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kitty purse
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kitty pursedifficulty:
before you begin:
makes:
materials & tools• Appliquésupplies:
• 4”x6”ofwhiteappliquéfabric• 4”x6”oflightorheavyduty
fusibleweb• Matchingsewingthread• Basicsewingtools(sewingmachine,
scissors,iron,needles,pins,fabricmarker,seamripper)
• 2/3yd.of45”wideor1/2yd.of60”widemediumweightfabric(Iusedinterfacedcorduroy)
• 2/3yd.oflightweightfabricforlining(Iusedquiltingcotton)
• 11/4yds.oflightweightfusibleinter-facing(IusedPellonSF-101)
• 3/4yd.ofheavyweightsew-ininter-facing(optional;seestep16)[IusedPellon50]
• 1/4yd.ofthincottonquiltbatting(optional;seestep7)
• 10”zipper(atleast)• 11/4”widebuckle• Five1/4”eyelets• 1/2”widesew-insnap
one12”x11”x3”purseThisbaghasalotofbellsandwhistlesaswellaslayersofinterfacingtomakeeverythingfeelsturdy,soitwillbequitehardforbeginners.
Thisprojectisagussetedpursepatternwithalotofextradetails,includingkittyears,appliquedwhiskers,severalinnerpockets,snapclosure,andadjustablestrap(viabuckle).It’ssubtleandalittlebitsweetwithoutbeingoverthetop.
3. Layoutthepatternpiecesonyourfabric/interfacingandcutthemout
4. Markthefabricpieceswiththeguidelinesfromthepattern
1. Printouttheprojectpattern,pages18-272. Assemblethepatternpiecesbyliningup
thepagemarkings(A1toA2,B3toB4,andsoon)
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the inner bagTobreakupthelengthofthisproject,we’regoingtofocusontheinnerbagfirst.
Firstisinstallingthehiddenzipperinthebackliningofthe
bag.Tostart,layeroneofthehiddenpocketpiecesoveroneoftheliningpieceswithrightsidesfacing.Lineupthepatternguide-linesthatshowwherethezipperopeningmustbesewn,thensewaroundthatrectangle.
Turnthisarearightsideoutbycuttingaslitdownthemiddleoftherectangle,
thencutdiagonallyintothecornersascloseasyou
canwithoutactuallycuttingthethreads.
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Pushthehiddenpocketfabricthroughtheholesothefabricsflipovertotheotherside.Youshouldnowhaveaneatlittlerectangularholefromtheseamsewninstep1.Pressitniceandcrisptoprepareforthenextstep.
Toinstallthezipper,layitfacingdownontothehiddenpocketfabricsotherightsidepeeksthroughtherectangularwindow.Pinthezipperinplacealongtheedges,orifthat’sapainithelpstotapeitinplaceoruseagluestick.Besurethezippersliderisinthemiddleofthewindow,thensewascloseasyoucanaroundtheedgeofthewindow,beingcarefulwhengoingoverthezipperteeth.
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Tofinishthepocket,takeyourremaininghiddenpocketpieceandplaceit
ontopoftheoneattachedtothelining(rightsidesfacing).
Lineuptheedgesandsewaroundtheperimeterusinga1/4”seamallowance.You’llneedtopushtheliningfabricoutofthewayabittodothis.Thatcompletesthehiddenpocket!
Theliningalsohasafewsewn-inpocketsaswell,sowe’regoingtotackle
thosenext.Beginbytakingtwooftheliningpocketpieces
andliningthemupalongthetopstraightedge.Sewthemtogetheralongthisedge,thenpresstheseamandturnitrightsideout.
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Iwantedtotryatech-niqueI’veseenusedbysomeotherbloggerstoaddabitmorestabilitytomypocket,sothisiswhereIcutabitofquiltingcottonthesamesizeasoneofthepocketswithoutseamallowances.Tuckitinbetweenthepocketpiecesandanchoritinplacebytopstitchingthepreviousseamfromstep6.Youcouldskipthebattingifyoufeelitisn’tneces-sary.
Whencomplete,bastethepockettoyourfreshlysewnliningpiece(theonewiththeinstalledzipper).Lineitupagainstthebottomandsewitalongthesides.Here’swhereyoumightalsowanttosewsomedivisionsdependingonwhatsortofthingsyoucarry;pencilpockets,phonepocket,keys,etc.
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Repeatsteps6-8withtheremainingtwopocketpiecesandliningpiece.
Whenthepocketisallsewnupandtopstitched,basteit
tothebottomoftheliningpiecejustasbefore.
