How to Make Easy Quilted Handbags
The easiest way to make a quilted handbag is to start with quilted material, which can be purchased at almost any craft or fabric store. This article will explain a simple way to make a basic fold-over handbag. The directions will include how to attach a closure to the handbag, but that will certainly be optional. You can choose to leave the flap open for easy access. There are, of course, many ways to make a handbag, but the way described here is simple enough for even an inexperienced sewer to accomplish.
1.Go to the fabric store and pick out a quilted material you like. handbags outlet Have the clerk at the cutting desk cut off a 1-yard piece. While you are there, look at the different styles of button and snap closures. If you find one you like, buy that as well.
2.Cut the material so that you have a piece 20 inches long and 14 inches wide. Set the rest of the material aside.
3.Iron the material first and hem around all the edges.
4.Lay the material down on a flat work surface so that the side which will be the inside of your bag is facing down. Fold up one-third of the material from the bottom up over the middle third. Use your pins to secure the material in place. cartier eyeglasses Once the material is secured, you can sew along the two edges you secured with pins. This should create a pocket.
5.Flip the material inside right so that the part you sewed together creates the purse, and the extra third can be folded over the opening.
6.Cut a second piece of material which is 12 inches long and 2 inches wide. Fold over a half-inch of material on each side of the strap. Iron the folds and then sew them in place. This will be the strap for you purse.
7.Turn the purse inside out again. Sew each of the end of the strap to the top sidewall of the purse. Sew each of the other end of the strap to the other top sidewall of the purse. Turn the purse inside right, and the strap should extend out from under the flap of the purse. Once it is sewn in, the strap will be 10 inches long, which will make it a handbag. If you want to be able to hang it over your shoulder, simply cut the material longer when you make the strap.
1.Go to the fabric store and pick out a quilted material you like. handbags outlet Have the clerk at the cutting desk cut off a 1-yard piece. While you are there, look at the different styles of button and snap closures. If you find one you like, buy that as well.
2.Cut the material so that you have a piece 20 inches long and 14 inches wide. Set the rest of the material aside.
3.Iron the material first and hem around all the edges.
4.Lay the material down on a flat work surface so that the side which will be the inside of your bag is facing down. Fold up one-third of the material from the bottom up over the middle third. Use your pins to secure the material in place. cartier eyeglasses Once the material is secured, you can sew along the two edges you secured with pins. This should create a pocket.
5.Flip the material inside right so that the part you sewed together creates the purse, and the extra third can be folded over the opening.
6.Cut a second piece of material which is 12 inches long and 2 inches wide. Fold over a half-inch of material on each side of the strap. Iron the folds and then sew them in place. This will be the strap for you purse.
7.Turn the purse inside out again. Sew each of the end of the strap to the top sidewall of the purse. Sew each of the other end of the strap to the other top sidewall of the purse. Turn the purse inside right, and the strap should extend out from under the flap of the purse. Once it is sewn in, the strap will be 10 inches long, which will make it a handbag. If you want to be able to hang it over your shoulder, simply cut the material longer when you make the strap.
cindybright - 21. Apr, 18:57
