Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime...

So for a few of my friends' birthdays, I gave them a certificate good for sewing lessons. They each decided they want to make a purse, so I've been looking through craftster and some other sewing blogs for suggestions.

I really like the Bias Tape Tote, from the belle epoque blog



or maybe just a simple square bottomed tote...

At any rate, there will be a trip to the fabric store sometime this week, where I will probably spend waaay more than I should, but hey, I should be getting my tax return soon, right?