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Tuesday, 13 November 2012

My Day on the UR Priceless Blog Hop



                                  

Yay! It's finally here - my day on the UR Priceless Blog Hop. It's the day I get to share with you what I've been making. If you are one of the hoppers and are new to my blog, then Welcome! I hope you like what you see!
We have all been making coin purses
The hop is hosted by  Katherine and I need to say a big thank you to Madame Samm  of sewwequilt for providing us all with such a great patten and incredibly detailed step by step photos which ensured that making these was an absolute breeze! You can also buy the pattern on her blog page here

For my first purse I decided that now was the time to break into my new Liberty fabrics fat quarter bundle and make the purse you see at the top of this post. It was the first time I had used a sewn in frame, and there was certainly a lot less swearing than there is with the glue in type. You know if it's not quite to your liking you can undo it and start again, and there's no danger of nasty glue spills just where you don't want them. To sew the fabric into the frame I used a strong linen thread that I normally use for bookbinding. I waxed it first and it worked really well.
For my second purse I indulged in a little embroidery. When drawing on the design I totally forgot about the 1/4" of fabric in the top seam allowance, so the flower is a little higher than I had intended, but I think it works, OK - soft subtle colours - just right for the person, who I can't mention, who will receive this at Christmas.

My final purse is made using some Lu Summers fabric called Summersville. I fell in love with this fabric when I saw it, and I'm amazed I was strong willed enough to cut into it to make this purse. If you love it too then you can buy it here

Well that's my first ever blog hop done. I loved every minute of it, so I'm sure I'll be entering some more.
Please make sure you visit some of the other great people whose day it is today. They are:




 


 

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53 comments:

  1. Judy B13 November 2012 at 06:04

    Your coin purses are lovely! Thank you for sharing.

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  2. Marci Girl13 November 2012 at 06:10

    Love them all, so great! Your embroidery is just lovely and a great idea!

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  3. Pat Converse13 November 2012 at 06:13

    Well, I would say your first ever hop went very well. Your little purses are so cute.
    Great job!

    pnconverse(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  4. Terry@ a quilting blog13 November 2012 at 07:20

    Cute little purses...great choice of fabrics...thanks for sharing!

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  5. Nati13 November 2012 at 07:45

    Oh my, how did you manage to cut into your Liberty? I have a bundle of limited edition Liberty for the V&A fabrics and tried to cut it for the purses but couldn't! Love it though! And at least you get to see the fabrics now on your purse, mine are in a drawer! Love your summersville as well! really great job!

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  6. baukje13 November 2012 at 09:00

    I LOVE the first one, I also have some Liberty but it's so difficult to cut in!!!!!!

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  7. memmens13 November 2012 at 09:37

    Wow these are lovely, I know how you feel about the Summersville - they all look great

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  8. charlotte13 November 2012 at 10:05

    Beautiful job all the way. I had a hard time cutting into Summersville too, but I finally did.

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  9. Rosa13 November 2012 at 12:31

    So beautiful.Thanks for shairng!!

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  10. Mommarock13 November 2012 at 12:40

    I love the stitching you did. It really made the purse super special!

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  11. Patti13 November 2012 at 13:38

    The Liberty is so pretty, and I really love your embroidery! I love Lu Summers too, and have made several things with Summersville. Now, I have to find some scraps and make a purse! Thanks for sharing.

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  12. JudyCinNC13 November 2012 at 14:03

    Very lovely little purses and love your fabric choices. Judy C

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  13. Brenda13 November 2012 at 14:11

    Great job on these little beauties! I really like the embroidery one!
    hulseybg at gmail dot com

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  14. Agnes B. Bullock13 November 2012 at 14:12

    Am in love- especially with the first one!

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  15. Frederika13 November 2012 at 14:22

    So nice the one with flowers on it.
    Tanks for sharing

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  16. B Greene13 November 2012 at 14:25

    I especially love your Summersville purse - so adorable!! Thanks for sharing!

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  17. Linda13 November 2012 at 14:31

    Your little purses are all beautiful! I especially love the center one with the embroidery! Great job!

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  18. Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio13 November 2012 at 14:38

    Your purses are so great.

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  19. Marit13 November 2012 at 14:40

    Great pouches! Must have been fun to make since you made so many! I really like the embroidered one:)

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  20. carla13 November 2012 at 14:45

    Hi!!! Your purses are very pretty!!! Thanks for the fun!!!

