placemat purses.....

Where's the placemat?

It is actually the front of this cute purse!

A few weeks ago, I started playing around with a placemat that I've had here for awhile. Not liking most of the purses I had seen online made from placemats, I took the best attributes of those I DID like...and then added my own touches to come up with this design. I simply LOVE it! I love the lining, too...it makes the purse look finished...something that the others that I had seen, lacked. So, I start by embroidering the placemat...while embroidering, I cut my pieces and then when it's finished at the embroidery machine, I take it to the sewing machine and put it together. These will be so cute for summer use...I'm calling these my "scooters". I have a show in a week and these will make their debut at that show.