Lazy Girl Designs » Cleavage as Inspiration: The Story of our Candice Bag
posted by Joan Hawley 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.
posted on November 13, 2012 in Candice Pattern
15 Responses to “Cleavage as Inspiration: The Story of our Candice Bag”
Deb — November 13, 2012 @ 9:20 am I love my Candice… I am using the large e-reader pocket right now for all the Christmas ad and store coupons I carry during the season…. Great place for them.
Jane McKay — November 13, 2012 @ 9:28 am I guess I need this pattern for my sister’s Christmas gift!!! Will order it through my local quilt shop. Thanks for this fun blog.
Helen — November 13, 2012 @ 9:38 am I made Candice this summer out of batiks and actually get comments on it a lot!! (I never thought I would be showing people the inside of my purse!) My mother in law saw it and said “I want it”. I said “you can’t have it”. So I am making her one for Christmas.
Wendy — November 13, 2012 @ 9:40 am What an awesome idea! You are always so creative!
Mary Ann — November 13, 2012 @ 9:49 am I’ve made 4 of these bags now! One for myself, one for my mother and actually two for my BFF! Most recently one for her with guitar fabric that she loves!
Judi — November 13, 2012 @ 10:03 am Love the double inside pockets!
Susie — November 13, 2012 @ 10:17 am Wow, that is awesome. Love the colors too.
Kelly Jackson — November 13, 2012 @ 11:19 am You know I love my Candice purse and your instructions are EXCELLENT! I really like the idea of the other pocket on the outside…I guess I’ll need to make another on Kelly
Elizabeth — November 13, 2012 @ 3:27 pm Heck Yeah!! This is exactly what I have been looking for! Thanks!
Gwen — November 13, 2012 @ 10:10 pm I loved reading about the creative process in developing this great bag
Mary Ann — November 14, 2012 @ 9:23 am Love the bag….is anyones’s purse really that organized? LOL
Bev Hirsch — November 14, 2012 @ 5:48 pm No one hs said anything about the ease (or not) of making it. Since I have been a beginning sewer since the 19 hundreds, you can understand why I’m asking the question. I LOVE the look and design of the purse, but could I actually make it? That’s the big question.
Jan — November 14, 2012 @ 6:37 pm I like the looks of it, but does it have a zipper closure? I really have problems with a purse that is just snapped or buttoned, because when it tips over, ev erything falls out! Anyone else have that problem?
Carol — November 19, 2012 @ 11:14 am I love this bag. I made 7 of these bags for my daughter to give to her bridesmaids as gifts. We filled them with all of the essentials needed by a bridesmaid at a wedding. Lotions, tylenol, Chapstick, mirror, comb, brush, you get the idea. Since the wedding each one of the girls has contacted me and asked if I would make them another bag. They love them! The instructions were extremely simple and crystal clear. i have since made one for myself and use it as a laptop bag for work. We have smaller laptops (Toshiba Portege R930) and the laptop fits in the center of the bag perfectly along with a notepad. The pockets hold my mouse, power cord, pens, pencils, usb cords, iPhone, charger, and earbuds. I throw my sunglasses and keys in the front pocket and now I only need to carry one bag to work instead of a laptop bag and a purse! I love it!
Carol — December 21, 2013 @ 9:23 am What a fun story – but love the look of Carmen; can’t believe she failed the test.
Lazy Girl Designs » Cleavage as Inspiration: The Story of our Candice Bag
posted by Joan Hawley 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.
posted on November 13, 2012 in Candice Pattern
15 Responses to “Cleavage as Inspiration: The Story of our Candice Bag”
Deb — November 13, 2012 @ 9:20 am I love my Candice… I am using the large e-reader pocket right now for all the Christmas ad and store coupons I carry during the season…. Great place for them.
Jane McKay — November 13, 2012 @ 9:28 am I guess I need this pattern for my sister’s Christmas gift!!! Will order it through my local quilt shop. Thanks for this fun blog.
Helen — November 13, 2012 @ 9:38 am I made Candice this summer out of batiks and actually get comments on it a lot!! (I never thought I would be showing people the inside of my purse!) My mother in law saw it and said “I want it”. I said “you can’t have it”. So I am making her one for Christmas.
Wendy — November 13, 2012 @ 9:40 am What an awesome idea! You are always so creative!
Mary Ann — November 13, 2012 @ 9:49 am I’ve made 4 of these bags now! One for myself, one for my mother and actually two for my BFF! Most recently one for her with guitar fabric that she loves!
Judi — November 13, 2012 @ 10:03 am Love the double inside pockets!
Susie — November 13, 2012 @ 10:17 am Wow, that is awesome. Love the colors too.
Kelly Jackson — November 13, 2012 @ 11:19 am You know I love my Candice purse and your instructions are EXCELLENT! I really like the idea of the other pocket on the outside…I guess I’ll need to make another on Kelly
Elizabeth — November 13, 2012 @ 
3:27 pm Heck Yeah!! This is exactly what I have been looking for! Thanks!
Gwen — November 13, 2012 @ 10:10 pm I loved reading about the creative process in developing this great bag
Mary Ann — November 14, 2012 @ 9:23 am Love the bag….is anyones’s purse really that organized? LOL
Bev Hirsch — November 14, 2012 @ 5:48 pm No one hs said anything about the ease (or not) of making it. Since I have been a beginning sewer since the 19 hundreds, you can understand why I’m asking the question. I LOVE the look and design of the purse, but could I actually make it? That’s the big question.
Jan — November 14, 2012 @ 6:37 pm I like the looks of it, but does it have a zipper closure? I really have problems with a purse that is just snapped or buttoned, because when it tips over, ev erything falls out! Anyone else have that problem?
Carol — November 19, 2012 @ 11:14 am I love this bag. I made 7 of these bags for my daughter to give to her bridesmaids as gifts. We filled them with all of the essentials needed by a bridesmaid at a wedding. Lotions, tylenol, Chapstick, mirror, comb, brush, you get the idea. Since the wedding each one of the girls has contacted me and asked if I would make them another bag. They love them! The instructions were extremely simple and crystal clear. i have since made one for myself and use it as a laptop bag for work. We have smaller laptops (Toshiba Portege R930) and the laptop fits in the center of the bag perfectly along with a notepad. The pockets hold my mouse, power cord, pens, pencils, usb cords, iPhone, charger, and earbuds. I throw my sunglasses and keys in the front pocket and now I only need to carry one bag to work instead of a laptop bag and a purse! I love it!
Carol — December 21, 2013 @ 9:23 am What a fun story – but love the look of Carmen; can’t believe she failed the test.