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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

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this was made for my friend Darcy to give to her mom for Christmas.
the fabric is from a Moda Charisma charm pack.
it veers from my normal style, but i think i like it anyway.

53 comments:

  1. great bag!!
    Did you use leather handles?? they look great.
    julie

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  2. The colors are very pretty. Nice work!

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  3. Awesome! Love the colors, love the shape.. nice job!

    ~Regi

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  4. Aren't purses fun!! Do you put on a closure or just leave it open? Great job! I love the fabrics!

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  5. julie,

    i used a heavy weight cotton for the handles.

    aj

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  6. shanna,

    i didn't put a closure on this one. but for some of my bags i do.

    aj

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  7. That is a really cute bag, I love it!

    Did you leave the charm squares whole or are they trimmed into smaller squares?

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  8. This is adorable. I love the material.

    I've got something for you on my blog. (you can kill me later, but I love your blog)

    www.thecollins7.blogspot.com

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  9. Anonymous12:01 PM

    That bag is so pretty! Love it!
    If you put closure on the bag, what kind do you use?

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  10. It is a pretty bag! :)

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  11. It's adorable! I love it!

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  12. Love the greens and blues in the bag. What a nice Christmas gift for some lucky person to receive!!

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  13. Your bag is wonderful. I just love Charisma! I have a charm pack, too, but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it. And while I need. no. new. fabric. I'm debating getting some more Charisma.

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  14. Wow that's pretty! Did you use the ones I sent you??? You are fast!

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  15. It's lovely - such great colours and fabric.

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  16. I love the Charisma line and I love charm bags! I have made one that is similar but a little more rectangular. I also didn't quilt it. Even more inspiration, gee my list is growing.

    Anna

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  17. Anonymous2:10 PM

    Gosh I have tons of charm squares, what a great tote!

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  18. I think the bag is very cool and colorful;) Great job!

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  19. Very nice! The straps look like they turned out really well. I also thought at first that they were made of something else, maybe suede, until I saw your comment answer. What a pretty line of fabric, too.

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  20. Cute - beautiful fabrics and adorable bag!

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  21. Very cute...I love the fabric and the handles!

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  22. Very nice. Are those leather handles or fabric?

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  23. Beautiful bag! Just returned from my first ever quilt retreat, where I complete the top to my second ever quilt! Still love seeing your work, and being inspired by it!

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  24. thank you much for the stippling tutorial, the video. i finally dared to meander myself and after half a quilt, i had it worked out. of course, there will have to be hundreds more until i know what i'm doing. thanks for your blog, you are my quilt guru! ;)

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  25. I love it! What a great use for a charm pack!

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  26. I love this!! I got this same charm pack, and I'm working on an hourglass quilt with them. Won't be very big, but I look forward to seeing all the great colors and patterns when it's all finished.

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  27. Anonymous4:13 PM

    It's really cute!! It's always good to make something a bit different!!!

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  28. i love anything patchy

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  29. The bag looks great. Great idea for a charm pack!

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  30. Love the bag....

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  31. The bag is really cute! As is the pink flea market fancy quilt! :)

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  32. The bag looks great. I'm sure she loved it.

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  33. Very Nice Crazy Mom! I'll bet it was fun to do a bag for a change, no?

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  34. I love the charisma line - your bag looks great!

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  35. I love the bag. I have 4 Charisma charm packs waiting for me to make a quilt.

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  36. Anonymous1:48 AM

    The bag looks great

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  37. The fabrics veer from your normal style indeed, but the bag looks great!

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  38. lol! I just finished morning coffee, have not showered or dressed yet, and have already spent money buying the Moda fabric pack listed in your post! So pretty! Those fabric collections make project color choices so easy! Thanks for posting!

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  39. so cute! I love quilted bags like this

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  40. amy,

    i trimmed the charm squares to 4.5"

    aj

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  41. denitza,

    so far, the only closures i have used on my bags are the sew in ones. i have purchased some magnetic snaps, but i haven't used them yet.

    aj

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  42. Veering away from your usual style always has awesome outcomes.

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  43. love your blog and the charisma fabric. your prolific quilting has inspired me to finish projects that i start. thanks for the inspiration. i have a broken bone in my hand and i m learning to sew and type with one and a half hands. no caps and very little cutting with scissors. Debbie

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  44. what a lovely quilted bag!! love it!!

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  45. A simply lovely bag! Love the fabrics!
    Happy stitchings! 8-)

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  46. It's good to veer off in a different direction every so often. The bag is lovely.

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  47. i really need to make a patchwork bag!!
    i am in love with yours.

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