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.

Garden Fete

Rifle Paper Company rich burgundy floral print with touches of gold paired with a forest green print from the same collection.

Internal dimensions 32 x 27 cm (12 6/8 x 10 6/8 inches)

Price: £29.00 Available

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

Union Flags

Blue backs and cream fronts covered with Union Flags/Union Jacks with gold highlights and crowns.

Internal dimensions 32 x 27 cm (12 6/8 x 10 6/8 inches)

Price: £29.00 Available

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

Mermaids

There is such detailed printing on this fine cotton lawn, in pale blue and sandy beige. I couldn't resist adding a third fabric to these really special bags!

Internal dimensions 32 x 27 cm (12 6/8 x 10 6/8 inches)

Price: £31.00 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 Red

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

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 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!)

Mediterranean Summer

Beautiful Rifle Paper Company canvas fabric. The citrus fruits really shine on this pale minty green background.

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

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

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 6

Green Kantha one side, brown the other. Subtle 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 7

Bright Kantha exterior, pieced to top with subtle side. Bright lining and a sweet 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 Available

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

Number 10

All green Kantha exterior. Pieced bright part to bottom, by me. Some purple threads peeking through. Some puckering in the original quilt layers.

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.

Arts and Crafts

Arts and Crafts inspired print with golden lining.

Internal dims 27 x 16.5 cm (10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches) base 19.5 x 7.5 cm (3 x 7 1/2 inches)

Price: £25.00 Available