I LoOoOove fabric shopping! About every few days you can find me wondering the isles of the many fabric stores around my town. One of my favorite fabric stores is Mangelson's! I found this cute vintage looking pumpkin fabric there and it inspired me to make this cute little reversible Candy Clutch! Here's the how-to :
You will need :
* Coordinating Fabrics
* Sewing Machine
* Iron
* Scissors
* Matching thread
* Pins
* Marker or pencil
* Ruler
First, cut fabric to 10 x 18 inches. Do this with the fabric you want for the outside and the inside.
With right sides together, fold fabric in half to measure 10 x 9 inches. The fold will be the bottom edge. Sew both sides together with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Do this with both rectangles you cut.
With right sides together, fold fabric in half to measure 10 x 9 inches. The fold will be the bottom edge. Sew both sides together with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Do this with both rectangles you cut.
Now we are going to 'Gusset' the corners to make the purse width.
Iron down the fold to crease the bottom. Match the side seams with the crease you just ironed and pin into place.
Mark 1 1/4 inches up from each side of the corner and connect your marks with a line. Sew on that line and trim off the corner above the line.
Do this to each corner on both fabrics.
Iron down 1 inch on the top. Do this for the inside and the outside fabric.
Turn the fabric you want for the outside, inside out. Place the other fabric inside of the outside fabric lining up the seams.
On the outside, lightly mark 2 inches from each seam. This is where you will place the handles when sewing everything together.
For the handles, cut 2 - 3 x 17 inch strips. Iron down 1/2 inch on both sides. Fold the strip in half lengthwise to make a 1 inch strap. Sew down both sides.
Start sewing around the top of the bag, placing the handles on the marks you made. Stuff 1 inch of the handles down between the inside and outside of the purse. Sew all the way around and your done!
For the cute fabric embellishment, I used a cup and traced out 4 circles on 2 different fabrics. I used pinking shears to cut them out. Pinking shears are scissors that are sawtoothed instead of straight.
I also cut out a slightly larger circle in black felt.
With your fabric circles, fold them in half twice and stitch the corners so that it stays in place.
I hot glued the pieces onto the middle of the felt circle and added some buttons to the center.
Because this purse is reversible, I wanted the fabric flower to be removable so I hot glued a safety pin on the back.
I can't wait to have a little girl to make purses for one day! Check in tomorrow for a Crafty Creation for a little boy!
*Jes*
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