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Purse For Personal Items

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Stitch a purse for personal items.

This is my first tutorial...I hope it is comprehensible.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    all you will need...

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Measure and cut the fabric with length 60 cm and width 40 cm.
    Fold the fabric in the middle and correspond the edges (create a parallelogram 30cm x 40cm)


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Pin the 2 opposite free edges in straight line (2 cm from the edges of the fabric).

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Make 2 straight stitches at the 2 sides that we had already pinned.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Bring the pouch in front of you as you see at the photograph.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Make the fold to abut on the stitch.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Measure 4 cm from the corner and pin in straight line so you can see a isosceles triangle. Do the same in the other corner too.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    Make 2 straight stitches both 2 corners.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    Cut outside of the stitch 1-2 cm, both 2 corners.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    When you turn the pouch inside out you will have this result.

  11. Step 11

    Step 11

    Turn the pouch outside in and fold all the perimeter at 5cm and 1cm more (check the pattern). Because this is difficult, it woulf be easier to pin it. Make straight stitch.

  12. Step 12

    Step 12

    Unstitch a small part of the top-side stitch and create an opening 2 cm. With the needle and the white spinner to us we fix the corners of the opening. Pin the ribbon with the safety pin go through the opening. After makes the complete circle and comes out from the opening, remove the safety pin from the ribbon and cut the ribbon diagonal.

  13. Step 13

    Step 13

    We draw lightly with the pencil our drawing. Make widely needlework with the thick colorful thread following the drawing.

  14. Step 14

    Step 14

    Sew also the 2 buttons in the middle of the drawing.

  15. Step 15

    Step 15

    ready...:)

  16. Step 16

    Step 16

    ...and the pattern (project in A4 paper)

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Lucía

Lucía

02 May 19:19

Very pretty :)

Nanzaa LOW

Nanzaa LOW

03 May 03:18

cute..

Mutantcarrot

Mutantcarrot

03 May 21:36

cute.

who

who

03 May 22:51

Thank you all... :)
I'm sooooo proud...
...so time to do some more projects... :)

JuliaFuentes

JuliaFuentes

04 May 21:28

woww
thanks for sharing a great tutorial

multicrafty

multicrafty

05 May 14:22

Very cute! Thank you for the tute!

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

05 May 23:33

Very pretty

Riechan

Riechan

28 May 18:41

very nice ^-^
do we have to enlarge the A4 pattern to have a bag that can carry some stuff, or is this pattern big enough?
*stupid question, I know*

JoJo

JoJo

16 Jun 15:54

sweet...

who Posted By:
who »
May 02, 2008 16:48
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