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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It 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
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Knittin' Kitten
Feb 13, 2008 10:04pm
That's amazing!
Alessandra S.
Feb 13, 2008 10:05pm
that's so übergorgeous.
Candace H.
Feb 13, 2008 10:55pm
M:
Love the bag-it is very cool! I'm sure your niece will love it. Thanks for sharing a tutorial. C
Maxine B.
Feb 14, 2008 11:36pm
Thanks everyone... I appreciate the appreciation.
Maxine
Shauna B.
Feb 19, 2008 1:48am
I love this! Too bad I can't sew-LOL! I have a lot of ties that were my dad's and have tried to decide what to make with them. I've been thinking maybe a mini wall quilt. But with this I was thinking instead of just using a tie for the strap you could use various ties for the front flap instead of the different materials or ribbon. Anyway, you did a wonderful job and anyone would love to be the recipient of such a beautiful purse!