At the end of this last April I lost my high school BFF, College Roommate and Teacher colleague of which we taught in the same school 3 years together and had a blast. That school just happened to be where we both attended grades 1-6th together. Our parent's farms connected on the back acres where we met occasionally on the creek and spent the afternoon, mostly dreaming. We'd get on the soap box there, after school in the classroom and later in life on the phone. It was hard to end conversations, because we'd reappear saying, "and another thing!" That became our private note phrase when we later sent cards.
While in high school, she had shared a purse pattern with me, drawn out on some newspaper. That's how we traded patterns then. Yes, we were kindred spirits as we liked to sew and teach.
I moved away in 2000 to pursue a tech career in education. So, of course we didn't get to see each other as much afterwards. While going through things in the past years, I came across a bag I made myself from that pattern. I used that little purse a lot. I also, made a few for baby showers back then, and Mothers have come back and told me that little bag came in handy for a quick run with just a diaper and wet ones. I used a wet wash cloth in a plastic bag back in my baby running around days.
I decided to recreate the pattern since I couldn't find the old newspaper pattern, which I attempted to make it twice back in 2018, the purse just didn't look the same as the old one. I finally realized my analyzing my old purse more closely, the bottom corners were rounded and included darts.
I've recently made 2 for baby showers and they were a success. So finally I have a pattern to share which you will find to download toward the end of this post. I'm dedicating this post to my friend Bonnie. RIP
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Tuesday Tutorial
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What fun! Of course I love anything using recycled denim. This would be handy to not only carry a diaper and wipes, but also a cell phone and keys.
ReplyDeleteI remember back in high school almost everyone had some form of a jean's bag. What a great idea as a shower gift for a diaper bag. It might be nice as a "grandma" bag for babysitting too.
ReplyDeleteA Grandma bag is a great idea. I made a big Grandma bag for my daughter and one for my friend that likes to take stuff to church for several kids. A small one would be great as well.
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