Thursday is Purse Day - Easter Basket Purse

I made an Easter Basket Purse in February, 2009.  It started with some leftover bargello strips from a Kimono quilt.

 

I cross-cut them into smaller strips and made a "woven basket" for the body.  The blue oval on the flap is stuffed with fiberfill - it's an egg, can't you tell?

I used thin-gauge beading wire to string the beads, so the handle wouldn't be so floppy.  You can buy the wire in so many pretty colors and they're all nice and shiny.  I poked it through the top of the purse, and wound it tightly around itself.

Here's a good view of the "basket" on the back side.

And what's this we have on the inside???