Friday, August 15, 2014

scrap happy again

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

I have two quilts that I'm working on hand binding at the moment, so hopefully next week is a BIG finish week. In the meantime....

I managed to finish yet another scrap happy purse! I believe that this is my 4th one. My son said that they all look the same. Now, I don't think he necessarily meant it as a compliment, but I took it as one! :)  I forgot to add the magnetic snap to this one (doh!) but I think it will work anyway.
This is scrap project # 83/101. It's been almost a month since I finished a scrap project. Boy, I'm slipping! Thank goodness for finish it up Friday once again.

Now it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. THANKS, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday! It wouldn't be the same without you!
finish it up Friday, 8/15/14
1. Luna Moth Pillow | Ants to Sugar  60. Sarah @ CraftBite  
2. Alycia @ Quiltygirl  61. Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict  
3. Amanda @ Material Girl Quilts  62. Beth @ Cooking Up Quilts  
4. Judy@Quilt Paradigm: Stacked Diamonds  63. Amanda @ fabric engineer  
5. Breast Cancer Quilt  64. Janeen@QuiltArtDesigns  
6. Pieces of Cotton  65. Nat @ Made In Home  
7. 10 Pincushions @ Dresden Lane  66. Christmas Quilt:Rebekah@HomemadeEngineer  
8. New Ironing Board Cover from Old Fabric  67. Megan: Sew Stitching Cute  
9. Jo's Country Junction  68. Lucy @ Charm About You  
10. SewyStuff  69. Chevron quilt  
11. Simply Woven in Bella Solids  70. Jana Machado: a quilt and a book!  
12. pat in wi  71. Charlotte@GrammieQs  
13. Vera @ Negligent style  72. Heather @ Peachy Pages  
14. Kat & Cat Quilts  73. Pretty Pinwheel Patchwork  
15. April@Little Mama Hen  74. PorcupineStew  
16. Eva-Bambi-Johansson  75. The four seasons baby quilts  
17. From Bolt to Beauty: PB&J Finish  76. Heidi  
18. Nancy@PugMomQuilts  77. Megan @ Crooked Tail Crafts  
19. August Quilting Weekend  78. Adrianne @ On the Windy Side  
20. Iris@crazydutchbirdquilts  79. Alice @ Blossom quilts  
21. neonatal quilt  80. Deana  
22. Charlotte's gRACE for a Cure  81. Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts  
23. KatyQuilts  82. barbara woods  
24. Bedding-super sweet!!  83. Sue @ quilting the green star  
25. A Sly Old Fox - FPP  84. rosa  
26. AMH Honeycomb Quilt {Finish}  85. Tami@SewMuchForFreeTime  
27. Cindy @ Live a Colorful Life  86. Lynn  
28. NeedleandFoot - Giveaway!!  87. maria Shell @ Tales of a Stitcher  
29. Debbie @ A Quilter's Table  88. Lina @ Smultronbopieceful  
30. Esther @ ipatchandquilt  89. Rachel @ Farm Gal Designs  
31. Angie in SoCal  90. Golden Girls Ditty Bag @TBZ  
32. Sew Crafty Jenn  91. Marie @ Quilts with Personality  
33. Quilting is more fun than Housework  92. the Colorful Fabriholic  
34. cathy@blueberrypatch  93. Rebecca Grace of Cheeky Cognoscenti  
35. two.hippos  94. Val's T-shirt Quilt Finish  
36. Lindasquiltmania  95. Alison@thechainpiecer  
37. Erica @ Kitchen Table Quilting  96. Afton @ Quilting Mod Quilting Mod  
38. Georgi @ The shy one sews  97. Mari @ The Academic Quilter  
39. Rugrat Rodeos Trash -Pickers  98. Shop Hop Top @ LoGoQuilts  
40. Julie @ That's Sew Julie  99. Gail in Ontario, Canada  
41. Scrumptious--Finished with a Pattern  100. Jenny @ Jack's Room  
42. alidiza  101. Julie @ Wannabequilter  
43. karen @CapitolaQuilter 2 Wedding Quilts  102. Suzan  
44. Geta Grama  103. Wish2stitch  
45. Sew Together Bag at just Quilts  104. Diana @ Red Delicious Life  
46. Karee  105. JoEllen  
47. Jess @ Quilty Habit  106. Leanne @ Crystalbrook Cottage  
48. Amy in UK  107. sally from Sally's Angelworks  
49. Heidi @ Buttons and Butterflies  108. Terri Faust Quilts  
50. the Watermelon Diva  109. Joanna @ Riddle and {Whimsy}  
51. Maja  110. Nameless 9 Patch  
52. TinaG @ ModGeometry  111. Jeni B Quilts  
53. Rene' Creates  112. Postage stamp quilt & red scallop border  
54. syglad  113. Here Kitty Kitty Coin Purse by Linda  
55. SewMeSomethingGood  114. Mihaela@abeeautifulday.blogspot.com  
56. Pat@ColorMeQuilty  115. Kim @PersimonDreams  
57. Shauna of Shauna's World  116. Patchwork Crochet Potholder  
58. Lazy days of summer  117. Nesta  
59. Julia in Mississippi  

