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Cutesy leopard skin purse.
I have been wanting to make something like this for a long time and I finally took the time... I made it for my niece of 8 whole years old... I got the Betty Boop fabric at Walmart in the remnants bin.
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Susan R. favorited Betty Boop Leopard Silk Purse
04 Jul 23:27
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Step 1Here's a close up of the front flap... I made it by sewing strips of ribbon together then shaping it onto a V at the bottom then adding trim along the edge... The backing is pink Leopard...and of course the HD label that I cut out of something sometime I can't remember when...
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Step 2This one shows the silk tie that I made the strap out of... I got it a goodwill for 3.00
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Step 3This is the flap before I finished the edges of the leopard fabric. Then I just sewed it on to the back side and it flaps over
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Step 4And this is the back before I put in the lining and sewed on the flap and the strap...
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Step 5It was hard to get a pic of the inside but I put a pocket and the long purple ribbon is a pen/pencil holder
I used embroidery stitches along the edges of different places. The tie on both sides, the words on the BB material, the HD label, the pockets and some other places... all red embroidery thread to put it together and the lining is made of red Dupioni silk that I had left over from a previous project... I applied iron on interfacing to that and the front and back are both lined with cotton batting. That's inbetween the lining and the outer shell.
The bottom is just straight stitched then I folded the corners inward and stitched them flat to make it dimentional... Same with the lining only in the reverse so the seams are all hidden... It was pretty easy. Things are always easier when you don't have to follow any rules
Maxine
Love the bag-it is very cool! I'm sure your niece will love it. Thanks for sharing a tutorial. C