Mason Jar Fabric Purse

Last month I found some really cute Mason Jar fabric in a quilt shop near me.  Of course I had to buy some of it! This week I made some little purses using the Mason Jar fabric.  I had seen one of these small hand purses while I was out at the beginning of the month on a Shop Hop of quilt stores in my area. 

I thought it would make a nice gift to give to my friend Cindy for teaching me how to use chalk paint.  I mean, what better gift than something made with Mason Jar fabric?

The bags are about 6" x 8," not too big.  They are lined on the inside and on the back side is a pocket.  The bags are big enough to hold a cell phone and a wallet if you are just out running errands or going somewhere that don't need to bring a lot of items with you. 

I saw the tied handle idea while I was at one of the Shop Hop stores and I thought it was cute.  I just made the handle a bit longer than I usually do and then tied it in a knot.  I added some lace and rick rack to decorate the bags and a ribbon and small charm that says "Made for you" to the zipper pull.  What do you think?

Heart- Shaped Change Purse

A while back I saw a little change purse that someone had made in the shape of a circle and I thought that it was so cute.  So I decided to make one in the shape of a heart!  They are quick and easy to make- they just take a small amount of fabric.  I have a lot of small zippers that I need to use up, too. (Okay, confession time here - one time I bought 100 seven-inch white zippers from eBay!) Now I was glad to use three of them!

 I had made a quilt years ago for one of my nieces with this cute pink Paris-inspired fabric.  I took out the box of fabric that was left over from the quilt and had a lot of fun using it in my projects. 

You can use these little purses for change, lens caps for your camera, jump drive for your laptop, or for carrying extra keys.  I think they would make a cute party favor for a girl's birthday party.  What other uses can you think of for using them? 

Grab 'n' Go Purse

I wanted to try making some of my own patterns for everyday useful items.  I started with making this little clutch.  I wanted something that I could just grab and carry only a couple of items when I didn't need to bring my purse with me.  Hence the name, Grab 'n' Go Purse!

I started with the the black purse and added a piece of a really cute panel to it for the flap.  It's a picture of some girls in a French cafe.  So cute!  I didn't plan ahead as to where I would put the velcro, so I had to add a button and a tie closure on this one. 

For the second purse, I chose some trendy dark gray plaid and added some light gray birds to it.  Then I made a key fob to match it.  (No surprise there!  For more info on that, see my previous posts!)

Then I made a lighter gray purse with some cute owl fabric for the flap.  I love the colors of the owls- the grays, pink and yellow.  I make a coordinating change purse shaped like a heart to match it.  I am working on making tutorials for the patterns.  More to come on that later!

So which purse do you like best?