July 2010 Challenge: What’s in your purse?

I travel with my "keep occupied" kit: reading and knitting or needlework. Here's my knitting, which is a constant companion in my purse!

St. Charles, Illinois, USA

I made a cover for my Kindle and used my embroidery machine to stitch a quote about reading on the inside flap. But _this_ is the cover I really want to make! I smile every time I think of Groucho Marx's quote.

St. Charles, Illinois, USA

I have been carrying my digital camera in a sock in my purse to protect it because I couldn't leave home without it. Now I have happily replaced it with this mini camera case I designed for this month's challenge. Whoever would have thought this challenge combined with EQ7's extensive selection of new image features could be so much fun! After printing this design on an inkjet fabric sheet, adding scraps of fabric backing and batting, plus the border, I sewed it together as anyone would make a pillow case. Only in this case, it's a very small case, indeed. Now my camera fully protected and rides instyle in my purse!

Texas

This item is always in my purse. I may go broke from all of the money I "save".

Tampa, Florida

There's also a mystery key and a heavy Churchill coin. I've been carrying this coin for years but I have no memory of where or why I first came to have it. I didn't draw the lint I sometimes find in my purse.

This quilt is 9" x 12", perfect for Ami Simms' auction to benefit Alzheimer's research.

Sunnyside, Washington

I carry a small purse but I always have room for my credit card. So, actually I have anything I want in my purse. This challenge gave me a chance to import photos and then use them in my quilt.

Bracebridge, ON Canada

Washington State

On the EQ7 image workspace, I traced a motif of Skiver's picture which I had in my purse. Then I drew motifs for the flowers.

Skiver, born June 3, 2010, is our new purebred Freisian colt. He loves to attack tall weeds - kicking, stomping, chewing, hitting with his head - until all is conquered. He grew 7 inches taller in one month.

As a grandmother, I have photos in my purse. For security reasons, I didn't use real photos, but EQ7 makes it easy to use the real thing!

Northeastern Ontario

Killeen, TX, USA

Before my retirement I was working 24x7x52 and had the depicted items with me, even when I was on vacation. Since my retirement I have continued, although the hard hat, work boots and tools stay in the vehicle. Never really know when I might need them on the road!

Meanwhile, the quilting bag just keeps increasing in size, and accompanies me whenever I leave the house. Even a few stitches can be taken while we run errands or go shopping.

Who actually needs a separate purse when one has a quilting bag?

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Taiwan

Playing with the photo options in EQ

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

Although this is not in my purse it is a small binder that is attached to my purse whenever I'm going fabric shopping. As my fabric stash seems to have grown out of control I found myself buying the same fabric twice so I have scanned in my fabric and created a little printed swatches with the amount of each piece of fabric I have. I have also created a list of the books, quilting thread inventory, patterns with fabric requirements and placed zip bags in the rings at the back of the binder for actual fabric swatches I may need. On the inside cover of the binder I have created pockets to hold essentials like a ruler, paper and pencil. As I found myself leaving my book behind quite frequently I have attached a strap to it with a clip on the end which I clip to my purse before heading out shopping and there is no more leaving it on the store counter.

Ontario, Canada

This is my wallet which has come out of my purse too often at that fabric store and there's only a little change left - but look I see a credit card peeking out from under it in the bottom of my purse - Shop on - you can never have enough fabric.

Ontario Canada