Girl mini strip purse

[sewingmel]

Materials:
scraps (8x3")
fusible fleece
fabric for lining
heavy weight iron on interfacing
1-1.5" grosgrain ribbon or fabric for strap
snap

Step 1: Make your template. The top is 1.5" wide and bottom is 2" wide, and the length is 7". Slope the top to meet the bottom.



Step 2: Cut your fabric for the strips. You can mix and match or make them all the same. I used 12 different strips. You need 6 for each side.



Step 3: Sew them together using 1/4" seam allowance.





Step 4: (not pictured) iron the seams flat. I like to make them go to the left on one side and to the right on the other side.

Step 5: (not pictured) Use your completed purse side to cut fusible fleece, lining, and interfacing.
--Iron your fusible interfacing to the lining.
--Iron your fusible fleece to the completed quilted purse sides.



Step 6: Quilt the strip portions of the purse. I start on one end, and I sew down using 1/2 seam allowance. When I get to the end of the row, I sew along the very edge of the bottom and continue up and down using 1/4" seam allowance. I go back to the 1/2" seam allowance on the edge of the other end.



**If desired, add extra decoration here. I sewed butterfly ribbon and buttons to mine. If they are going to babies/toddlers, I would leave off the buttons!

Step 7: Match edges, and sew sides and bottom of quilted bag using 1/4 seam allowance on sides and using 3/8" on bottom of bag. I use a bigger seam allowance on the bottom edge so that the quilting lines do not show. I serged these, but you can also just sew on a sewing machine.



Step 8: Sew up lining using 1/4" seam on the sides and 1/2" seam on the bottom. Leave an opening of a few inches on the bottom. Trim the edges of the corners.