Creating Romantic Purses: Patterns & Instructions for Unique Handbags

by Marilyn Green, Carole Cree

Using wonderful fabrics, trims, and accents, the talented designers from Ruby Tag Bags have created more than 25 fabulous, one-of-a-kind purses that women will have to own and love to make. The design romance begins with classic materials, including colorful crazy quilts, delicate lace, and vintage velvet; unique adornments such as glistening mother-of-pearl buttons; and pretty ribbon and floral embellishments. Even the project names—like Camelot , Polka Dance , and Lady of Spain —have a touch of magic. The collection includes small evening bags, larger totes for travel to those exotic faraway locales, elegant silk designs, and enchanting purses with silver chains, gold linings, and looped fringe. In addition to showstopping color photos of each project, there are patterns to make construction simple.  

Genres: Crafts, Sewing

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Ligaya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not sure why I picked this up from the library... The bulk of my (fairly large) bag collection is predominantly leather fashion backpacks, a couple purses/handbags, and just a sprinkling of fashion-y small bags. The bags in this book are definitely over the top and in 2021, very dated. As a crafter, I wonder how durable any of these delicate creations are. Would I take any of these to a party to hang on the back of my chair? Nope. Would any of these bags survive a commute into the city on my shoulder? Not well. I am intrigued by all the weird combinations, both color and textures, and where these trims were sourced from but the websites of both authors are not live anymore... The purse hardware is definitely worth looking at, though.