HANDBAG/PURSE MADE FROM SCRAP STRIPS ... - LiveInternet
HANDBAG/PURSE MADE FROM SCRAP STRIPS ... - LiveInternet
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<strong>HANDBAG</strong>/<strong>PURSE</strong> <strong>MADE</strong> <strong>FROM</strong> <strong>SCRAP</strong> <strong>STRIPS</strong>.<br />
This bag is made from scraps of co-ordinating fabric cut into strips. Here is the<br />
tutorial so you can make it too! (Half inch seam allowance throughout)<br />
1. You will need: Enough fabric to make the lining, sides of the bag and<br />
handle. (Approx. ½ yard). Five fabric strips 22 ½ inches long x 3 inches<br />
wide. ½ yard of quilters fleece or Vilene Thermolam compressed fleece.<br />
½ yard iron-on firm Vilene. 1 set of magnetic snap for closure.<br />
2. Arrange strips side by side and stitch together along long edge. Press<br />
seams flat. Place iron-on Vilene on the wrong side of the strips and bond<br />
into place with iron.<br />
3. You should now have a single piece approx. 22 ½ x 12 inches. Cut a<br />
piece of quilters fleece to that measurement and either spray baste or pin<br />
to the back of the single piece.
4. Fold the piece in half and cut along the fold.<br />
5. Cut two pieces of lining fabric to match. (Approx. 12 x 11 ¼ inches) Cut<br />
another 2 pieces of lining fabric 12 x 4 ¼ inches. This is the internal<br />
pocket. Place these two pieces on top of each other so that the right<br />
sides are touching. Stitch along the two long sides and turn the fabric<br />
right side out. Press.<br />
6. Place the pocket on the right side of ONE piece of lining. Measure 3<br />
inches down from the top of the lining fabric and place pocket so that the<br />
top of the pocket matches this measurement. Pin into place. Stitch along<br />
the bottom of the pocket, down both sides very close to the raw edges,<br />
and stitch a vertical line of stitching down the middle of the pocket. Press.
7. Mark the wrong side of both pieces if lining 1 ½ inches from the top of the<br />
fabric and 6 inches from either end (the centre) Cut out two small circles<br />
of Vilene and iron them onto the wrong side of both pieces of lining fabric<br />
at these marks. Line up the magnetic snap fasteners and attach.
8. Cut 3 strips of lining fabric (2) 11 ¼ x3 inches and (1) 12x3 inches. Sew<br />
the two side strips and the bottom strip along the sides and bottom of the<br />
lining. Match up the corners and sew across the strips to join the together<br />
creating a mitred corner. Sew the other sides of the strips and lining<br />
together. Leave most of the bottom seam on one side unsewn. (This is<br />
for turning the bag out after you have attached the lining.)
9. Cut four strips of lining fabric to make the outside gusset and handle. (1)<br />
12x3 inches, (2) 22x3 inches, and (1) 19x3 inches. Put the strip 19x3<br />
inches onto one side for the moment.<br />
10. Cut three pieces of quilters fleece to match the strips and either spray<br />
baste or pin onto place. Join the three strips to the outside fabric in the
same way as you did for the lining but complete all seams. (i.e. do not<br />
leave an opening at the bottom)<br />
11. Insert the outside of the bag into the lining so that the right sides are<br />
touching. Line up the tops of the bag. Stitch around the top approx ½ an<br />
inch from the raw edges. Do not stitch over the two end strips leave<br />
these free.
12. Use the gap in the lining to turn the bag out the right way. Use the two<br />
unsewn gaps at the top to pull the handle out the right way.<br />
13. Fold the raw edges of the gap in the lining to the inside and stitch close to<br />
the edge. Push the lining to the inside. (It should now be looking like a<br />
bag!)
14. Remember that strip you put to one side? Now is the time to hunt around<br />
for it. You can use this to lengthen the strap to the length you want. Pin<br />
one end of the strip to one end of the handle. Adjust the length. Either<br />
leave the strip as is, or shorten the strip for a shorter strap. Cut a piece of<br />
quilters fleece to match and baste or pin. Stitch both seams.<br />
15. Measure from one side of the handle to the other. Add 2 inches. (This is<br />
to line the strap handle.) Cut a piece of fabric to this length and make it 3<br />
inches wide. Press half an inch under on both sides. Press half an inch<br />
under on both sides of handle. Pin lining to handle. Top stitch both<br />
edges making sure that the lining and the handle are both stitched down.
16. Tuck the ends of the handle lining into the bag lining. Topstitch across<br />
the handles parallel with the top of the bag. Press.<br />
You have now finished your bag!