Allthat’slefttocompletebothsidesoftheliningistoaddtheinnerfacing.
Theinnerfacinghasabitofinterfacingfusedforthesake
ofstability.Soifyou’reusingfusibleinterfacingonyourbag,applythelightweightfusibletoyourinnerfacingatthistime.
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Oncetheinnerfacingisallreadytogo,youcansewittoyourliningpieces.Lineupthestraightedgesasshownandsewalongthatedge.Leaveagapinoneofthemasthepatternguidelinesindicatesoyoucanturnthebagrightsideoutlater.Whencomplete,presstheseamopen.
Allthat’slefttodofortheliningisconnectthefrontandbacksectionsviathegusset.Thegussetwillneedtostretcharoundthecurvedbottomofthelining,soithelpstomakesmall1/4”orsoclipsintotheseamallowanceevery2-3”orso.Whenpinningthegusset,you’llfindthatthecirclemarkingsinthecornersshouldlineupwiththeseamyoujustmadeinstep11.Onceeverythingisalllinedupandnice,sewitinplace.Repeatthiswiththeothersideofthegussetandtheremainingliningpieceandyourliningisallfinished!
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the outer bagOntotheouterbag!Firstupofcourseisapplyingmoreinterfacing.Iused
morefusiblelightweightinterfacingonthefrontand
backsinceit’smadefromratherthincorduroy.Ironyoursinplacenowifyou’redoingthesame.
NextupIaddedthelittlewhiskersthatreallyhelpbringtogetherthekitty
lookofthebag.Tracethewhiskeroutlineontoyour
fusibleweb,ironthefusiblewebtoyourappliquéfabric,cutouttheshapes,thenfusetheappliquéfabrictowhatwillbethefrontofthebag.Ifyouuseheavydutyfusiblewebyoucanleaveitasis,butifyouusedlightweightfusiblewebyou’llwanttosewthewhiskersinplacearoundtheedges.Iusedasimplestraightstitchtogiveitacleanlook.
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Nowtohandletheoutergusset.Applylightweightfusibleinterfacingtothispieceaswellifyou’reusingflimsyfabriclikeme.Ironitfullybeforegoingontothenextstep.
Upnextistoattachtheouterfronttotheouterbackofthepurseviathegussetagain.Forextrastability,boththegussetandthefront/backuseadditionalsew-ininterfacing.Forthisstep,pintheinterfacingtothecorre-spondingpiecesandtreatthemasiftheywereone,thenpinthegussetaroundthebottomofthepursefrontjustasinstep12.Again,youshouldseethecirclemarkingsmatchupandyou’lllikelywanttocliptheseamallowancestohavemoregiveasyoupin.
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Nextup,cutnotchesintotheremainingseamallow-anceevery2-3”orso.
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Repeatthepreviousstepwiththeothersideofthegussetandthepurseback.
Tomakethebulkeasiertomanage,trimawayallthe
heavysew-ininterfacingfromtheseamallowancesinthepreviousseams.
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the extra bitsThefirstthingwe’reworkingonforthissectionisthestrap.Likewithalltheotherparts,applythelightweightfusibleinterfacingtothewrongsideofyourstrapfabric.Theinterfacingshouldnotincludeseamallowancessoastoreducebulk,sowhenitcomestimeforsewingyoucansimplysewaroundtheinterfacing.
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Nowallofthatseamallow-anceleftoverisgoingtogotowardsthegussettogiveitextrastrength.Foldtheseamallowancetowardsthegussetandedgestitchthegussetfromtherightsideofthebagtoanchortheseamallow-anceinplace.Repeatthisontheothersideofthegussetaswell.
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Foldthestrapinhalfwithrightsidesfacingandsewdownthelengthofit,using
theinterfacingasaguide.Whenfinished,trimtheexcess
seamallowanceatthecorners,turnthestraprightsideout(ayardstickorlongdowelworksnicelyforthis),andpressthewholethingflat.
Whenthestrapisallturnedandpressed,edgestitcharoundthefinished
piecetogiveitapolishedlook.Afterthat,trimoff4”of
thestraptouseforthebuckletablater.
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Unlessyou’vegotacenterbarbuckle,yourbucklewillneedanadditionallooptoholdontothestrapwheneverythingisbuckledin.Tomakeoneofthese,takeyourbucklelooppieceandfoldonelongend1/3ofthewayinandstitchitinplace.Foldtheotherthirdintothecenteraswellandstitchitwithazigzagstitchtocovertherawedge.Thenfoldtheloopinhalfwithrightsides(thesidewithouttherawedge)facingandzigzagacrosstheshortedge.Turnthelooprightsideoutwhencompleteandreadytoputwithyourbuckle.
