Leslie in NZ said... Beautiful purse. I would love to see more pictures and a close up of your flowers. Well Done!! 4/24/08 4:01 PM
lauraborealis said... I am floored... you did a beautiful job. 4/24/08 4:37 PM
Leslie in Austin said... You are so clever with the fishing bobber roses!! The whole finished product is just beautiful! 4/24/08 4:54 PM
Sic said... Wow! What a fabulous looking knock-off! Also, using the fishing bobbers was brilliant! 4/24/08 5:03 PM
kimmielovesparis said... Wow - can I say that I am so impressed and inspired. I love red...and I really love your purse. Great job.
4/24/08 10:02 PM
mommietothree0 said... Just gorgeous! Any chance you would share your formula for making the pattern? I have a piece of red leather that would be great in this style. 4/24/08 11:17 PM
anetJay said... mommietothree, the bag body was a rectangle, about 10x16 (2x) a base 10x6 (1x) 2 handles 2x15 piping was about 32"x 1.75 and then trimmed (1x) inner tabs about 1x3 (4x) the lining piece are 7x16 (2x) the base 10x6 (1x) and the pockest were maybe...5x4 or so... ( cut 4x {2 for each pocket}) i used 2 magnetic snaps and the roses ...3 - 1 " fishing bobbers and a hot glue gun !!! hope this helps :) 4/25/08 4:46 AM
Karla Kizer said... I love it...and I will NOT be sending the link to this review to my DD, as I know what I would be doing next weekend. Congratulations on a wonderful project. 4/25/08 6:53 AM
cindyann said... Fantastic. Great knockoff!
4/25/08 7:55 AM
Mary Stiefer said... Beautifully done. 4/25/08 10:55 AM
nancy2001 said... Wonderful bag. And you didn't even use a pattern. 4/25/08 7:00 PM
grouchy smurf said... I'm very new -- and so impressed and inspired by all of you. How in the WORLD do you know how to make a purse from a picture? That's AMAZING! I want to be able to do that one day! 4/25/08 11:01 PM
mommietothree0 said... Thanks for the dimensions. Only two more questions before I whip out the leather. What shape did you use for the petals? (oval?) Did you free form the pleats /tucks on the back and front? So incredibly genius about the bobbers. I showed by DH! 4/25/08 11:43 PM
anetJay said... thankyou for all of your kind comments :*) i guess we all have our gifts...like tasting something and knowing how to duplicate the recipe. (which i cant do at all, my family laughs at my pitiful attempts at cooking ) 4/26/08 5:18 AM
anetJay said... mommietothree, i am going to edit the pattern review to include the cutting dimensions but the roses were really "hit or miss" . i actually used scrap cotton fabric to shape around and then cut out as a pattern. see edit above :) 4/26/08 5:21 AM
Johanna Lu said... Cute, cute, cute. And you drafted it yourself. I am very impressed! 4/26/08 5:52 AM
mylittleelephant said... Beautiful bag! Love the look of red suede, your daughter is lucky one as usual! 4/26/08 7:27 AM
Annette1 said... WOW, I LOVE this! I think it's safe to say I would have NEVER thought of covering bobbers. :o) Just beautiful! 4/26/08 11:32 PM
ClaireC said... Now I want one!!! Cute, cute, cute...and very beautifully executed. Thank you for sharing your pattern. I might just be making one of these babies. 4/27/08 8:47 AM
lilyofthevalley said... Superb review for your fabulous red suede bag with roses. Whew! It takes my breath away, I'm so envious. And your rose making idea was ingenious. (If you cut and sewed this entirely in April, why aren't you entering it in the Handbag Contest? You have two more days to do so, and I think you should.) Lovely, Lily 4/28/08 12:48 PM
leanmeansewingmachine said... Great duplication of a cool bag! It's also nice that you kept and shared so many of the details. 4/28/08 4:49 PM
So So said... Agree with the others- a great knockoff, thanks for the detailed reveiw. 4/30/08 6:08 PM
Beautiful purse. I would love to see more pictures and a close up of your flowers. Well Done!!
4/24/08 4:01 PM
I am floored... you did a beautiful job.
4/24/08 4:37 PM
You are so clever with the fishing bobber roses!! The whole finished product is just beautiful!
4/24/08 4:54 PM
Wow! What a fabulous looking knock-off! Also, using the fishing bobbers was brilliant!
4/24/08 5:03 PM
Wow - can I say that I am so impressed and inspired. I love red...and I really love your purse. Great job.
4/24/08 10:02 PM
Just gorgeous! Any chance you would share your formula for making the pattern? I have a piece of red leather that would be great in this style.
4/24/08 11:17 PM
mommietothree, the bag body was a rectangle, about 10x16 (2x) a base 10x6 (1x) 2 handles 2x15 piping was about 32"x 1.75 and then trimmed (1x) inner tabs about 1x3 (4x) the lining piece are 7x16 (2x) the base 10x6 (1x) and the pockest were maybe...5x4 or so... ( cut 4x {2 for each pocket}) i used 2 magnetic snaps and the roses ...3 - 1 " fishing bobbers and a hot glue gun !!! hope this helps :)
4/25/08 4:46 AM
I love it...and I will NOT be sending the link to this review to my DD, as I know what I would be doing next weekend. Congratulations on a wonderful project.
4/25/08 6:53 AM
Fantastic. Great knockoff!
4/25/08 7:55 AM
Beautifully done.
4/25/08 10:55 AM
Wonderful bag. And you didn't even use a pattern.
4/25/08 7:00 PM
I'm very new -- and so impressed and inspired by all of you. How in the WORLD do you know how to make a purse from a picture? That's AMAZING! I want to be able to do that one day!
4/25/08 11:01 PM
Thanks for the dimensions. Only two more questions before I whip out the leather. What shape did you use for the petals? (oval?) Did you free form the pleats /tucks on the back and front? So incredibly genius about the bobbers. I showed by DH!
4/25/08 11:43 PM
thankyou for all of your kind comments :*) i guess we all have our gifts...like tasting something and knowing how to duplicate the recipe. (which i cant do at all, my family laughs at my pitiful attempts at cooking )
4/26/08 5:18 AM
mommietothree, i am going to edit the pattern review to include the cutting dimensions but the roses were really "hit or miss" . i actually used scrap cotton fabric to shape around and then cut out as a pattern. see edit above :)
4/26/08 5:21 AM
Cute, cute, cute. And you drafted it yourself. I am very impressed!
4/26/08 5:52 AM
Beautiful bag! Love the look of red suede, your daughter is lucky one as usual!
4/26/08 7:27 AM
WOW, I LOVE this! I think it's safe to say I would have NEVER thought of covering bobbers. :o) Just beautiful!
4/26/08 11:32 PM
Now I want one!!! Cute, cute, cute...and very beautifully executed. Thank you for sharing your pattern. I might just be making one of these babies.
4/27/08 8:47 AM
Superb review for your fabulous red suede bag with roses. Whew! It takes my breath away, I'm so envious. And your rose making idea was ingenious. (If you cut and sewed this entirely in April, why aren't you entering it in the Handbag Contest? You have two more days to do so, and I think you should.) Lovely, Lily
4/28/08 12:48 PM
Great duplication of a cool bag! It's also nice that you kept and shared so many of the details.
4/28/08 4:49 PM
Agree with the others- a great knockoff, thanks for the detailed reveiw.
4/30/08 6:08 PM