We are spending Christmas day with hubby’s family this year, so last weekend we visited my parents and exchanged gifts.  The girls were absolutely thrilled with their cubby house (which was installed a couple of weeks ago at our house) and I made Mum a Chemisette handbag.

This is such a quick and simple pattern to construct, with a highly effective result!  The inside:

There is a patch pocket on either side, and the bag closes with a magnetic snap.  Mum seemed genuinely pleased – yay!