Some other purses/bags I made for craft fair

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11-01-2012, 07:33 AM

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luvrazz

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I live in Lakeside and was wondering when and where the craft fair is?

11-01-2012, 07:35 AM

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Vanuatu Jill

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When and where is the craft fair? I am going to visit my sister in Chino soon.

Craft fair is Nov 10 at the Mountain View Community Church in Ramona on HWY 78.

11-01-2012, 07:45 AM

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I live in Lakeside and was wondering when and where the craft fair is?

Nov 10 at the Mountain View Community Church in Ramona on HWY 78

11-01-2012, 08:07 AM

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crafty pat

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I love all your bags, they are beautiful. Good luck selling them, I bet they go fast.

11-01-2012, 08:55 AM

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Very nice! I like them all!

11-01-2012, 09:45 AM

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they are beautiful... good luck... hope you have to come home and make 60 more...

11-01-2012, 09:56 AM

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These are so nice! I know you will sell a lot of them. You do have a lot of subjects covered for most anyone.

11-01-2012, 09:59 AM

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Lets see ... I spy with my little eye ... Bow Tucks and Miranda or Mini Miranda?

I love your bags and fabrics are fab choices! The horse bag with the scoop for your underarm is that your own design or is that a purchased pattern?

11-01-2012, 10:21 AM

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Vanuatu Jill

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Yep, Bow Tuck, though I started with that pattern, then started to customize them, enlarging, reducing, changing closures, leaving off ties, front pockets, etc. Miranda is one of my favorites! I haven't altered those yet, except for the tab closures. The scoop tote was a pattern from McCalls magazine. After you make so many, you can really tweak them to make them your own.

11-01-2012, 10:31 AM

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Your purses look so well made! What do you use to make them so crisp looking? Do you use a special stiff interfacing or something to keep them from drooping. I'd love to know how well they sell at your craft fair. I've often thought of doing a booth at one of our local events, but was afraid I would be stuck with more "gifts" than I needed. (My reasoning is, "Well if they don't sell I can use them as Christmas and b'day gifts." LOL!) I've thought of doing a mixture of bags, table toppers, wall hangings, baby quilts, etc. But I've stayed busy enough with custom hand quilting that I've not had a lot of play time in the sewing room.

I use different interfacings for different purses. Mostly, I love Pellon Fusible fleece 987, which is soft but still gives some padding. I use it for the outside and lining. I use Craft Fuse 808, Decor Bond 809, and a few others if I want more of a stiffness than soft padding. In have never done a craft show, so if they don't sell between the one Nov 10 and another Dec 1, my female members of the family will be getting them, and I already have a boutique and resort in Vanuatu that sell them, so I will just take them with me when I go in March. I took 29 last time and they all sold out
quickly. I really want to get back to my quilting, so after this, I will take a purse break for a while to get my McKenna Ryan Birdhouse quilt done. However, if they sell really well, I might just have to squeeze a few more in!!