peggymunday

I think you're probably right about the satiny lining being more of a jacket type lining than a true satin. It seems as sturdy as any of the linings in the purses I've seen in stores and personally own. It was heavy enough not to interface for body and was washed in hot water with the wool (it was still attached at the time) so washing is not a problem. I also suspect the wool jacket wasn't very ancient when it was donated to the thrift store, so age shouldn't be a factor. It was easily manipulated and didn't ravel as much as some satins I've worked with. I feel confident it will make a nice accessory for someone and wouldn't hesitate to use it myself, if I needed yet another purse. (Guess I'm just not a purse collector, my 3 or 4 that I switch between is good enough for me...and you know I'm hard on them. If I think it's strong enough for me, it must be sturdy):)

kwendt

Ah... I see. Right, makes sense now. It's not the thin lining that's used so often, nor is it so vintage that it's fibres are breaking. The washing probably 'weeds out' any non-sturdy fabrics anyways. Okay... off to the goodwill I go! Thanks!

LAB55

Beautiful bag !!!

cctx.

Awesome work, great job!

dixiebelle162002

impressive that is a good looking purse!

topper1

pretty....

Vickymomof6

Very neat! Great way to recycle!

ShirleyAnne

I haven't been on line since I first asked the question. Wow! I'd love to try that bag. Can you tell me what the pattern is? I'd like to try to find it.
Thanks so much for the pics. I think I could do that.
ShirleyAnne

peggymunday

Thank you. It's Butterick #B5109, view A. I altered it a bit by piecing the front and adding the pockets from the jacket on the front and back. The back was cut so that the pocket from the jacket fell in the middle of the pattern, and the front was re-stitched in place along with the flap. I wanted to combine the two fabrics on the outside, not just one for outside and one for lining/strap. The jackets' lining worked perfect for the lining for the purse, and if I had thought about it, probably would have re-used the lining pocket as well. As it is, I just made the pocket that's in it from the pattern. I added some trim and some topstitching (which is kinda hard to see in the photos) and there you have it. You'll enjoy the pattern. It's easy to make up and to alter if you choose. It's the blue purse on the pattern envelope in the picture, upper right pic. I chose not to use a solid piece of fabric and embellish it like they suggest. Also, the corduroy pants used for the front were stitched together eliminating the zipper area and it made the pockets close enough together to be usable on the front of the purse. That was another reason to piece the wool to the top of the corduroy, since it placed the corduroy too low in the pattern piece and needed more fabric at the top. Hope that made sense... lol. Just experiment to see what you like. Patterns are just a suggestion, not a steadfast rule.

ThreadHead

Speaking of thrift stores. You can get some great bargains in the bedspread, blankets etc. If it's in good condition I bring it home and wash it again, then use it as batting for some of my quilts.
One of them I cut into 4 squares, put binding on them and the kids used them for drag-around quilts.
Also, I have done many little quilts for the SPCA. It's better to have a whole piece of material than a pieced one, because the animals scratch around to adjust it to their liking and of course they tear it up in the process. I make a yard square for the dogs and smaller ones for the cats. My daughter takes them to work with her.
You can contact your local SPCA to see if they need any. I'm sure they would appreciate it.
Syl