A new bag for gift giving! I love this blue twill fabric it is strong & durable & a lovely colour too. I bought a couple yards so plan to use it making lots of bags this year. I recently saw (I think on Crafty Gemini) the idea to use a ribbon to dress up the handles & thought it was very pretty so I added it here. I used french seams as well so no raw edges

I like your handles, a nice bag

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by pldc 10 Dec 2015

Thank you very much & welcome to our cute family ~hugs Loralye~

Great bag - love the handles

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

Thank you Sarah, very much ~hugs~

Nicely constructed! I like the pink strip added to the handle, and the design made me laugh! I always appreciate not raw seams too.

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

Thank you Penny ~hugs~

What a pretty gift bag! Love the blue color as a back for snowballs design. And I agree with everyone that the ribbon really does dress the handles up.... I'm going to try that on the next one I make.

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

Thanks Sharon, I like this idea too & people have really commented on when it was picked up, which is good business for me. ~hugs~

It's a lovely bag. The blue makes a wonderful winter backdrop for your snowball appliqué..
I like using ribbon on handles, no need to turn them after stitching, just iron the seams to the front and stitch the ribbon over the raw edges; perfect.

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

Thanks Martine such a good idea & a great way to make them wider without the fuss. I think I will do it again since I quite like the affect. ~hugs~

Sieht klasse aus

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

Many thanks Lammy ~hugs~

Awesome bag you did!!!!Gorgeous

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

Many thanks Sonja ~hugs~

I Love it , the handles set it off a treat.thank you for the link.
# Hugs Pam

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

Thank you very much Pam ~hugs~

Great job Loralye. I think the splash of colour on the handles is a particularly good idea. It goes great with the blue. The recipient is going to love this!

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

I hope so. Thank you very much Marianne~hugs~

Very nice and I like the idea of the ribbon adds I nice decorative touch/Lillian

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

Thank you very much Lillian ~hugs~

Love the bright material, you have done lovely job on the bag with this design. Sandra.

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

Thank you very much Sandra ~hugs~

How sweet! Love the snowballs for sale. You can keep mine though. Now in a hurry for those. They will be here soon enough Looks terrific.

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

Thank you very much, I agree about the snow as well~hugs~

Very nice. The ribbon does add that extra touch. Cute embroidery design. I must say well done on the French seams. I admire your skills to get them right.

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

wow that is lovely of you to say Thank you very much ~hugs~

This is a very pretty design and a very useful bag. Enjoy stitching up many of them. Word of warning... if you send any snowballs my way. they will melt before arrival. hehe

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

lol don't have any just yet to send & I like it that way just fine lol ~hugs~

Very nice, please send some snowballs this way!
Hugs, Roberta

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by pldc 06 Dec 2015

we have none just yet but I'm sure it is coming, ~hugs~

Hay you want free snowballs come visit me lol
Great work Lor. hugs

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by pldc 05 Dec 2015

you keep it I am sure we will get some soon enough. It is very cold today that's bad enough lol yesterday we wore spring jackets today winter coats lol

by noah 05 Dec 2015

Well i still got my hot pink winter jacket on lol

The fabric is really great and I like it , what you have made ​​of it . Great idea , great design and a really successful embroidery

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by pldc 05 Dec 2015

Angelika thank you very much, ~hugs~