BEETS Tote Bag

Newest Tote Bag just completed!! 17"x21" vintage fabrics, pale green hand tatted lace,original "beets"oil painting , little sheep wooden button. Pocket on front cut from a pair of faded jeans. Inside pocket too and fully lined! I LOVED designing and making this bag. When I use a little of this and a bit of that using vintage fabrics and embellishments it makes it all the more fun. This bag has pale green and white checked lining with pocket and the back is complimentary fabric pieces. Handles are made from jeans.

A perfect market or all purpose carry all!

Please email me for more pictures and more info! susanjenkinsart@msn.com

BIRD NEST tote bag

16"x21.5" Hand made tote bag. Original oil painting with painted bird applied.Vintage materials, stamping on fabric. Leather handles and a beautiful peach lining. I LOVED making and creating this bag! Adding more embellishments and really having fun! The fabrics are so pretty, some are vintage incorporated with new, it's fun to combine the colors and textures.

WATER LILY TOTE BAG

New Tote Bag! 15.5" x 18.5" My original oil painting stitched on to off white cotton quilted fabric.

This is a smaller bag. It's a nice size. Lined with a lavender fabric(same is on handles) with pocket and pink button.
I couldn't wait to start sewing! This tote was fun to make , I love the quilted fabric and matching handles!

ALL ABOUT SEWING

I am so excited! The book I ordered came today!
This book was published in 1949 and is just full of wonderful lessons and ideas.

When I was a little girl my mother made me a pinafore and so many other wonderful outfits. It seemed to me that she was always at her sewing machine making me a new outfit and a dress for my little sister. One year we had matching dresses for Easter.

My granddaughter Mandy was given a copy from a friend who found it in a thrift shop. She sews and was so pleased. When I saw it I knew I had to find one too. Where in the world would I find one? I did, on Amazon! I'm so excited. If you love to sew, you will just love this book. Page after page of wonderful illustrations and photographs of the time, even a lesson on making slip covers and draperies!!Talk about vintage!!

I'm back home after teaching a workshop and next week I start sewing!

French Metis Ruffle

All my pieces are together and waiting to become a pillow. The creamy colored ruffle is vintage French metis. A blend of cotton and linen. It has a fine weave and it will go beautifully with the floral print of the pillow and the larger ruffle.
I'll put this together this morning and sew it up. Post it when it's completed. This has been a delightfully fun project after so much time in the studio.