I found a tutorial on Craftster to make a wallet and here it is. Today I ventured and made one…actually 3 of the same one but I wanted to get it down pat before I tried making any more of them out of other fabric. I think I need to replenish my stash of iron in interacing though…I’m running low and I’ve got a ton of sew in kind but it’s a lot thicker than what I need.
It’s been a while since I’ve sewn anything as finding time to sew between working a full time job and being a full time mom has taken every last bit out of me. But as of late, I’ve “made” the time for me to sew and craft. I thought I’d share the purse I made for myself. I searched for ideas on what kind of purse to make but just couldn’t find anything that sparked my interest. So onto paper I went to sketch out an idea, draw a pattern and just do it. The fabric I used I got years ago from Walmart I think. It’s a soft cotton but looks like micro suede with criss cross stitches on it. I stitched over those to hold some thick felt to give it sturdiness. Then the lining I think I got from the Goodwill. There is two pockets inside and I used my new labels I bought from someone on Etsy. The handles have roping inside that I got from a friend of mine at work, she was going to use it for necklaces but they ended up looking to gawdy and I acquired them. They work very well with handles like this. I just cut fabric to length, folded it over a couple times and placed the roping in the middle. I then sewed up the edge…then sewed it onto the outer fabric. Now I shopped around numerous tutorials for a zip top on a purse and couldn’t find one that wasn’t too long to figured out, didn’t require me to disassemble the zipper or just didn’t make sense. So I tried my own ideas on a few small pouches…all of which didn’t work. Then I dreamed of a way (crazy, I know), and just did it tonight. Luckily it worked!!
Measurements:
Height – 9 inches
Width – 15 inches
Length – 15 inches
Depth – 3 1/2 inches
Hi and thanks for checking out my blog. I’ve always wanted to share my crafts with my friends, which I do, but now I’m sharing them with all my friends/family that live afar or online acquaintances as well. Be sure to come back often as I’ll be posting when I can.
