by mycarole 11 Feb 2014

I'm adding pictures of my first attempt at making scrappy quilt bags to my garden. I used a pattern for the bag with no name. Then I made my own pattern for my daughter-in-law's bag. I embroidered her name. She wanted a bag to carry her computer. My bag (bottom picture) looks great when I'm wearing jeans.

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by noah 12 Feb 2014

Looks like something i tried 25 years ago i still have that bag to(i think) lovely job
i am thinking:):)hugs

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mycarole by mycarole 13 Feb 2014

Thanks Carolyn

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by sewilso 12 Feb 2014

Very pretty!!!

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mycarole by mycarole 13 Feb 2014

thank you

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by buffy1 11 Feb 2014

love it!

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mycarole by mycarole 11 Feb 2014

thank you. Carole NB Canada

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by lilylyn 11 Feb 2014

Your bags are lovely. Well done. Lyn

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mycarole by mycarole 11 Feb 2014

Thanks Lyn.

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by etui22 11 Feb 2014

this is beautiful, lovely colours.

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mycarole by mycarole 11 Feb 2014

thank you

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by oaro 11 Feb 2014

i love it you did great job

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mycarole by mycarole 11 Feb 2014

thank you

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by sonjapotgieter 11 Feb 2014

Beautiful!!!Well done

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mycarole by mycarole 11 Feb 2014

thank you sonjapotgieter???? carole, NB, Canada

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by teun 11 Feb 2014

Die sehn beide sehr gut aus

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mycarole by mycarole 11 Feb 2014

thank you

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by hagridsmom 11 Feb 2014

love them both - they look so professional! I too really like the bow detail on your purse's strap. What a cute touch!! I admire the way you used the decorative stitches too. I always get kind of intimidated when trying to do that. Thanks for sharing.

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mycarole by mycarole 12 Feb 2014

thank you.

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by means 11 Feb 2014

Love both bags... You did a wonderful job as you surely know.. Enjoy seeing that you used the dec stitches on the patchwork..The bow make out of a section of the strap and button are just the finishing touch.. Thank you for the inspiration..

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by Hedera 11 Feb 2014

I'm sure it looks great when you wearing jeans. Its beautiful with the flower fabric. And I do no sure how to say this, but the sewing of the parts, its perfectly stitched en pieced together.

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mycarole by mycarole 12 Feb 2014

thank you

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by justsew 11 Feb 2014

well they are just great. did you use old denim on them as well .
love the flowery fabric. good work all round .
Hugs Pam.

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mycarole by mycarole 12 Feb 2014

Yes I did use old jeans.

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by basketkase 11 Feb 2014

What a wonderful bag!! Sure to please your daughter!!

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mycarole by mycarole 11 Feb 2014

thank you

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by yvonnevanwerkhoven 11 Feb 2014

Lovely...I really like the pattern of the bag

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mycarole by mycarole 11 Feb 2014

thank you

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by sharonleekesner 11 Feb 2014

Okay, you teased me. You mention a pattern for your bag but not where you got it. Brand name pattern? Free pattern? They are both lovely. Very nice idea and beautiful work.

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mycarole by mycarole 11 Feb 2014

I had an old simplicity pattern my mother gave me years ago when I was not sewing. I kept it just in case one day I would sew. It came in handy. My daughter-in-law-'s bag was just a rectangle (we wont tell her, lol)

sharonleekesner by sharonleekesner 11 Feb 2014

Thanks for answering. I have a few bag patterns I better go look at. Hahahaha, the rectangle is also something I need to make for my laptop. I have the old 40 pound leather laptop case that was the "thing" to have in 2000. Thank God somebody got smart and figured out a padded lightweight bag would work wonderfully and save the shoulders. Really exceptional ideas, both.

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by dino 11 Feb 2014

What a great way to use up scraps. Good job!!

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mycarole by mycarole 11 Feb 2014

thank you dino.

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