A purse for me

After a few days of work for my shadow trapunto pattern, I felt the need to sew something. It seems that for me this is the season of bags. So I wanted to sew a new bag.

I layered some fabrics and started to quilt. But I couldn’t quilt at all ! I had just skip stitches and broken threads. It seemed that my sewing machine need a good cleaning ( after I tried, without success, to do other things to solve the problem ).

One thing I don’t like at my domestic Pfaff sewing machine is I can’t clean the machine myself. I need the help of my husband. There is not an easy access to all the areas that need to be cleaned.
To shorten the story, I had to sew something without using free motion quilting. So I made a bag using just a layer of fabric not quilted fabric I usually use.

And this is the bag:

I always loved a sturdy bag that keep its shape and stands on its own.
And when I finished my floppy bag I was sure that it will go to the trash.

But when I filled it with my stuff, I was amazed to see how nice the bag looks and how comfortable it is.

The fabric I used looks like the back of leather, it is thin but strong enough for a bag. I love it !

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12 Comments

  1. I love your bag. It turned out beautiful. I am making bags lately. I find your work inspirational. I am working on another bag today. My goal is to make beautiful bags like you do. Do you find your patterns on line?

  2. What a nice girly bag this is. Lovely! Do you know what I do with my Pfaff when it needs a good cleaning? I have a sprayer filled with air, I can blow away all the dust in every tiny corner. Those airsprayers are also used for photocamera’s etc. maybe an idea for you, too?

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