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My daughter-in-law once told me her preferences for a purse are that it have a long strap for a crossbody position, and that it zips closed. I thought I would try a crossbody as well and came up with the following tutorial.  My wish is that you use it for personal sewing or gifts, fundraisers or group instruction. If you wish to share a photo of one that you’ve made, I’d love to see it! Please don’t sell my idea as your own.

Prepare the book. In choosing a book I look for something decorative on the ...

It has been quite a while since I posted and a lot has happened. I have not quilted in all that time. I’ve made a few more drink coasters but that is all. Now I have requests from granddaughters for doll clothes for Christmas, and the grandsons all want pajama pants. I have blogged about both projects previously.

I have decided to make the book purse instructions a free download. My pattern has been featured on Craft Gossip, Recyclart, and Organic Authority, links  to those pages can be found here.

Book Purses contains the step-by-step instructions for making the ...