Allyce's Fabric Finds a home after 27 years!
 

My DML passed away in 1987...she had a huge stash of fabric and two very odd pieces...her sister got all the stash...I got the two odd pieces...this one was her...bold and bright and colorful...I've saved it all these years waiting for the right thing to come along and for me this is it... It was fun to fmq around the design and I thought of her with each stitch. She was only 63...too young.

Edit by Moderator: Pattern can be found under Tutorials at http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...n-t250132.html

The fabric is fabulous, so much 'movement and wonderful color!!
Seems it had to wait until this new "incarnation" of orange to find its perfect use!:)

Jan in VA

Great use of fabric.

Delightful!

Love that fabric and the bag you made, what a great piece to have in memory of your mom.

Great bag! Your MIL and I would have gotten along very well, if one can judge that from a fabric choice!

Very pretty!!!

Perfect combination of fabric and pattern! Thanks for the tutorial.

So pretty...and the way you quilted it looks great.

The round shape of the purse is perfect for the fabric, with its swirling movement. It turned out great!

Beautiful purse, and what a wonderful way to remember your DMIL. I wonder what you're going to do with the other odd piece?

That pattern fits the material.

Beautiful fabric and the bag shows it to it's full deliciousness! Great job on it!

Wonderful use of her fabric and she'd be so happy that she's still in your memory and now a concrete part of your life.

nicely done

very pretty purse

Lovely purse. That fabric is pretty vibrant for that era. I wouldn't be surprised to see that in a shop today. It's almost Kaffe-like. You DMIL had good taste.

With QuiltnNan's help I was able to post the pattern for this in the tutorial section. I wanted to be able to give back for all the help, knowledge shared, and comradery everyone has given me. Happy Quilting!

A great looking purse.

Great use of that fabric and I'm sure she's very happy with your project.

Awesome purse made with that fabric. Your DMIL would be proud.

Perfect use for the fabric. Gorgeous!!

You got a bright and beautiful purse with lots of memories!!!

That is so cool. Great use of fabric for this bag. The print looks almost 3-D

What a cute purse!

Simple beautiful bag. The fabric is gorgeous and you did a beautiful job with it!

You did the right project with it; looks great.

That bag is a stunner...I mean that in a very good, positive way! I'd love to have it, and I'm not an orange fan. You waited for the right project, and WOW! You really chose well. Your MIL would be delighted at the beauty of your work with her fabric. Just perfect!

Very nice.

Gorgeous fabric and the perfect project for it. Very nice job! Thanks for sharing the story too.

A perfect match between fabric and project. Well done.

Fabric like this would not have been something I would have even taken a second look at. Looking at it in the design you made for it shows how wrong our judgement can be. It is absolutely beautiful! I bet your MIL's sister is green with envy.

What an excellent way to bring a good person to memory on a regular basis. The fabric was perfect for this pattern.

Wow the fabric is a knockout, perfect pattern, congratulations. Thank you.

Glad you were finally able to make this gorgeous purse with the fabric.

Beautiful, fabulous! I love you bag and the wonderful colors!

Love what you did with it................great choice.

Love your story and the purse. I also have an "interesting" piece of fabric from my mother and this may be what I do with it. Thank you for the tutorial!!

ditto what Jan in VA said!!!!

Love it - great job !!!