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Purse Tutorial
1. Fabric- you want something a bit
heftier on the outside, and something somewhat durable on the inside. I bought
the outside fabric at Jo-Ann’s and just used some leftover fabric that I had
from previous makeup bag projects on the inside (hello, recycling!!).
2. Iron on-heavy weight interlining
(stabilizer). I found out the hard way how important this stuff is; without it,
your purse will feel thin.
3. Magnet buttons
Here’s
a step by step:
Step
1: Cut rectangles. Cut both the outer and inner fabrics into approximately 11
inch by 18 inch rectangles. Place the two fabrics facing each other and sew the
two long sides and one of the short sides. I used about a 1/4 inch seam.
Step
2: Cut the interlining. Iron on the heavy weight interlining. I wanted some
extra heft, so I sewed a layer of interlining on both sides.
Step
3: Starting at the short edge that is sewn, measure about 1/3 of the way down
the long edge, and mark it. Along the short edge, measure about 2 to 2.5 inches
in, and create a triangle. Sew that line. This is important—it allows for the
seam for sewing the sides of the purse- otherwise, the flap folds funny. (I
don’t know a better way to describe it.)
Step
4: Turn your purse inside out and iron it. It should look like this:
Step 5: Attaching the magnet button- thingy. Fold the purse in equal thirds. Both sides of magnet have two prongs. Measure about 1.5 inches to 2 inches from top
of flap, mark the center, cut two holes into the liner fabric only. And put
magnet in place.
Attach
the other side, mark the spot where the prongs hit the fabric. Make two holes
in the outside of the fabric and fold the prongs over.
Step
6: Sew the final side short side of the purse. Do this by turning the edges in
and ironing them flat before sewing.
Step
7: Turn the bottom part inside out and sew the two sides.
