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Side one of Circle Bag B made with 4 Australian cotton fabrics, 2 fabrics for the main part of the bag and 2 fabrics for the lining.  The gusset is pieced with all four fabrics, and the handle is made with sturdy rayon cording in sage and gold. 

Side two of Circle Bag B made with 4 Australian cotton fabrics, 2 for the outer fabric and 2 for the lining.  The bag shows a gusset pieced using a flip and sew method.  The strap is made from sturdy braided rayon cord in sage and gold.

Circle Bag A sewn with African hand-dyed cotton batik fabric.  This bag shows a Square Rose wood hand-painted slide, and sturdy braided rayon cord in silver.

Circle Bag A made with African tie-dyed cotton fabric.  The bag is shown with a Square Rose wood hand-painted slide and sturdy braided cord in beaver brown.

Circle BAg A made with African tie-dyed cotton fabric.  The bag is shown with a Square Rose wood hand-painted slide and sturdy braided cord in navy.

Circle Bag B made with three batik cotton fabrics.  The bag is quilted, and the strap is made from sturdy rayon braided cord in champagne.

Pictured is side one of a Circle Bag B made with three Japanese inspired cotton fabrics.  This bag has a pieced gusset that was made with a flip and sew method.  The strap is made from braided rayon cord in rust.

Pictured is side two of Circle Bag B made with Japanese inspired cotton fabrics. 

What would be better than the Circle Bag A for a "circle challenge?"  This bag is made from hand-dyed purple fabric.   The fabric was discharged using bleach and stamps made with fun foam to create the different size turquoise circles.  It was then quilted in a circle spiral pattern.  The bag is shown with a Square Rose wood hand-painted slide, and sturdy braided cord in purple. 

Side one of Circle Bag B made with three washed dupioni silk fabrics.  This free motion leaf design is quilted with red thread, and hand beaded.  The gusset is quilted with a free motion leaf design.  The strap is made with braided rayon cord in black.

Side two of Circle Bag B is made in washed red dupioni.  It is quilted with a free motion flower design, and hand beaded.  The strap is made with a braided rayon cord in black.

Pictured is side one of a Circle Bag B made with three Japanese inspired cotton fabrics.  The gusset is pieced with a flip and sew method, and the strap is made from braided rayon cord in sage and black.

Shown is side two of the Circle Bag B made from Japanese inspired cotton fabrics.

This Circle Bag B is made from three different Japanese inspired fabrics.  The gusset is pieced using a flip and sew method.  The strap is made from braided rayon cord in sage.

Here are three Circle Bags (A) made in different colors of silk dupioni.  The bags are sewn with free motion quilting designs (Chrysanthemum, Leaves, and Echoes) from Karen Turkes (http://www.windberrystudios.com).