TUTORIAL ….…..
A friend needed a light way, discreet crossbody purse to
wear under her choir robe to carry keys, lipstick, driver’s license and an occasional
tissue during cold of allergy season.
She was using a seriously shiny gold lame purse, but she felt she needed
something a bit less, shall we say…..risqué since it WAS for church use. LOL….
So…she picked one of my leftover light weight upholstery
fabrics (from my previous life) that still had some heft. I bought 42” long web handle and a 9” zipper,
pulled coordinating linen from my stash and off to the Bernina to begin. My tutorial is rather simple, but here it
goes.
1.
Cut 2 each 7.5”x11” outer fabric and lining
fabric pieces. Lay the outer fabric face
up; lay/align the zipper on top so the pull is face down, then the lining piece
face down on top the zipper. Pin
carefully and sew about ¼” from the zipper teeth. Repeat on opposite side of zipper with
remaining two pieces of fabric.
2.
Press both sections away from zipper. Top stitch
if desired.
3.
Pin handle on one end of the zipper so the
handle lies over the zipper, sew across a couple times to secure. Repeat other side, making sure the handle isn’t
twisted. Using a binder clip or rubber
band, secure the handle so it’s out of the way for the next steps.
4.
Next gets a bit tricky. Open the fabric up so the outer pieces face
each other, and the lining pieces face each other. BE SURE TO OPEN THE ZIPPER PARTIALLY at this
point…..or you won’t be able to open it later.
Pin carefully. Sew around the
outer edges leaving a section wide enough to get your hand in to turn the bag
inside out. Make sure the handle doesn’t
get caught other than where it’s already sewn.
It’s tricky and will be bulky where you sew over the zipper. Take your time. If your machine has risers use them.
5.
Trim corners before you turn inside out, being
careful not to get too close to your stitches.
I might re-sew this area to be sure it’s strong….to be safe.
6.
Turn inside out.
Pin the area and top stitch very close to the edge to secure, or feel
free to hand whip stitch.
7.
Voila!
Off to church she goes!
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