Sections of a thrift store leather jacket...
...quartered like a side of beef! :)
Cutting fabric for the inner pocket lining.
...quartered like a side of beef! :)
Cutting fabric for the inner pocket lining.
Remember to cut an opening in the pocket before you sew on the lining fabric!
Pinning the fabric all around, prior to stitching.
A view of the finished inner pocket with bright fabric lining.
The purse front (with a portion of the final stitching in place)...
...and the back (stitching also 'in progress').
Always on the 'look-out' for leather to fashion into purse straps...
...I discovered this buttery soft jacket at a local 'white elephant' shop.
It took some work to remove the lining and cut it all apart...
...but I'll have leather for quite a few bags, now!
To echo the red bits of dyed tussah silk in the felt...
...I picked a bright piece of marbled fabric for the pocket lining...
...that was a gift to me by my friend, Suzanne.
I took my time seaming this project...
...both because it was slow going on such thick felt...
...and because I wanted to 'feel' my way as I went along.
Next time: more seams appear...
...plus a couple of elegant metal buttons.
...I discovered this buttery soft jacket at a local 'white elephant' shop.
It took some work to remove the lining and cut it all apart...
...but I'll have leather for quite a few bags, now!
To echo the red bits of dyed tussah silk in the felt...
...I picked a bright piece of marbled fabric for the pocket lining...
...that was a gift to me by my friend, Suzanne.
I took my time seaming this project...
...both because it was slow going on such thick felt...
...and because I wanted to 'feel' my way as I went along.
Next time: more seams appear...
...plus a couple of elegant metal buttons.
4 comments:
Your thrift shops have leather jackets? Cherish them - mine don't even have real wool!
Rachel--You need to come for a visit with a LARGE suitcase!! :)
I am loving this already Heather!
x
Deborah--Thanks! XXO-
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