Originally Posted by
indymta
Thanks to BMP and peaceand joy for the topic and links. I've wanted to try my hand at making a purse but the patterns were more involved (time wise) than I wanted to invest. The idea of using Vera Bradley placemats will make a striking purse with little time invested!
I made the VW purse during the winter of 2010, really liked it, and it went together very easy. I found the top of the purse would fold in on itself, (I made the straps to go down the sides instead of a couple inches in from the sides) so I made a "tube" on the inside of each side at the top, closing one end, and slipping in a chopstick in each tube. Worked for me! BUT, the cost of the placemat and napkin were ok for the first one, but I wanted to make one for my daughters for Christmas the following year. I decided to go to KMart and get matching placemats and napkins....worked for me. They loved them, too.