Now, no woman's wardrobe would be complete without an awesome accessory. Did you know that the Bundle UP! sale includes the Petunia Purse by Izzy & Ivy!!!! Now you can make a fun bag to wear with all your new clothes. Big enough to hoist all your stuff, but oh so pretty with ruffles galore. Check out Brianne's full review of this must have accessory...

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RUFFALICIOUS!

*tune of Fergalicious*
Ruffalicious definition make them other bags be boring

They want my treasure so they get their pleasures from my flaring

You can hold me; you can tote me.
But don't you dare demote me
I got reasons why I bet 'em
Other bags come and go like seasons
Ruffalicious...

HAHA! Don't think I'm crazy; I know you have that song in your music library.

Hi, I'm Brianne from Ali Cat & Co. I've been sewing for several years and consider it my favorite past time, and today I am here to review Petunia Bag by Izzy and Ivy Designs.

Holy cuteness, Batman!

(Side note: I want the Tallulah Top in my size)

Back to the bag....

Statistics

Difficulty: Intermediate

Time: 6.5 hours

Materials: lots

Eye Candy Factor: 110 out of 100

Explaination

The Petunia pattern is not difficult, but you need to be familiar with basic bag construction.

If you have made a bag or consider yourself a solid intermediate seamstress; then you can make this very easily.

Bags, in general, are always a bit more time consuming due to applying stabilizer. Wouldn't be aaa-mazing if fabric came pre-interfaced? I'd buy it all. Because of the ruffles, this bag uses a lot of fabric-4ish yards. Who cares though? Did you see the eye candy factor? Enough said.

The exterior is 8 ruffles. The interior has a snap closure and two slip pockets. The best aspect of this bag- no special bag hardware. No need to impatiently wait for the mail to come. You will easily be able to find everything at your local fabric store.

My humble opinion: Petunia is a fun bag.

I can't wait to take her out and let her wallow in compliments. Petunia sits well on the shoulder and snug against your side. I like mid-day cuddles. You could totally alter the straps to have one long strap and make her a cross-body bag, I think that would be fab.