The Sinister Scribe

This is my new purse I made recently. The title “love handles” comes from the fact that this purse reminds that I am loved. The “raw materials” have a bit of history to them and I have one more thing to add still.

The grey shell was an italian sweater in its previous life. A couple of years ago, I was “kidnapped” by my friends and taken out to go thrift store shopping for clothes. They lovingly followed me around helping me find things. This was one of those finds. (Thanks, Tomi!) It had suffered a trip through the washer a while back and just never fit quite right again. So, it “suffered” another trip and became completely felted. The pockets (there is another one on the other side) are actually the cuffs and some of the sleeve.

The lining is from a pair of my son’s shorts he grew out of not too long ago. I cut off the legs with those wonderful pockets and saved them knowing I’d find a use for them eventually.

The pewter pin on the front is from my favorite Caidan King. It was a favor for something I did… I’ve forgotten exactly what already. :\ (what’s that about the memory being the second thing to go…?) He and his queen are wonderful people, both in and out of SCA life. It seemed to me that they went to exceptional lengths to outfit and educate themselves during their reign

The last little bit will be a turned walnut button. A leftover from a gambeson I made for Bob. He turned the button himself.

To make this passably complete, I need to add something of Jessie. Then I’ll add things as I come across them. Anyway, I really like this purse. It is comfortable to wear and it makes me smile.
Oh! The pattern. Well, it is based upon the article found here at Canadian Living. I’ve done a similar pattern in cotton print and didn’t like the way the seam ends up on the side of the purse (as opposed to the edge. So I just didn’t turn re-position those side seams after sewing them. I did the handles separately just because I had to piece them together to get enough length.