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  21. Gill13 November 2012 at 15:02

    Fabulous purses!
    Thank you for sharing!

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  22. sew.darn.quilt13 November 2012 at 15:20

    Love the fabric on your little delights :)

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  23. Needled Mom13 November 2012 at 15:25

    Very cute and your fabric choices are beautiful.

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  24. Els13 November 2012 at 15:30

    Nice purses!

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  25. Britt-Inger13 November 2012 at 15:48

    Your purses are supercute!!! Thanks for sharing

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  26. LJ13 November 2012 at 16:28

    I'm so glad you shared your purses with us. All 3 are adorable but I love the embroidered one. I don't think the flower looks too high at all. Thanks.

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  27. Beth13 November 2012 at 16:40

    I love your purses. The embroidered one is my favorite. Thanks for sharing. This has been a really fun blog hop.

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  28. Laura13 November 2012 at 16:47

    Your purses are lovely.

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  29. Wendy13 November 2012 at 17:34

    such pretty purses. I love the summersville one, but the one with the embroidery is just gorgeous.

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  30. Wendy13 November 2012 at 17:34

    p.s. you have word verification on!

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  31. SuperMomNoCape13 November 2012 at 17:43

    They all turned out so pretty. You did a great job.

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  32. Personalized Sketches and Sentiments13 November 2012 at 17:55

    Beautiful! I really love that you "indulged in a little embroidery"! It is perfect!

    Blessings & Aloha!
    I am home from visiting our first little grandbaby! Wish I could have stayed longer! But I am trying now to catch up with all the wonderful posts on this blog hop. Yay! I am caught up now, so am here with my visit!

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  33. Sallie13 November 2012 at 19:20

    Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

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  34. MoeWest13 November 2012 at 19:54

    Your purses look wonderful! I love the embroidery that you added.

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  35. Mara13 November 2012 at 21:18

    The embroidery one looks perfect!

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  36. Rosemary B❤️13 November 2012 at 21:30

    Rosemary B here:
    I love all three. very nice, wonderful embroidery indeed.
    Love the fabric of the first one, really pretty
    Thank you for sharing your creativity

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  37. Rebeckah Austin13 November 2012 at 22:05

    CUTE!

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  38. Carrie P.13 November 2012 at 23:43

    sweet. love your embroidered one. nice idea.

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  39. Sue13 November 2012 at 23:56

    I love the Summerville fabric. All of your purses are beautiful! The embroidered purse is really nice! Thank you for sharing with us.

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  40. SandyMay14 November 2012 at 00:22

    Charming purses. I am especially partial to the hand stitched flower.

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  41. gpc14 November 2012 at 00:24

    They are beautiful - I love how you made them uniquely yours!

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  42. Debi14 November 2012 at 00:33

    Love the Liberty! All are very cute. Thanks for sharing!

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  43. Sheila14 November 2012 at 00:57

    All of your purses are lovely , thanks so much for sharing !

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  44. Sparky14 November 2012 at 01:24

    can I just say...ADORABLE, oh and Spunky..yes spunky ...

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  45. CeLynn14 November 2012 at 01:33

    The embroidered flower looks just perfect,this one is my fave :)

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  46. ThreadCatcher14 November 2012 at 01:51

    You did a great job with your purses. The embroidered one is special. Thanks for sharing.

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  47. Allison14 November 2012 at 02:14

    such pretty little purses :) great job getting three of them made!

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  48. Maria Kievit14 November 2012 at 02:45

    Love the embroidery you have on the little purse! Good job on it. thanks for sharing.

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  49. Vickie14 November 2012 at 04:06

    I like the embroidery on your little purse.

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  50. Scrapbook-ChickADoodle14 November 2012 at 08:02

    They are all adorable. I especially like the fabric on the last one.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  51. Joanne14 November 2012 at 08:17

    Your creations are adorable!

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  52. ♥Duff15 November 2012 at 02:03

    OH man, who can resist a summersville print? not me! All your purses are so cute--love the Liberty colors:O)

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  53. Katherine19 November 2012 at 22:46

    Fantastic coin purses! I especially love the one you embroidered. Mmmm... and who can resist Liberty fabrics? Yum!

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