The people of the school decided to have a zumbathon with a silent auction and raffle tickets. I decided to make a purse using the fabric that my friend back in San Diego sent to me. I created this cute little purse taking and using ideas from 3 different patterns. I machined quilted the whole purse inside and out with just the stippling stitch. I added a pocket and a snap closure. I found the handles at Goodwill for $1.00 off another purse which I thought was ugly and tried it on this one. Also took the bottoms of the prongs that were on that ugly purse and used it on my purse to make the purse stand on its own. I added a pocket to the outside and the person who won my purse was so excited. It made me feel good to see someone win my item and that we made the effort to help our friend who's fighting this terrible disease. Thanks for dropping by.

Bronco Rag Purse

You know how hard it was to make a Bronco bag when I am a Charger Fan...yep, being from San Diego, gotta love my Chargers. Anyhow, my twin sister Connie had sent me this fabric to see if I could create a rag quilt tote bag for an auction that she was having at her work. When I saw the fabric, I thought to myself...this is a big print, don't know about it. But, I made it work anyways. I seem to have trouble estimating the squares by the inches to make bags come out to be tote bags, so we settled on a purse style...gotta read on the instructions more clearly. But I think it came out cute...then I shipped it back to Colorado where my sister lives by Priority Mail...wrong way to send packages, its not a guarantee that it will get there in the 3 days. It took 2 wks...I was upset. My sister had to use something else for the auction and ended up selling this one for $30. What do you think?

Boomer Sooner Tote Bag

When we moved here to Norman Oklahoma, we kept seeing things with OU on them...I mean it was from bumper stickers, license plates, t-shirts, and etc. We realized later that we lived just by the university. So the Sooners kinda grew on us. Anyways, it seems that my sister Connie has been going crazy on making tote bags for people. You can see her blog here She can barely keep up with her orders. So I decided to give it a try. I just finished making an OU Boomer Sooner queen size quilt for our childrens Ministry auction at church, so I thought of using the leftover materials from that. I followed the tutorial from Moda Bake Shop found here. Please see locate the tutorial under "Recipes" and click Bags and Totes. My tote bag came out a little smaller than theres, because I used the squares from the left over materials from the quilt I just made. Still worked out the same! I added my own style pocket to the inside by using interfacing on a piece of scrap material. I used a zig zag stitch for 2 columns, and my pockets have 3 sections. I used the simple machine stitch to make the "x's" on the bag. I really had a fun making this tote bag.
Have a wonderful day and thanks for dropping by.

Supplies: 100% warm and natural batting, 100% cotton fabrics (Hobby Lobby), interfacing

Pat's Tote Bag

I have a wonderful and dear friend whom I met through Splitcoaststampers and her name is Pat. She is such a loving, caring, and a very thoughtful person who is trully dedicated to God. She is such a talented artist too. Her SCS gallery is here. I wanted to surprise her with a special gift that she could use to carry her stamping stuff. I made this tote bag from 100% Homespun country fabrics with the inside blocks matching. I also made an inside pocket too. She loved it and was very SURPRISED! Didn't I say, I like making these tote bags? Thanks for stopping by Bonnie's Corner.