Hodgepodge Patchwork Tuesday - Pocket Purses, Calender Purses, Totebags, and Measurements

This yellow, black and white quilted tote bag started with a quilted piece of fabric that was about 24" X 34" .  I cut the body 19" by 24" and I cut two straps 4" X 24" and I cut an inside pocket 6" X 19". It measures about 16" across by 9" deep with a width of about 3-4".

This is the pocket purse I made with the blue green bag.  Measurements of the quilted piece before folding and sewing is about 8" X 11". Patterns are available for purchase for the pocket purses.

Calendar Purse or Checkbook Purse was made along with the blue green tote bag.  A pattern is also available.














       

This blue green tote bag finished at 11" X 11"
I started with a quilted piece that was 25" X 35".  I cut the body of the purse 17" X 28" with 2 straps 4" X 25" and inside pockets.

See photos for measurements of finished bag.

 

This is the sketch or plan I used to cut my purse (see next photo).

Here is another quilted tote bag I made from a quilted piece of fabric that measured about 24" X 48".  I cut the body of the tote bag 24" X 40" and 2 straps 4" X 24".  I cut a small inside pocket from another  multicolored quilted piece.  The finished bag measures about 21" across by 18" deep.

 

I hope these photos and information inspires you to make your own quilted tote bag or purse.  This would be a great project for you to do for May for Me!

Several finished Tote bags are listed for sale at Quilted Tote Bags.

I also make custom bags just for you.  More photos in the Photo Gallery.
Several of the bags were made using Extra wide fabrics.
  
If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment and I will email you back.  
Or email me directly at Marcia@craftysewing.com

Hodgepodge Patchwork Tuesday - Is it a Quilt or a Purse?

Remember this quilt? 

Well I had lots of scraps leftover and I made two little table toppers OR  two square baby quilts  OR  Two quilted squares!  Well what was I going to do with them?  On one quilt I had placed the squares at an angle.  I quilted one with meandering and swirly leaves and the other one I quilted with ribbon quilting.  They were pretty, but not very useful.

This was one of the Quilted Squares!
It was about 39" by 39".
It covered the top of a card table!

Wasn't very useful to me...

So I cut them up and turned them into purses....

This purse has a velcro closure and the other one is just an open purse. One is mine and I sold the other one. I love my quilted purse, but I did not love my quilted square. 

Have you ever made a small quilt that just didn't have a use?  You can cut it up and make it into a quilted purse or bag!





I did it with this one too! This one is for sale at http://www.craftysewing.com
It was made from the mini rectangular quilt below.

I am working on another quilted purse made from a small quilt.  Anyone recognize the fabric?  It was from the 2010 Hoffman Challenge.  Nope!  I never entered it in the challenge. I hope to finish the quilted purse this weekend! If I finish it, I will post it next week on Hodgepodge Patchwork Tuesday. 

Thanks again for following along.  Leave a comment if you have ever made a purse out of quilt or would you like to do this in May? 

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