Maxine Panels Quilt Top

I don't remember who gave me this fabric with these small Maxine blocks, but I decided to cut them apart and make a quilt top and paired it with a colorful fabric and scrappy half square triangles for the border. The top measures 60" wide x 50" high. I suppose I could have made this longer and shorter in width, but I wasn't sure what or how I wanted this to look and as usual I tend to create as I go. I will be donating this top to Wrap the World with Quilts (unless I decide to quilt it myself, but I doubt it).

Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone.🦃🍂🍁🪾🍗🍐🍎🍠🍵☕

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Whisper Crossbody Bag~ ChrisW Design Pattern

I loved testing this bag for Christine of ChrisW Designs. I chose the flap closure, but you can also make with a recessed zipper and the corner patches as an add-on or make with flap & the recessed zipper. I prefer easy access to my bag and I used a magnetic snap on the flap, but you can use a thumb lock closure, a twist or flip lock closure too.

This bag features Christine's signature hidden phone pocket on the back of the bag, an interior zipper pocket with an overlay, and a slip pocket if you want to add one. The bag has a a gusset and a double sided adjustable strap with strap tabs at the sides. I chose to use black vinyl just for the accents (flap, strap tabs, corner patches and zipper overlay). The strap could have been vinyl, but I chose a black cotton and the corduroy that I used for the exterior fabric. While the bag was designed to use vinyl, cork or a similar material, you could use anything as long as you interfaced and stabilized where needed, which I did.

It finishes at approx. 25 cm (10″) W x 27 cm (10½”) H x 9 cm (3½”) D.

Pattern is on Sale now and comes with the Add-On Zipper Closure and corner patches instructions and templates for no added cost during the Introduction of the Whisper Crossbody Bag + video instruction too on Christine's YouTube channel. Grab this NOW as any Black Friday Sales won't be as good of a deal says Christine. Below are the all the links:

International Website: [https://www.chriswdesigns.com/.../whisper-crossbody-bag...](https://www.chriswdesigns.com/.../whisper-crossbody-bag...)

Aussie Website: [https://chriswdesigns.com.au/.../whisper-crossbody-bag.../](https://chriswdesigns.com.au/.../whisper-crossbody-bag.../)

Intro Video with Tester Photos: [https://youtu.be/SNYsp7Ni1bw](https://youtu.be/SNYsp7Ni1bw)

Flap Version Video Tutorial: [https://youtu.be/Teu8ns8tsXo](https://youtu.be/Teu8ns8tsXo)

Add-On Video Tutorial: [https://youtu.be/_hXJ_pbVafw](https://youtu.be/_hXJ_pbVafw)

Blog Post: [https://www.chriswdesigns.com/.../new-pattern-release-the...](https://www.chriswdesigns.com/.../new-pattern-release-the...)

Here is my test bag made with corduroy and vinyl accents and cotton lining. I have been using this every day since I finished it and LOVE it! It's the right size, shape and I love a flap on a bag the best.

Flap has a magnetic closure under the flap, since I didn't have the thumb catch closure.

I love how Christine designs her linings to fit snug as a bug in a rug, 😄. I divided my pocket with a center pen pocket. I also made a wider pocket than suggested. I ran out of the lining fabric, so used the corduroy exterior fabric inside for the slip pocket, which I like too.

Zipper pocket with vinyl overlay.

The hidden phone pocket. I use mine for keys.

Back side of bag. The vinyl flap goes over the hidden phone pocket. I also added vinyl corner patches on the back side too. They could just be added to the front only or not at all. 

Side showing the vinyl strap tabs.

The base has stabilizer to make it sturdy. Since my stabilizer was a sew-in version instead of a fusible stabilizer, I like to quilt the bottom so the stabilizer stays put.

The button on the flap says, Handmade with Love.

Be sure to grab your pattern now while it is on sale and comes with the add-ons for no extra cost during the INTRO Pricing only! Links are above. And be sure and check out the tester photos for ideas of which closure they chose, what materials and color ideas they used too. You can see the Intro video when Christine explains the bag options and show the tester pics too or check out her blog to take you time looking at the photos.

Happy Bag Sewing!!!

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Sew Powerful Purses #441-443 for 2025

These are the last 3 purses with brown and blue fabrics. I am glad to have used those fabric at last. Donating these to Sew Powerful Purse Project.

I got some sunflower buttons recently, so I used one for the flower center here.

I had this lining fabric a long time too.

That pop of yellow-orange thread really sets off this flower nicely.

Large buttons work well for the center of the smaller appliqué flowers.

Another fabric I used for the flap lining that I have had for years.

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Sew Powerful Purses #434-440 for 2025

Seven more purses finished. All scrappy flaps with flower appliqué on the flaps. All the flowers and circles I cut from my die cuts. Some have fabric straps and the rest have webbing straps. All will be donated to Sew Powerful Purse Project.

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Sew Powerful Purses # 431-433 for 2025

3 more purses made for Sew Powerful Purse Project.

I LOVE sunflowers, so I added a large one onto this scrappy pieced purse flap.

This fabric has an atomic, retro look to it.

Felt appliqué flower for this purse flap. I found some bag straps I had made and never used, or didn't like the bag and kept the strap, so I used this strap for this purse. It was just 2 pieces that I sewed into the gusset and then tied together into a bow.

Here is the strap stretched out.

The tied bow of the strap. The fabric I hand dyed ions ago.

Appliqué heart on this scrappy flap.

More of that striped print I am using to make these purses.

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Sew Powerful Purses #425-430 for 2025

6 more Sew Powerful purses finished. I am using up a lot of brown print fabric with blue fabrics and appliqués that I had cut out too. 

2 flower appliqué.

2 heart appliqués.

I like that pinecone fabric for the right flap lining.

Thread spool appliqué.

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Sew Powerful Purses #423-424 for 2025

2 more scrappy purse flaps with flower appliqués to donate to Sew Powerful Purse Project.

I love this large flower (from a die cut). I added stacked buttons in the center.

This flower is also from a die cut and I cut it from a tie dye tank top I had. I am getting a lot of flowers from that tie dye tank top. I love the rainbow colors of the flower.

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