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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Snap Happy

I have made five of these small bags.  They are called Snap Happy by Stitchin' Sisters and the little purses "snap" closed by using a metal carpenter tape to form a hinge.  All three sizes are included and they give directions for making additional sizes.

The fabric is Happy Camper  by American Jane for Moda.



The Prairie Points (brown on one side and red on the other) are where you can pull them open.   One photo shows them lying flat and the others I stuffed so you can see them open.  The three sizes nest into each other so easily wrap into a small gift.

14 readers left a comment:

Anonymous said...

I just heard about these. I have to get my hands on that pattern! Yours turned out so cute!

Pat said...

Well...these are SO cute!!!

Mel said...

Absolutely {DARLING}!!
I love that line of fabric!!

Unknown said...

Those bags are really sweet! I Love them!

Abby and Stephanie said...

Very cute. Love your fabric choices.

Betsy said...

Mary those are very interesting and pretty. An excellent idea for a gift and then use as a cosmetic bag if needed too.

Nancy said...

WOW, what a neat idea... Were they easy to make? Did you just use an old metal tape measure?
I need to look for this pattern...

Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...

I love the fabrics you used! they are so darn cute!!

Darlene said...

Very cute, Mary!

imquilternity said...

How cute! This is another project I'm going to add to my to-do list! Thank so much for sharing.

Anina said...

How cute! Your certainly are making progress on those Christmas gifts.

Janet said...

I love the bags, I need the pattern! They look like great gifts to make and give away. Thanks for showing them.

PunkiePie (Jen) said...

Hey Mary! I have that pattern too AND I made one last year. I use it to hold my iTouch and ear buds in my lunch bag. But I need to make another one as the metal tape finally broke through the edges on the top. I think this time I'm going to make the metal tape a tad shorter than the directions say. Maybe that will help.

Carrie P. said...

these are so cute!