take 2

I like this one a whole lot

I added an extra layer of fabric and interfacing

to the upper outer pieces

on top of all the other changes I planned to make

The picture really doesn't do it justice.

I have to say

this is my most professional looking piece

ever

Ton' says part of that is because it's (partly) designer fabric.

I'd actually forgotten I ordered it.

I saw a purse

well over a year ago

on some blog (no clue which one!)

and I really liked the style and I'd ordered

a tiny bit of the teal plume and some fortune zinnia

to make one kinda like it.

I was hoping that the oranges would go well together.

They were, after all, both by Anna Maria Horner

so it was a logical thing to hope for.

They didn't.

But

I have about 1/3 of a yard of that gorgeous Good Folks fabric

still sitting in my cabinet.

While the size of this one will work great for me

- with plenty of room for my huge wallet -

I think it may be a bit big for young ladies.

Sooo

I think somewhere between 25% bigger

and the original ought to be just perfect.