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

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Tassel + £3.00
Include Thread Keep + £3.50
Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

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

Include Baby Bow scissors + £6.00
Include Gold scissors + £8.00

The Erica

Wide opening zip top multi-purpose bag with a flat base.