Lazies, Sometimes inspiration can be right under your nose…literally. In the movies and on TV, we’re led to believe that the safest place to tuck something from time to time is down our shirt. So what better inspiration for a safe purse pocket than the age old wisdom of cleavage.

The inspiration for the Candice bag was a favorite blouse with a surplice front, where left and right sides overlap to create a ‘V’ neck with just the right amount of puffiness and cleavage. Meet Carmen, the prototype for our Candice bag.

This is not a new design and is not a pattern. It’s simply a mock-up that led me to Candice.

The floral with the white background is one pocket. The floral with the gray is another pocket. So, we have two front, overlapping pockets, with angled entries, creating a visual centerpiece at the ‘neckline’.

Lazies, Today we have the treat of a Lazy Girl bag mash-up, courtesy of Pannay Burt Guigley. Long-time Lazy Girl Pannay combined Margo and Claire for her perfect bag mash-up. With beautiful Fall fabrics, Pannay created Autumn Margo on one side and Autumn Claire on the other!

Combining Patterns
Margo and Claire are perfect to pair for a mash-up because they are exactly the same size. They simply offer different features.

Lazies, This seems like it must be a trick, but it’s really a treat! One of the things we know about working with laminates is that you can’t touch a hot iron directly to the vinyl. Right? It’s a simple rule we can all live with for the big pay off of the excitement of making something with laminates. Well, this Halloween, I’m breaking those rules and I’ll show you how to do fusible applique on laminates! Also, Quilt Market notes at the end.

Here I’ve started with our Slicker Tote made in pumpkiny orange. And I’ve decided on a simple jack-o-lantern applique in black on top of the finished vinyl fabric.