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Create a fun and funky handbag using vintage
hankies and fuzzy trims for accents. Look
for colorful hankies in antique stores or your Grandmother’s dresser. Materials Fabric to complement your hankie: Two pieces 11” x 15 ½” for the outside
of the handbag Two pieces 11” x 15 ½” for the liner Two pieces 9 ½” x 3 ¼ for the handbag handles
One piece 7” x 13” to cover bottom
weight of the handbag Pink fuzzy trim: 31 inches long Two bamboo handles Heavy cardboard: 3” x 11 ½” Hot glue gun Sewing machine, thread, scissors, needle Instructions: ½” seam allowance
Fold the hankie in half and iron a crease at the
fold. Cut the hankie on the fold line. Place the hankie face up on one of the
outside fabric pieces. Stitch across the top of the hankie to hold it in
place. Layer the other outside fabric piece on top of the hankie with right
sides together. Stitch around the sides and bottom of the handbag. Layer the liner fabric pieces together with right
sides touching. Stitch around the sides and bottom of the liner. Leave an
opening at the bottom of the liner large enough to pull the bamboo handles
through.
Open the bottom corners of the handbag and lay them
flat. Stitch across the corner 1 ½” from the point. Repeat this step for the liner.
To add the handles: With right sides together, fold
the 9 ½” x 3 ¼” fabric piece in half so it is now 4 ¾” x 3 ¼”. Stitch the fabric together on the opposite side
of the fold. (Use a ¼” seam allowance) Turn right sides out and
press. Wrap the fabric piece around
the bamboo handle and pin it to the top/center of the handbag. Repeat this
step of the other handle.
Pin the liner to the outside of the handbag with
right sides together. The handles will be sandwiched between the fabric
pieces. Stitch around the top of the handbag.
Turn the handbag right sides out through the
opening in the bottom of the liner. Stitch the opening closed. Press and top
stitch around the top edge of the handbag. Hand stitch pink fuzzy trim to the
top edge of the handbag.
Wrap the cardboard with fabric and secure it to the
back with hot glue. Place the cardboard in the bottom of the handbag.
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