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  Fun with Linda McGehee The Lansing Clippers recently hosted a hands-on two-day purse class with Linda McGehee.   Linda also was the presenter at our August American Sewing Guild meeting in Lansing.   She talked about adding decorative stitching to all kinds of clothing and bags.   She is from Louisiana and had lots of stories to tell in that sweet southern drawl.   Linda is the owner of Ghees.   Ghees sells Linda’s handbag and purse patterns as well as zippers, embroidery designs, handbag hardware, fabrics and notions.   My favorite item of all the items she showed was the non-stick ironing mat.   It has lots of small holes that allow the steam to pass through.   The website for Ghees is https://ghees.com/ .   She showed many articles of clothing and bags that she made.   Her use of decorative stitching was amazing!   Some of the garments were strikingly beautiful simply because of the clever combination of fabrics and/or the use of quilting techniques.   Her trunk show was full