purse-onalization

I may be heading into a purse/bag phase. <--- My latest attempt was based on a pattern in a book which I altered quite a bit. The original pattern was for two colors with the only stripes being in the square that makes the bottom. I added a third color and side stripes along with some additional trim. I like it but think it needs lining. That should be a quick afternoon project though and should be pretty functional afterwards.

I estimate that if I put 90 more minutes into this bag, it will come to a grand total of about 8 hours and $20. Not too bad.

The other bag project I did was this one (it's free!) ---> from the Lion Brand site. I thought it would make an adorable child's purse and was done somewhere between 60-90 minutes. So let's say, 90 minutes and $3. (And that's generous...) I made this for Julie's little girl, Emma.