From THIS...to THESE...
 

Went to the thriftshop last week & just fell in love with a set of pillowshams...not for the shams (paid $4.00 for them), but for the color & quilting...first words I told hubby was "I can see a purse from this"...he didn't even look at me like I was nuts as most hubbys would...cuz he knows me! So, here's the results. 1. One of the shams (front)--chocolate & tourquoise (could I pass those colors up? NO!!!) 2.Sham back (I used for lining) & Lg. messengerbag front. 3. Lg. messengerbag back 4. Lg. messengerbag inside back zip pocket 5. Lg. messengerbag front inside pocket with 2 pen holder areas, too. 6. Lg. messengerbag open front 7. Lg. messengerbag ziptop under flap 8. Sm. messengerbag (for me :) ) I made mine like Lg. only I cut it down because I like smaller bags. Inside is the same, except only 1 penholder area. Front pockets outside are shorter to fit this size proportions. The outside back area I made a flapped 2-pocket instead of the one large pocket on the larger size. 9. Sm. messengerbag outside back pockets. I still have scraps leftover for another small purse. All I added was a solid brown (I think it's called duck), fusible interfacing, zippers, magnetic snaps. I love the way they turned out. The messengerbag pattern was a freebie online. http://pinoyinoz.blogspot.com (under tutorials---Messengerbag with zip top closure). The lg. is her original measurements. It was fun making these...

Great idea. Bags look fantastic! Love them.

We have been together for some years...but I still get the "are you serious" look from my husband when we go out "rummaging":). Beautiful work, nice attention to detail (the ribbon on the zip pull).

What a great way to repurpose something! Hooray for you! Great job on all. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome job, very nice!

Awesome Bags , nice re-purposing , thanks for letting us see your creation. :}

Good eye on that fabric.

What a great transformation......Thanks for the inspiration:)

Your right! I did make a pretty purse.

Great idea on spotting the shams...and visualizing a great purse!! Very creative...
Kif

Very pretty!!!

Great Idea!. Your messenger bag turned out beautiful. You should be proud of turning someones don't wants into someones will use.

8th picture is amazing as it shows how you captured the symmetry in the quilting perfectly when you cut and sewed. Perfect work.

GA reat!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing rhe link, your bag looks terrific.

Great vision and execution!!! I would have missed it!

What a great idea to make the bag out of pillow shams. The bag is awesome, good job.

Great idea!! The bag looks wonderful.

What a great idea. Love your purses. They look like designer originals. Nice job.

well done and what a talent to see outside the box

You did good! I love the quilting on it. I can see you have an eye for style!

That fab is gorgeous! Great job! Sometimes I find "treasures" at thrift stores.

Wow! That's a really classy looking bag! Great job repurposing! I love GW too!

Wow! Are you ever clever! Lovely purse.

They are just flat-out gorgeous. I love browns and you are very creative! love them

You sure did a nice job. I bet you have a bag for every outfit. So neat!!

Very nice bag,looks beautiful.

wow...those are beautiful purses...great repurposing...don't you just love thrift stores!

Great Great GREAT! I was really amazed that you saw that in the shams - and envious. It is usually two days AFTER I see something like that when the idea would bloom in my mind!

The purse is lovely.

Love it! You have got an artist's eye.

These turned out beautiful! I just picked up 2 quilted placemats to make decorative pillows out of...

Diannia

I wouldn't have imagined that they would transform so beautifully. Nice work.

Wow! that's awesome. Great idea.

Vicki - What a beautiful bag!!! You really have inspired me. A couple of years ago I bought a queen sized quilt with a lovely brown top and beige back at a super bargain. It cost much less than the fabrics, batting and custom quilting. The quilting was done in beige thread on top and brown on the bottom. It came with two pillow shams which I can't use. Now I know what to do with them.
Cleodaisy

Love that fabric great job

That is impressive - really you made a designer bag that would cost you big bucks if you purchased it retail - I love that you took the pillow shams and really made something very useful that is unique - bravo.

beautiful, thanks for sharing with us

Great job, so creative.

Now, that was thinking.............calla