Welcome to Penelope's Pocket
Beautiful bags handmade in England for storing and transporting your stitching and knitting projects.
Merchant and Mills Baby Bow Scissors
Super cute and oh so slylish, teeny tiny scissors measuring 6.75cm or just under 3 inches. Hand finished in smooth black.
Available to add to a bag purchase.
Price: £6.00 Available
Merchant and Mills Fine Work Gold Scissors
Beautiful scissors with lustrous matt gold finish. Full size is 9cm or 3.5 inches, with a blade size of 3cm or approximately 1 inch.
Available to add to a bag purchase.
Price: £8.00 Available
The Caroline
Quilted zipped project bag with clear vinyl front for cross-stitch, embroidery, needlework or English Paper Piecing projects. All have hand finished bindings.
Give Us A Kiss
Goldfish!
Internal dimensions 32 x 27 cm (12 6/8 x 10 6/8 inches)
Price: £30.00 No longer available
Thistles
Final colourway for these Scottish bags.
Internal dimensions 32 x 27 cm (12 6/8 x 10 6/8 inches)
Price: £30.00 No longer available
Arts and Crafts
Arts and Crafts inspired print of a tree and bird with a golden lining.
Internal dimensions 32 x 27 cm (12 6/8 x 10 6/8 inches)
Price: £25.00 Available
A Classic Christmas Green
Striking bauble print paired with a geometric lining.
Internal dimensions 32 x 27 cm (12 6/8 x 10 6/8 inches)
Price: £27.00 Available
The Dorothy
Vinyl free, padded, zipped project bag. Although the same size Dorothy is more flexible and can hold slightly more than the Caroline! She will come with a luggage label style tag as well as an optional tassel for recording her contents.
Sajou Pansy
Glorious Sajou printed cotton with Liberty print lining. Perfect for your French Samplers!
External dimensions 34 x 29 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)
Price: £32.00 No longer available
Tree of Life Olive
Part of my Liberty Collection. Olive colourway with sampler tree lining.
External dimensions 34 x 29 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)
Price: £30.00 Available
Goldfish
The name says it all!
External dimensions 34 x 29 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)
Price: £30.00 No longer available
Highland Cow
Final colourway of this Scottish fabric.
External dimensions 34 x 29 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)
Price: £30.00 No longer available
The Gertrude
Made specifically to hold Caroline and Dorothy bags using heavier weight fabrics, high quality interfacing and beautiful coordinating linings. (Other uses welcomed!)
Teddy
Teal and magenta, a glorious combination!
Base 34 x15 cm (13 1/2 x 6 inches) Height 29 cm (11 1/2 inches)
Width at top 48 cm (19 inches)
Price: £54.00 Available
Peacocks
Glorious Rifle Paper Company cotton canvas, featuring Peacocks with golden highlights.
Base 34 x15 cm (13 1/2 x 6 inches) Height 29 cm (11 1/2 inches)
Width at top 48 cm (19 inches)
Price: £54.00 Not currently available
The Isabel
Each of these draw string top bags is a one of a kind. Made using vintage Kantha quilts and lined with beautiful coordinating cotton. Please note that they are hand stitched and truly vintage so will show signs of wear and craftsmanship, some may also be pieced, but all are both beautiful and unique.
Number 11
Pinker side of quilt. Small hole.
Base 25cm x 10cm (9 1/2 x 4 inches) Height 30.5cm (12 inches) Width at top 34cm (13 1/2 inches)
Price: £40.00 No longer available
Number 12
Lilac, dotty side of quilt. Long wooly threads and surface wear. Visible selvedge detail to lining.
Base 25cm x 10cm (9 1/2 x 4 inches) Height 30.5cm (12 inches) Width at top 34cm (13 1/2 inches)
Price: £40.00 No longer available
Number 13
Pinker side of quilt. Small original patch repair.
Base 25cm x 10cm (9 1/2 x 4 inches) Height 30.5cm (12 inches) Width at top 34cm (13 1/2 inches)
Price: £40.00 No longer available
Number 14
Pinker side of quilt. Small hole to top layer of quilt, small split to side.
Base 25cm x 10cm (9 1/2 x 4 inches) Height 30.5cm (12 inches) Width at top 34cm (13 1/2 inches)
Price: £40.00 Available
Number 15
Lilac dotty side of quilt. Original patch, long wooly threads.
Base 25cm x 10cm (9 1/2 x 4 inches) Height 30.5cm (12 inches) Width at top 34cm (13 1/2 inches)
Price: £40.00 No longer available
The Erica
Wide opening zip top multi-purpose bag with a flat base.