It’s done and I’m loving it! The swatch purse, that is. Here are the 12 fabrics I used (all designs by me): Now available: front: monochromabstract purple back: fruity slices flap: meadow * strap and top: large scale intricate heart* sides: dotty liner 1: monochromabstract red liner 2: illogical checkerboard* interior pocket: whimsical creatures* linerContinue reading “The swatch purse is done! (blog-a-day challenge, day 24)”
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What I’m working on 8 (blog-a-day challenge day 19)
So very close – but not quite done yet. It’s probably not noticeable from the picture, but I still need to do a few minor things to finish the handbag – add some edge stitching, including closing a seam under the flap and add the hook-and-loop closure. Very, very happy with how this is turningContinue reading “What I’m working on 8 (blog-a-day challenge day 19)”
What I’m working on 7 (blog-a-day challenge, day 18)
More on the swatch handbag: Today I decided to redo the ends of the straps – basically, to add a piece to make the strap the width of the handbag. First, I tried to make half circle additions and that didn’t work out (see right of picture below). So, I ended up making the angledContinue reading “What I’m working on 7 (blog-a-day challenge, day 18)”
What I’m working on 6 (blog-a-day challenge, day 17)
Getting there with the swatch purse. Today I finished sewing the body of the handbag together and sewed the straps and flap to the body. Then I realized that the flap wasn’t laying right, so I added a filler piece to both the outside and liner and then reattached the flap. I’m still not 100%Continue reading “What I’m working on 6 (blog-a-day challenge, day 17)”
What I’m working on 5 (blog-a-day challenge, day 16)
Today I got back to working on the swatch purse. I sewed most of the body pieces of the purse together. I sewed sides first then the bottom. I cut 1/4″ square notches out at each corner to make the bottom easier to sew. Below, the liner portion is pictured to the left and theContinue reading “What I’m working on 5 (blog-a-day challenge, day 16)”
What I’m working on 4 (blog-a-day challenge, day 14)
Today I worked more on the swatch handbag, focusing on the strap. Here’s what I did: Ironed the interfacing onto the wrong side of the strap. I realized at this point that I should have made it narrower – maybe 7/8″ instead of 1″ because it was difficult to fold back in half, but IContinue reading “What I’m working on 4 (blog-a-day challenge, day 14)”
What I’m working on 3 (blog-a-day challenge, day 13)
Today was my third day of working at the fabric swatch handbag. First, I edge stitched the flap and worked on the inside pocket. I used a magenta thread for the stitching on both. The inside pocket is meant to hold a pad of paper and a few pens. In the picture below, I’ve leftContinue reading “What I’m working on 3 (blog-a-day challenge, day 13)”
What I’m Working on 2 (blog-a-day challenge, day 12)
Today I continued with yesterday’s swatch purse project by cutting out the pieces and doing a little sewing. Below I’ve shown the cut pieces. The left picture shows the pieces for the outside and the flap; top right, the strap pieces; bottom right, the liner and pocket. The pieces for adding some depth to theContinue reading “What I’m Working on 2 (blog-a-day challenge, day 12)”
What I’m working on 1 (blog-a-day challenge, day 11)
OK, I might be taking a slight chance with this but here goes. I’ve been developing an idea in my head for a purse made entirely of 8″ Spoonflower swatches. I think it’ll work, because I have made up a few handbag designs before, but I’m not 100% sure. I will probably have to makeContinue reading “What I’m working on 1 (blog-a-day challenge, day 11)”
