Completed Pendleton fabric bag

If you still need a calendar for 2019 why not order Pam Kellogg beautiful Crazy Quilt Calendar.   I am honored that she asked me to design the cover. 

Completed the bag made out of Pendleton fabric and leather.  The fabric looks different front and back but it is all out of the same piece. 

love the hands!

Inside view not the neatest but better then it looks!

 

Now I need to spray the leather waterproofing and it will be ready to give away!

Necklace made out of fancy paper clips and misc beads!

New pocketbook

I found this piece of Pendleton wool a couple years ago and wanted to make a purse out of it.

Searching around I found this bag pattern from byannie.com.  I like to use Texture magic so ordered the pattern.

 

I had a piece of fine leather so I cut out the flap 30% larger then the pattern sewed batting and texture magic to it and using steam shrank the texture magic giving this puffy effect.  I then sewed beads at each intersection

I know this doesn't look like the same fabric but it is all the same piece. Under the flap is a pocket I sewed on with beads and using floss went around the pocket with the (my favorite) Portuguese knot stitch.

Had to bead the hands!

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Still a work in progress ... the strap was really hard as my machine would not go through all the thicknesses.  The flap is just basted on , no lining yet and more support for the strap nest time.