| Welcome to The Creative Thimble This website is the home site for Laura Martell's designs. We feature patterns to sew customized totes, handbags, and cases with easy to follow directions for the beginner sewer on up. We also offer top grade cotton webbing for your handles. |
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| Carol's Convertible Purse This purse is a shoulder bag that instantly turns into a backpack by pulling on the side handle straps. It has a magnetic snap closure, 2 front pockets and a back zipper pocket. Inside there is another zippered pocket and a patch pocket. You get 2 purses in one. I love the backpack when I am grocery and mall shopping because it allows me to shop hands free. |
| Buy the Patterns You can browse all of my patterns and webbing for the handles online using Shop buttons or look for the stores that carry them under the Retail Stores button. Retailers can contact us through the Wholesale button. |
Take the classes
Check out Laura's
class schedule. Get
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Show and Tell Page
when you take her
class.
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Check out Laura's
class schedule. Get
your picture on the
Show and Tell Page
when you take her
class.
(You can click on the
images to see a larger
picture)
| Carol's Convertible Purse Shoulder Bag View |
| Carol's Convertible Purse Backpack View |
| Professional Tote Front View |
| Professional Tote Back View |
| New Webbing COLORS !! I have added a 1" Milk Chocolate Brown and 1" Maroon webbing to the line. Click here to see the new colors!! |
| Let's Go "Green" No more paper or plastic bags for grocery shopping!! Here is a pattern to get you going. These bags sew up in about an hour for your first one and faster after that. They're so fast to make, you will be making them for all your friends. |
| FREE PATTERN Fabric Grocery Bag click here |
| It's Here! "As You Like It" Purse I am very excited to announce my newest purse pattern. The "As You Like It" Purse has a personalized decorative front flap that is a great way to showcase your creativity. Make one bag and change the removable flap to suit your mood or outfit. Are you feeling traditional today? Add a quilted flap to your "As You Like It" Purse. Feeling wild? Put on your beaded and fringed decorative flap. Make a new flap for the next holiday or showcase a new sewing technique. The panel is your blank canvas for creative ideas. The "As You Like It" Purse comes in three sizes: small (handbag size); medium (purse size); and large (tote size-big enough to hold a notebook or laptop). The bag has two zippered outside pockets and two side pockets that are great for keys, cell phones, or eyeglasses. Inside are two large patch pockets that can be divided into several smaller pockets. Choose the size that's right for you and then customize the pockets and the front flap to make this bag your very own. |
Two Decorative Panels, one purse.
No more changing purses, just
change the panel.
No more changing purses, just
change the panel.
| U.S. Troops Drawstring Bag Join in making Troop Bags. This is a national 501C3 non-profit charity that fills and sends the filled bags monthly to our troops. The request is for a 14” drawstring bag, it holds a filled gallon baggie. The troops can use the bags for personal use, and some pass them on to the children in Iraq. No special holiday or color is needed, everything goes. This is a great project for youth groups and those just starting to sew. Volunteers across the country will gather in their local communities to make the bags. |
When finished send to: Operation Care Package
611 Wilcox Street
Joliet, IL 60435
611 Wilcox Street
Joliet, IL 60435
| Click Here for free 14" US Troops Drawstring Bag pattern |
