susan on October 26th, 2010

My pal Peggy is a book seller’s dream.  I don’t know how many book clubs she belongs to, but it takes a serious bag to carry her books around.
I decided to make a super sturdy, reinforced bag with “bones” for Peggy to wag those books around.  I bonded a striped cotton to canvas, but with [...]

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susan on October 2nd, 2008

A sundress in the thrift store called out to me: “Hey, sumo, got three dollars?” To make a lovely summer tote, of course I did.
I didn’t think to make a “before” picture, so I have recreated it (left) to the best of my artistic abilities.
I did take a picture of the [...]

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