Some of the small purses I have made

Here is a collection of some of the small purses I have made in the past.  There are about a dozen more all different colours but I have given them away and only have individual pictures of them.  Some of these will also be given away.  The 2 at the back on the right are my own design.  The two with zippers in the front are from a Lazy Girl pattern, and the black one in the front is a BB Bag.  It has 3 zippers and is small enough (or big enough depending on how you are thinking) to fit a passport.  I like small purses when I travel because you only need a few things and you have your hands free for other things.
Peggy

Here's a new table runner I made yesterday.  I should have posted it then since it has green in it for St. Patrick's day but I was too busy.

I also have a nice Irish blessing for everyone.

May love and laughter light your days, and warm your heart and home.

May good and faithful friends be yours, wherever you may roam.

May peace and plenty bless your world, with joy that long endures.

May all life's passing seasons, bring the best to you and yours.


Peggy

I made another small purse. I have made about 6 other ones of different styles, some were my own pattern and some were patterns that I changed to suit what I wanted. This one is called Sew Sweet Satchel by Joan Hawley of Lazy Girl Designs. I had to change this one also to suit my needs. I put a zipper inside the purse as well as a zipper on the back. It measures 7" wide by 7 1/2" in depth. I also put a buckle on the shoulder strap so that it is adjustable for any length. Then if I give one of my purses away the receipient can adjust it to her size. These are great for travel as it leaves your hands free to carry your camera and you are not leaving your purse somewhere.

Peggy

Birthday Party

We celebrated 2 of the grandchildren's birthdays yesterday. Breanne will be 14 next week and Kyle will be 11 in a few more weeks, so we celebrate them together. I had made them both lap quilts. Bre's is mostly pink because that was her favourite colour. The back is soft pink and white stripes. Very delicate for a young teenager. Kyle's is skateboarders. I fussy cut 6 boarders and matched them up with blue squares. I think he liked the back as much as the front.

Peggy

Well I guess the machine took a hit, as now it is in the shop getting repaired. It is skipping stitches when I want to do any decorative stitch work on my quilts.

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Well today was an interesting day. I was quilting a small quilt and managed to put the needle through one of my fingers. I won't need stitches but it sure hurts. The perils of being a quilter.

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This is a picture of a quilt I made for my sister Carole. We bought the fabric in a lovely quilt store in Fonthill, ON in the summer. I finished it in December 2009. it is 55x60. A little larger than a lap size but smaller than a twin.

This is a picture of a quilt I made for my sister Carole. We bought the fabric in a lovely quilt store in Fonthill, ON in the summer. I finished it in December 2009. it is 55x60. A little larger than a lap size but smaller than a twin.

This is a quilt I made for Ashley for her new baby Carter. The stars are appliqued onto the finished quilt top.

Can't believe that I am so far behind posting on the blog. I have done more travelling since the last entry and have been to Italy with Lynda in 2008 and to Spain with Lynda and a group from the University of Sudbury in 2009. Have also been to Cuba in 2009 and Punta Cana in February of 2010. We are hopefully going to Ireland this year also.

I am still doing a lot of quilting. I just made placemats for Carole and am half way thru some for Colleen. I made a lap quilt for Emma for her birthday in January. I finished the snowman quilt and had it profesionally quilted so now I have to put the binding on. It is big enough to fit on a double bed so that will be a big job sewing the binding.