Blog Overhaul and Purses

I am overhauling this blog and turning it into a journal of my crafting exploits. Or a motivator to keep me producing things to sell in my Etsy shop. I'm going to post pictures of the things I'm working on and hopefully it will force me to keep going on several projects I have in various stages.

To start off, here are some purses I've been working on. It's a Burda Pattern that I altered because I didn't like the fact that the purse was unlined. I wouldn't want an unlined purse so I figured no one else would either. Unfortunately It makes the bag twice as hard to construct and really adds to production time too.

Because I added a lining to the bags, I realized I didn't purchase enough fabric to complete each bag, which turned out to be o.k. because it's been giving me a chance to destash my vast box o' fabric. (Which is really just an excuse to buy more, right?)

I used Pellon Decor Bond as a fusable stiffener to give the bags body, because while cotton has many fantastic attributes, rigidity is not one of them...