{Post 1,255} Rachel's Purse-se-verence and 501

In a fervent effort to spend more time with my girl, Rachel, we went and picked out fabric for a new purse for her.  Once we got home, I stayed right by her side until it was finished.

We even went the extra mile and spray painted her grommets (which started out as an oil rubbed bronze color) black to match her fabrics.

Her youth group's team is green this year.  Her old purse was purple, which made it look like she was favoring a team not her own.  That had to change!!

I like traditional fabrics.  She is a teenage girl.  When she picked her fabrics, I was thinking "Oh, me!" inside.  But didn't it turn out lovely?  I made her a zip pocket (about 7" x 4-/2") to match with the little bits of left over fabric.  Luckily, I had a lime green zipper!!  I have been dabbling with making jewelry, so I stamped her initials on a disc and made a little beaded string to attach to the zipper.

In further sewing news, I added the pieced border to my 501 quilt.  Just one more border, then that will be listed on Etsy.

{#777} Creative Rachel

Rachel is one creative girl.  She is always busy knitting, sewing, reading, crocheting, etc.  All those -ing things.  When my husband's stepmother came for Emily's wedding last week, she brought Rachel a box of cast-off clothing for her to use as the basis for some doll clothes.  Rachel made her "twins" the above pink items out of a pair of lounging pants.  The stirrup straps that went under the foot are the straps on baby girl's outfit.  The ribbing was used very creatively, too.  All her sewing is done by hand.

~Joan