This is the clutch bag I made yesterday from some lovely leather I took from a briefcase I found whilst out with the GCs. There were several, all battered and empty in the shrubbery by the church behind my house.I have lined it with some silk from a sample book I was given.
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This gallery has 3 photos.Women are like tea bags; you never know how strong they are until they are put in hot water.
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Grauntie - this is fabulous! It looks totally professional, and I love the beautiful lining. Did you do the embroidery as well?
It was worth all the damage to your fingers, and there's not a drop of blood to be seen!
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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Absolutly stunning you are so clever I wish I had your talent.Keep Calm,You're FabulousComment
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Wow and double wow!!
That is fantastic
“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Beautiful !Believe you can and you're halfway there.
Theodore Roosevelt.Comment
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Grauntie,handbag is beautiful.
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You clever, clever lady, that is gorgeous and love the silk lining. Do you have a special machine for the leather?What is life if full of care we have no time to stand and stareComment
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Fantastic. Makes my craft efforts fade into insignificance.Not that I’d know where to start on a project like this.
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Beautiful workmanship . The silk is a perfect match . That leather is really lovely . Do you have a heavy duty sewing machine ? Well doneIm not fat just 6ft too smallComment
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Thank you for all your kind comments! Honestly, it was easy, just fold up and sew. I did it on my normal machine but with a leather needle and a ‘walking foot’. This foot has extra feed dogs so nothing slips or sticks. The embroidery on the lining was on there. The samples were from a furnishing firm.
I couldn’t find anything suitable for the binding so I had to make do, and the flower inside is not quite central but I will still use it.Women are like tea bags; you never know how strong they are until they are put in hot water.
Eleanor Roosevelt.Comment
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Grauntie I can hear Lady Bracknell saying “A Handbag “
Its beautiful Grauntie, you are very creativeBring me sunshine in your smile.Comment
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That’s lovely, GM. What a great idea, very clever.
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." - Dr SeussComment
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That is amazing !Comment
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Feed dogs, walking feet , leather needle what foreign language is this . It is beautiful GM you make me feel slightly inadequate it’s not fair !Comment
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Ahhh qwerty, never in a million years. Blame Pinterest.
Mimi that is precisely what I said! 😆Women are like tea bags; you never know how strong they are until they are put in hot water.
Eleanor Roosevelt.Comment
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