Third place only!

My thanks to everybody who voted for me in the Bag of the Month contest. However, I was outvoted and only made it to the third place!

ETSY Treasury

I did not get the first prize in the Bag of the Month contest (won the second prize, though) but my Duo of Quattros was featured in an ETSY Treasury List. A beautiful list of summery fashion!

Handbag of the month

My Duo of Quattros won the second prize in the Handbag of the Month contest for June organised by Studiokatdesigns! I was very pleased about this. Not just because it gives me a 40% discount on the next pattern I buy from them but it gives me the satisfaction that my bags (or at least pictures of them) are appreciated.

Here again the picture of the bags:

The bag on the right was sold during my 'Open House Shop'.

The city slicker

I finished this bag today just in time for my 'Open House Shop' tomorrow. It was a pattern of ChrisW Designs as part of the 'Bag of the Month' series. I made the Intermediate design even simpler on the inside but I am very pleased with the result and it still has 2 small and one large slip pocket inside.

Thank goodness for rivets. I find that my sewing machine does no longer take kindly to thick fabrics. I will have to have my machine checked and at the same time enquire about a new one! Still, the bag looks fabulous. It will be interesting to see if anybody will pick it up tomorrow!

Front

Front pocket seen slightly from the side

Close up of the front pocket

Underneath the flap

Back slip pocket

Two smallish slip pockets

Large slip pocket with the same picture as the front pocket flap.

Bag of the month contest

My Duo of Quattros is on this month's 'Handbag of the Month contest' from Studiokatdesign. If you like my bags, please vote for me!