Carla Shade Gets Lazy And Shares Her Passion For Our Wonder Wallet Pattern
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Lazies, Carla Shade of Ohio is sharing her bounty of Wonder Wallets for our ‘Show Us Your Lazy!’ feature.
Carla is a long-time Lazy Girl who has brought a number of our designs to life with her creative eye. Click on each image to enlarge.
Here’s Carla:
‘I started giving the wallets away to my family and friends. They all love them. As for myself, I’m down to three and I just keep rotating them.
I have not even looked at commercial billfolds since making my first Wonder Wallet. The Wonder Wallet pattern was my introduction into the world of “Lazy”.
Up until that point, I loved making quilted wall hangings, placemats and small projects.
Then I went into my favorite quilt shop and Carol introduced me to the Wonder Wallet. Big turning point!
Since that pattern, I’ve purchased all the Lazy Girl Designs handbag patterns and have made all except for the City Bag (which is sitting on my short stack of “to-do” next projects).
After looking at the photographs of my Wonder Wallets, I pulled out my pattern and am going to make a wallet for each handbag that I make. Why should I have to keep rotating just my three?
I made myself a “resolution” that I want a new handbag for each week in the year…That’s 52 handbags and 52 Wonder Wallets. Thank you once again! Take care.’
– Carla
Thank you for sharing your Wonder Wallets with us! I love your fabric and button choices.
Images courtesy of Carla Shade.
CARLA, YOUR WONDER WALLETS ARE THE CUTEST. YOU DO A GREAT JOB AND ALL THE FABRICS ARE PERFECT CHOICES. GREAT JOB. MARY B IN FW, TX
Carla, The choice of the buttons is so perfect for each one. Thanks for the inspiration. I’m off to a button site on the web right now so my future ones will, hopefully, begin to approach the glamor yours have. All the best, Cheers, Alita
Wonderful Wallets! This pattern really lends itself to some funky surface embellishment. The buttons make it! Great work Carla!
These wallets are wonderful. I have made at least 30 of them over the years to give as gifts and for myself. Love ’em!!!
This is such a great idea! I hate the store bought wallets. They are bulky and take so much room up in my purse. And never a place for all the different things I do want to put in it. Great idea! Sandra
Could I get a copy of the pattern for the wonder wallet please?
Thanks,
PLS
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Hi PLS
Our patterns can be purchased at quilt shops or online.
Here’s one location where you can find the Wonder Wallet pattern:
http://www.quilterswarehouse.com/storeitems.asp?bc=lgd
Joan
How can I order your Wonder Wallet?
Where can I get the Wonder Wallet Pattern?
I recently purchased and have made a few Wonder Wallets. I noticed from the pictures of the Wonder Wallets above, that on the front flap where the buttons are situated, they do not show any sewing lines from the velcro that’s supposed to be underneath the button on the opposite side. What am I doing wrong, ’cause I can see stitching lines from where I’ve sewn the velcro in place on all of mine? HELP!! (I’m new to sewing.)
Hi:
Where can I purchased another wonder wallet pattern. I bought a pattern, and there were no instructions included. I went back to the store by bus, and they would not honor it stating anybody could have taken out the instructions. I don’t know why they would think I would be asking for the instructions if I had them. Please let me know as I would like to make some of these for the rest home patients. Thank you
I’ve thoughly enjoyed using my Wonder Wallet. we travel a lot and it is so light and compact. My husband asked if I could make him a case for his Palm pilot. I took the directions for the wallet- enlarged it- put one of the pockets on the back for the usb cord and in 20 minutes all done! I did use some thin batting to cushion the unit. I love Lazy Girl patterns.
I am answering an old blog about stitching showing on velcro. I use self adhesive velcro dots. They work fine and I don’t stitch at all. Very easy to line up the dots to each other also. Stick them together and take the last sticky covering off and press the cover together.
this syt iz gr8 it got me loads of pics ov wallets 4 ma tech hmwk xox
Where can I get the Wonder Wallet Patterns in Banglore?
Carla,
Is this the Carla Shade from Dayton , Ohio. Worked at L.M. Berry for many Years???
Old friend from those days (Kathy Gillette Cooper) would like to hear from you.
Thanks..
how you make it !!???
how do u make all these such great wallets?