Quilted Bags & Purses

by Mary Jo Hiney

From large travel bags to small roll-style purses, these 20 patterns include all the carryall styles a quilter could desire, ranging from traditional to shabby chic, and retro to contemporary. Most important, each one showcases the exquisite workmanship and close attention to detail that are the hallmarks of designer and best-selling author Mary Jo Hiney. She offers instructions on how to make pockets, both inside and out; how to put in zippers; how to attach handles; and how to add liners and bindings for the perfect finish. Among the standouts: a brocade bag to hold knitting supplies, a 60’s-style piecework bucket bag, a clutch with traditional quilt block appliqué, and a small wool dachshund-shaped purse that uses Mary Jo’s signature “quiltagami” technique.

Genres: Crafts

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome bags, from todays styles to the practical. A great resource book for patterns you can use or mock up as you like.

[Lesli · Rating 3 out of 5]

22 projects. Very detailed projects because of the quilting. Text heavy. Good page on embroidery. In book templates instead of pull out patterns.

[Vicki Cantwell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm looking for inspiration. I don't think I found it here.