pinterest party!

my friend jamie came up with the fabulous idea to have a monthly pinterest party. that way we actually do something with all of those pins. this month was a sweater purse.  {we added some lining... thanks val!}and i am proud to say that for our first attempt at a major sewing project was a success! mostly... ;)

here's the before. i only took one of the sweater that i picked up from goodwill...

and our three finished purses. a little less than four hours later. which is so impressive since val had to deal with us novices and that there were 3 machines for the four of us. {monica's purse didn't get finished. the mama too be needed some sleep!}

cannot wait for next month's get together! now i just have to decide what we are gonna tackle next!