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More Little Girl Bags

The last batch of little girl bags that I made a few weeks ago were really well received.  In keeping with my goals for 2010, I decided to make six more for the art sale.  I cut these all out in January and then assembled little "kits" with everything I needed for each bag.  And then they just sat on my sewing desk while I worked on other projects.  My goal for last week was to get them all done and I did.  Woohoo!

Little Girl Bags with crayon roll and coin purse

Fabric flower tutorial here.

Little Girl Bags with crayon roll and coin purse

Little Girl Bags with crayon roll and coin purse
Perhaps this one should go to Minnie Mouse?

Little Girl Bags with crayon roll and coin purse

Fabric flower tutorial here.  I used a vegetable can instead of a tea cup for the circle template.

Little Girl Bags with crayon roll and coin purse

I find this rose print fabric to be a little like the widow's flour and oil in I Kings 17.  No matter how much I use up, there is always more.  I used it here and here.  I also made a huge "gift bag" for a garbage can out of it a few months back.  And there's still more...

Little Girl Bags with crayon roll and coin purse

This is the same combination of colors I used here.  I'm not sure I like it as much for the bag.

It's good to have these done.  Now I'm working on something similar to these that will work for boys.  Back to the development stage...
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  1. Amanda S.March 1, 2010 at 12:05 PM

    These are darling! You need to open an Etsy shop and sell them to the public. People pay big bucks for beautifully crafted homemade items like these. Just my 2 cents. :)

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  2. SusanMarch 1, 2010 at 4:16 PM

    They are all really great! I agree with Amanda, you should open up an Etsy shop for sure.

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  3. BeritMarch 1, 2010 at 4:38 PM

    The rose-print style is almost just like what I've been looking for in a purse myself--did you make the pattern yourself? So, so talented! I enjoyed your comparison to the widow's flour and oil, lol. It's a beautiful print to boot!

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  4. LoriMarch 1, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    Darling bags.

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  5. Ann Made StudioMarch 1, 2010 at 6:28 PM

    These will all be a hit I'm sure. They look so cute :)

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  6. Mary NannaMarch 2, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    I love the variety of the bags - how each one has different colours and decorations but they all look super girly. What a good eye you have.

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