They are about 8” by 6”. I carry one in my purse with meds in it. A lot of people use them for make up. One of the best uses is for someone in the hospital or nursing home. It keeps small item from disappearing in the bedding, like chap stick, small pad of paper and pen. when my Mom was in them she had me bring her some so she could give them to nurses or other patients. Never got a No Thank You. oh yeah, great for travel too.

Click Bags Supplies needed to make 2 bags: 2 fat quarters 18” x 21/22”, one a print, the other complimentary or solid. (many fat quarters are now 18” x 21’ and that will change the size of your bag and the cutting instructions.) One metal tape measure. I prefer ¾” wide ones. You can use 5/8” wide ones, just make your folds ¾” then 1”. Directions: Cut 18” x 22” fabrics to 9” x 22” (stack them to cut) Cut 4 ½” off the length for the tabs, now your fabrics will be 9” x 17 ½” and 9 ½” 4 ½”. Cut the 9” x 4 ½” to 4 ½” x 4 ½”, you now have 8 squares, 2 of lining and 2 of outside fabric. You will use the lining fabric for the tabs. Fold 2 squares for each bag into a triangle and press. Fold the triangles into half to make smaller triangles and press. You now have made your tabs. Fold purse pieces (9” x 17 ½”) in half, right sides together, sew ½” side seams. Make diagonal corners on lining and outer fabric pieces and stitch across about 1” from point. Turn outer fabric right side out. Tuck lining fabrics into outer fabric, wrong sides together, pin around the top. Fold over top edge to the outside, 3/4” and pin. Fold over top edge again, 1 1/8” and pin. Take 2 triangles (tabs) and tuck one on each side of purse (centered) and pin. This is when you need to have a drop arm on your sewing machine! Stitch around edge to make casing, leaving open about 1 ½” at one of the seams for inserting tape measure. At this point I sew down the one side seam to keep the 2 pieces of tape measure apart when inserted. Open your tape measure ALL THE WAY and using old, crappy scissors cut it away from the case. Cut one end of the tape rounded. Hold the tape up to the bag and see where you need to make the next cut for the length needed (you will need 2 pieces about 8” each for each bag). Cut other end of tape to rounded. Slide tape into casing. Do the same with the other side. Finish sewing the 1 ½” opening (the tape folds easily so you can do this), then sew up and down the last side seam to keep tape from shifting. Warning: when cutting the tape measure, you can get very tiny slivers of metal that are very sharp. Be careful not to get any on the floor. I cut mine while holding it down into a trash bag in a can! Have fun! Kathy G in MI

No thank you everyone! Making these bags keeps me busy. I keep some in my van and give away when I meet nice people or want to put a smile on some ones face. And these days, people can use a smile. I have enough fabric to make about 40 more. I have 2 other projects to finish before I can make more, 2 masks for someone and a bag to put on my walker if I ever get my knee replacement! Showed some of them to my one granddaughter this morning and she wants one of each!! Not going to happen. One of my DDIL's asked me to remind her how to make them again. I sent her the directions and told her I would walk her through. She is tired of making masks and wants to put smiles on other people too!

Kathy - you are so thoughtful to offer these again. I'd love to be included and if I were lucky enough to win - the purple bag caught my eye. What a nice idea to make them for your niece's shower. I hope you post photos of those too,