ta dah!
It’s completely finished now! Yay for me. What??? Oh, you have no clue what I am talking about? Ahhhh - that is what my family says all the time. Ha ha.
The bag, of course! I felted it up last weekend, but just put the finishing touches on it tonight.
I used leftover yarn from last winter’s sweater project, by the way. The same friends and I decided we would do felted bags next. I’ve actually completed several - one I use often, another I gave to a dear friend. Then, I made a couple of mini bags and I’m still not sure what I’m going to do with those.
But, then I made three more - my friends and I are going for coffee Saturday morning to show off our finished objects. Well, we are going to have coffee and chat also . . . but the intended purpose is to show off our finery.
So . . . . here is the completed bag:
This is after the felting has been completed. Isn’t this a great color? I love it and I’m looking forward to carrying it. It’s a bit on the smallish side - I guess you would call it a clutch. But it is big enough to hold checkbook, wallet, and other necessities.
I then decided to add some embellishments to it. 
Now, I’ve had these beads for quite awhile. I don’t even remember anymore why I bought them. But, I thought they might be perfect as a little “bobble” for the clutch bag.
Next I decided to check the fabric box to see what I might have to line the clutch. I haven’t lined any of the bags before, but I really like the idea and thought I would give it a go - if I could just find the right piece of fabric. Tell me if you think I did a good thing here.
Oh, now really - just how perfect could it be? PAISLEY!!! Yup, just transport me back to the 60s and drop me onto the disco floor.
Okay - so it wasn’t disco in the 60s, but we DID go clubbing - complete with black lights and the like. There was that week down in Florida . . . erm, never mind. 
January 10th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
I love it!!! And I love the lining. How did you do that.. just cut alittle smaller then sew up on the machine and then slip stitch in?
I agree.. I think lining is a nice finish.
I haven’t blogged in 2 weeks. Went of vacaction and then I had an emergency trip to seattle without my laptop. But I plan on blogging tomorrow if all goes well.
Great job!
Happy knitting
Linda
January 10th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Hmmm…. it won’t let me leave a comment.. I’ll try again.
Great job… I love the lining. How did you do it… just lay the material out and cut around the purse? Then sew up on the machine? Then whip stitch in?
I love the paisley. I think lining gives a felted purse a classy look.
I haven’t blogged in about 2 weeks. Been on vacation then I had an emergency in the family and had to leave for a week without my laptop so I’m catching up.
Happy knitting
Linda
January 18th, 2008 at 3:01 am
Hi, Linda - that’s just how I did it - except I didn’t machine sew it. My machine is broken ;( So, I sewed it by hand and then whip stitched it into the bag.
Have missed you while you were gone. Hope all is okay now that you are back home.