Pinning one half of the felt in preparation for stitching...
...trimming the corners...
...and pinning the purse bottom into place.
After machine stitching, the purse is no longer a mere envelope.
The front of one of the finished purses...
...and its fraternal twin. :)
The back sides...
...and the fronts again, with leather straps and button loops, and art deco buttons.
Sometimes, when you make a purse...
...a flat, envelope-style bag is exactly what you want.
In this case, though, I wanted room for a wallet, cell phone and keys...
...without a lumpy, bumpy, "serpant qui a mange un elephant"-look. :)
I cut the finished felt into two roughly equal pieces...
...and stitched each section into a flat rectangle with a flap.
I used the raw edges of the finished felt for the flaps...
...so that each one looked a bit organic and unique.
I cut a square of felt from each bottom corner...
...and pinned the new, wider bottoms into place for sewing.
I attached a grey leather handle to each bag...
...and added a leather loop and reproduction deco button for the closure.
Since the felt piece was so large, these are quite generously-sized bags...
...and their 'adoptive mothers' were very happy to receive them at Christmas! :)
17 comments:
Love these and I must remember how you made the base flat!
They look great - something to lift the spirits as you carry it!
Thanks, Amanda and Rachel!
Oh wow! I think that this is my favorite project of yours to date! Such wonderful gifts!
Lovely lovely, I love this colorful "mosaic" bag. Just know the way how to make a flat base. I have to follow it.
Pumpkin--Thanks so much!
Terrie--Yes...try it out and see what you think. :)
Love Love Love!!!
The texture, the style...total package. Again with the sewing ;-)
Happy Valentine's Day!
Andrea--Hahaha...sorry about the sewing!! :)
How pretty & unique!
They came out really well. A nice size, without being too small or too big. I am sure the "girls" will use them often. :)
Ooohhhh...I love these bags. You are so clever with that little snipping of the corners. Who knew???? Well, certainly not I;-) They are fantastic you artist/stitcher/feltmaker extraordinaire!!!!!
Big hugs to you,
Dawn
Erin--Thanks so much!
Sandie--Yes...they are large and hold quite a lot!
Dawn--Thanks! I like to use that trick when I want a more 'dimensional' bag! :)
All your works are excellent.
Grazyna--You are very sweet to say so.
These are really lovely Heather! Very clever cutting the corners out like that for a flat bottom!
xx
I love the bags and ny husband thinks they're cute too!! Love, Alex.
Deborah--Thanks! I used to do this with sewn totebags, so I thought, 'why not?'
Alexandra--Thanks...and thanks to 'hubbie', too! :)
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