There is no better name for this humongous bag than The Hiding Place. You could seriously hide a medium sized dog in this bag..... or three 10 lb. bags of potatoes... or your winter parka, mitts and muff. It is REALLY large.... to be exact, 20" across and 20" deep.
Inspiration for this giant fashion accessory came from Spiegel magazine... BIG is IN! So voila! BFZ is IN! The bag is made of a nubby upholstery fabric in soft tan with a leaf pattern of black (or dark purple?) and purple. 
Inside this big baby is a deep purple, avocado green and slate blue floral pattern. There are two huge pocket inside trimmed with the purple material. The pockets cross the width of the bag and are just over 10" tall. TV dinners would fit nicely in here. :o)
The bling on this glamour bag is the hand beading on the front following the leaf pattern. These are glass beads in varying shapes of white, tan, brown, lavender and purple. Simply elegant.
"What I saw was this. Everywhere, here and there over the ground, lay little, dark-looking lumps of something more like earth than anything else, and about the size of a chestnut. The beetles hunted in couples for these; and having found one, one of them stayed to watch it, while the other hurried to find a glowworm. By signals, I presume, between them, the latter soon found his companion again: they then took the glowworm and held its luminous tail to the dark earthly pellet; when lo, it shot up into the air like a sky-rocket, seldom, however, reaching the height of the highest tree. Just like a rocket too, it burst in the air, and fell in a shower of the most gorgeously coloured sparks of every variety of hue; golden and red, and purple and green, and blue and rosy fires crossed and inter-crossed each other, beneath the shadowy heads, and between the columnar stems of the forest trees. They never used the same glowworm twice, I observed; but let him go, apparently uninjured by the use they had made of him."
I'm loathe to say more, but I suppose I must try...
The pockets and straps are lined with a fine sage corduroy. One strap features a piece of the same sage green velvet featured on the flap. The double back pockets are decorated with a retro plum button. Hello you happy little plum button.
Phantastes is lined with a gorgeous decorator floral of rust, teal, plum and more. The inside double pockets are also accented with a plum button.
The fabrics in Nature’s Wonderlands are a textile delight for your fingers with suede, velvet, tweed and linen. They were almost all donated remnants and were chosen to complement each other. We sure appreciate the many generous donors!
The flap has a lovely piece of peach ultra suede on one side and a brown tweedy fabric blend on the other. The turquoise velvet is from my stash and it borders two embroidered linen fabric pieces embellished with turquoise mini sequins. I pieced them together with striped turquoise and brown linen-like material which made the diagonal strip down the center of the bag. The three turquoise shell buttons add a nice touch.
The front of the bag is ultra suede and brown tweed with two pockets made from off-white and peach polka dot upholstery fabric. It is trimmed with off-white cording and topped with a two toned peach button. The under flap has a linen embroidered piece surrounded by the other fabrics used in the bag to tie it altogether.
I used the brown tweed and brown and turquoise striped fabric to make the straps and the back. The back and straps are accented with complimenting rick rack. I had fun making the cell pocket by fringing the embroidered piece and sewing it on the peach ultra suede.
The lining is a striped fabric that has been in my cedar chest for years, finally being put to good use! There is a double pocket sewn with the brown striped fabric and velvet and trimmed with just the right button. This would be the perfect bag for traveling with your Mp3 player, cell phone, BlackBerry, head phones, and laptop. I have strengthened the linen fabrics with fusible lining to make the bag sturdier.
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Okay, bag is done. However the pictures stink. Without the natural light the flash makes the bag look like crud.
I forgot to tell you about the fabric etc...
From: Jenn V
Letter Perfect is a dainty shoulder strap bag with pizazz and spunky tassels... and is, well, letter perfect. The rich fabric is a blend of silver, bronze, gold, and tan with a hint of metallic shine. The cinching pockets and the pull ties are made of gold silk from my mother's living room curtains. The double tassels include the same gold, tan and cream colors for the letter perfect match.
Inside is cotton candy pink polyester that feels and looks like silk. There is one pocket of the same pink fabric inside that is 5 1/2" deep and 6 1/2" wide. The bright pink satin ribbon trim on the pocket has a repeating line of dark pink words reading, "smooch hug kiss love," etc.
The bag itself is just over 12" long and 9" wide. The strap is made of the same fabric as the bag, is an inch wide and 52.5" long. The length of the strap is perfect for a gal who likes to wear her bags diagonally from shoulder to hip. The strap can also be knotted for the single shoulder wearer.
Hi 
All, I just feel like chatting about my great finds at the Sally Ann yesterday. My daughters and I had fun chatting over belts and shoes. The 15 year old loaded up on jeans. The 10 year old gazed longingly at the purses. When I told her she couldn't buy one unless she got rid of one, a lengthy discussion followed about the merits of this and that purse and it was eventually necessary for me to define the term ambivalent for her.
Like Abigail is an apt title for this girlie bag. It is constructed of mainly denim, made sturdy by fusible lining. It is made from pieces of my most favorite denim and blue velour-trimmed dress.
The lime green fringed fabric is from a jacket from which I cut out the front pocket and sewed it on the front of the bag. It makes two usable pockets and I topped it off with a cute pink button.
I used pieces from two vintage tablecloths on the under flap, lining and straps. The gorgeous lacy piece under the flap is machine embroidered and bordered in pink ribbon.
The back of the bag has a pocket made from my dress, decorated with coordinating shell buttons.
I had fun making the straps using bits and pieces of all the fabrics.
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