Old Hoodie Goes Modern: pt 2

This purse took me a long time to get motivated for. I am a neurotic crafter. I will go a week straight on my sewing machine and then months without even looking at my fabric. Although the front turned out cute (sorry for the fuzzy picture), with the hoodie's pockets being in the middle of the purse, along with an appliquee'd "E" for Emily, it was quite a project. This is also the first time I had done a liner inside, and I thought of about 20 different ways to do it better...when I was finished. On the back, there is a appliquee of a tulip (the white fabric has pink and green tulips on it) that is about the same size as the "E". The red stitching around the top is the butchered part, my sewing machine didn't want to pull it through, so it is quite jagged. Maybe the fuzzy picture isn't a bad thing after all...oh well, here it is E, it's free! See "Old Hoodie's" other projects here (I should have remembered how hard that darn fabric was!).

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HHF said…

OH MY GOSH!!!! sarah! it's amazing!! :) you're the best friend in the WHOLE world! :)

March 3, 2008 at 9:30 PM

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