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29 comments:

MaterialGirlQuilts said...

I love every single one of your scrappy happy purses!! I should make myself one some day :)
Amanda

DaisyLiz said...

It's beautiful. I agree - it'll be fun to use even without the clasp!

Svetlana said...

gorgeous, what a perfectly happy purse.

Anonymous said...

I love the handles that you used. The whole thing is lovely!

Vera said...

Looking good and what a perfect lining!

Live a Colorful Life said...

I think I've seen three out of four--each one is fabulous!!

Maryse said...

Beautiful tote bag! The quilting is amazing and love the handles! :-)

ipatchandquilt said...

Lovely cheery tot bag! I think I do need one myself! I will put it on my to-do-list!!!
Esther

Darcy said...

Your scrappy projects are always THE BEST! Love it :-)

CapitolaQuilter said...

yes, back to scrappy. a month is a long time for you. Love the quilting contrasting direction of the strips.

Rene' said...

Another fun scrap project. I especially like that peek of aqua inside.

Katherine said...

One of these would never be enough! Love, love, love the scrap fiesta (and nothing is lovelier than an aqua lining). :o)

Wishing you an awesome weekend!

Lucy | Charm About You said...

Wonderful!

Wendi said...

If they all look the same it's ok they're all beautiful!

Lorna McMahon said...

I love seeing all your inspiring scrap projects, Amanda Jean. This purse is super sweet! Love that bright lining you chose!

Rosa said...

Such a beautiful and colorful bag.Love it!

charlotte said...

The bag is awesome. I have to thank you for this linky party. It keeps me moving forward for one thing, but I also get to meet so many bloggers and see their cool stuff. I couldn't ask for better inspiration.

Smultronbo said...

I think its beautiful. And about the magnetic snap, maybe you can attach a small strap with a button on the other side instead? That way you still get the function you want from the snap.

Thanks for sharing and thanks for the link up. I hope my finished place mat tops are ok for a finish it up friday link. Have a great weekend.

Anonymous said...

The bag is gorgeous Amanda. As always thank you for hosting the linky party. Have a great weekend. Marie xxx (mlismmore@optusnet.com.au)

Terri said...

This is such an awesome bag! I love how colorful it is. And I love the size, perfect for so many things. Well done!

wish2stitch said...

Your bag looks lovely. Great Summer accessory. I made a different type of bag from scraps or strips recently. Winding strips around cotton clothesline rope and then sewing together with a zigzag stitch. I posted about it just this month. You might be interested in trying it. My friend showed me how to make it, but I can't remember whose book she purchased with the design in it.

Sew Much For Free Time said...

That is beautiful! The handles give it a designer look. Wow!

Kay said...

Love the bag, you have amazing ways to use up scraps. x

Linda said...

That is my favorite bag ever!

Paige said...

I love this! Do you find those handles to be very secure and hold up well? I've never tried them.

Susanne Tyree said...

Love that purse. Will have to add that to my "to do" list. Thanks for sharing.
(((HUGS))) Susanne :)

Unknown said...

So cute! Love the bright lining!

Di~ said...

I LOVE that bag!

Donna Baker said...

this is awesome! I never think about doing this, but you using up your scraps is inspiring - I think when I make one, I will make a recessed zip, I love those!