Lazies, meet Lily, our newest Lazy Girl. Lily is a modest sized shoulder bag, perfect for light duty. Lily’s pleats, darts, curved shape and Empire waistband give her a modern and confident look while retaining her soft feminine and flirty personality. Don’t let these details scare you – I’ve made them Lazy! I promise.

Lily (LGD128) shown in ‘Fandango’ from Moda.

Lazies, Sometimes all it takes is one project to unleash a new passion. For Patricia Wachowiak, an operating room RN by day and prolific crafter by night, that project was our Claire Handbag pattern. For months now, I’ve been enjoying the pics Patti posts of her creations at our Facebook page, and I always enjoy her dynamic fabric choices and beautiful construction.

Here are two gorgeous Margo Handbag (LGD127) zip top purses in scrumptious
teal and black Andrea Victoria line from Riley Blake.
Patti might have to send these to me for closer inspection!

Lately, Patti has been enjoying our Margo Handbag pattern. I asked Patti to tell us a little about herself and share some of her creations.

Lazies, On these horribly hot days of summer, I make sure I tuck a bottle of water in my purse when I head out the door. I didn’t used to be like this. I think it started after a trip to Las Vegas nine years ago where I learned I had to be my own camel and pack a hump full of water. I’ve never understood why it’s so hard to get a drink of water in the desert…oh, wait a second, scratch that. I guess I should have thought that through before I started complaining.

Above is a view inside my Miranda Day Bag (LGD123). I added a water bottle pocket near the side seam. This pocket gets used all the time. It works for corralling anything from my stainless steel water bottle or travel mug to food and snack-i-poos.

I’ve included instructions and notes for adding the pocket during construction, after construction, and even an advanced Lazy approach using only the existing pockets during construction.