Both the purse frame and fabric have been sitting on my desk for some time, waiting to be put together.  Waiting, waiting, waiting…

and finally, its happened!  The frame and notions are from a 150mm purse frame kit by Nikki, and the fabric is the beautiful Ginkgo design by Lara Cameron.  I have a bit of a thing for ginkgos – my parents have a gingko tree in their front garden, which I always loved as a child.  The shape of the leaves, how slow growing it is.

The lining fabric is very funky and works nicely with the outer fabric – it’s a quilting cotton I bought from Z&S Fabrics a little while ago, but I can’t remember what line.

I found it a little fiddlier to put together than the puff purse frames – just a bit more awkward to get around the right angled corners – but I’m happy with the end result.  I’m keeping this one for myself.