Toprepareyourbuckle,foldthebuckletabinhalfandcutasmallholeforthebuckletine.Loopthetabthroughthebuckleandpokethetinethroughthehole.Dabsomeglueorfray-blockliquidontheholetokeepitfromfrayingtoobadly.Bastetherawedgesofthetabtogether,thenslipthebuckleloopoverthetab.
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bringing it all together
Withthestrapandbuckleallgoodtogo,youcannowattachittoyourbag.
Lineuptherawendsofboththestrapandthetabto
opposingsidesofthebag.Centerthemalongtheupperedgeofthegusset(makesurethetopofthebuckleisfacingthebag,thebottomsidewillbefacingup)andbastetheminplace.
Withtheinnerpurseandouterpurseallfinished,youcannowbringthetwo
together.Sliptheliningintotheouterbagwithrightsides
facingandsewthetwotogetheralongthetopedge,thatistheonewiththelittlekittyears.Goaroundtheentireperimeter,alongtheshortlittlesideareasaswell.
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Justlikeinstep17,gobackandtrimtheexcessinterfacingfromtheseamallowancesandcutnotchesinthecurveslikeinstep18.Besuretocutclipsinthecornerswherethefrontandbackmeettheside,thenturnthebagrightsideoutfromtheopeninginthelining.Pressthetopedgeniceandflat,thenedgestitcharoundtheperimeter.
Sewtheopeningintheliningclosedandalsosewinasnapcenteredontheinnerfacingontheinsideofthebag.Usethepatternguidelinestogetyoustarted,butyoumightwanttoshifttheplacementdependingonhowyourbagturnedout.
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Andtheverylaststepistoaddeyeletstoyourstrap!Dependingonwhatkindof
adjustmentyouwant,spacetheeyeletsaccordingly,being
surethattherightsideoftheeyeletsarefacingtheoutsideofthestrap.Minearespacedabout3”apart.
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Pg. 1/10
Pg. 6/10
A1 A2B1
B2
applique placement
Kitty PurseP A T T E R N
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OUTER FRONT & BACKCut 2 of outer fabric
Cut 2 of lightweight fusible interfacingCut 2 of heavyweight sew-in interfacing
½” seam allowance
Pg. 1/10
Pg. 6/10 Pg. 7/10
Pg. 2/10
A1 A2
A3 A4
B3B4
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INNER FACINGCut 2 of outer fabric
Cut 2 of lightweight fusible interfacing½” seam allowance
Pg. 7/10 Pg. 8/10
Pg. 2/10 Pg. 3/10
A3 A4
A5 A6
B5B6
opening for turning
zipper guideline
snap place-ment
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INNER FACINGCut 2 of outer fabric
Cut 2 of lightweight fusible interfacing½” seam allowance
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LINING FRONT & BACKCut 2 of lining fabric½” seam allowance
Pg. 8/10 Pg. 9/10
Pg. 3/10 Pg. 4/10
A7 A8
A5 A6
B7B8
zipper guideline
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HIDDEN POCKETCut 2 of lining fabric¼” seam allowance
Pg. 9/10 Pg. 10/10
Pg. 4/10 Pg. 5/10
A7 A8
B9B10
zipper guideline
Pg. 6/10
C1 C2
B1B2
fold line
fold line
cut on fold
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GUSSETCut 1 on fold of outer fabricCut 1 on fold of lining fabric
Cut 1 on fold of lightweight fusible interfacingCut 1 on fold of heavyweight sew-in interfacing
½” seam allowance
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BUCKLE LOOPCut 1 of outer fabric
Pg. 6/10 Pg. 7/10
C1 C2 C3 C4B3
B4
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WHISKER APPLIQUECut 6
Pg. 7/10 Pg. 8/10
C3 C4C5 C6
B5B6
cut on fold
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LINING FRONT & BACKCut 2 of lining fabric½” seam allowance
Pg. 8/10 Pg. 9/10
C5 C6 C7 C8
B7B8
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STRAPCut 1 on fold of outer fabric
Cut 1 on fold of lightweight fusible interfacing (sans seam allowances)½” seam allowance
Pg. 9/10 Pg. 10/10
C7 C8
B9B10
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LINING POCKETSCut 4 of lining fabric
Cut 2 of quilt batting (sans seam allowances)½” seam allowance