These are Arabesque purses, a free pattern from Sara Lawson at
Sew Sweetness. It's one of my favorite purse patterns - see the Index on the right bottom of this blog. While I would normally use Soft and Stable as the purse base, these purses are actually quilted jackets that I made - look at the
December 3, 2007 and the
March 17, 2009 blog entries. The first jacket has traveled with me many times - look at this wonderful
picture of me with two Turkish friends in the capital city Ankara. But these two jackets have just been taking up valuable closet space since I haven't worn either of them in two years. So obviously deconstruction was called for. This makeover has been very liberating, something I need since I'm gearing up for a new focus in February - more of this soon...
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| The straps are from the jacket. So is the Exterior Pocket and the Interior Pocket. |
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| These purses will allow me to continue to enjoy these fabrics in the most utilitarian of ways. |
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| These sleeves will make perfect little zip pouches. |
