* Pleated Purse
Posted on June 9th, 2007 by becket. Filed under Sewing/Fabric Crafts.
Hi - Becket here with my first attempt with making a purse. I was inspired by a picture of a beautiful purse by little birds handmade. I really liked how the pleats in her purse revealed a really lovely tweed fabric - and I tried to capture that here. I used an Alexander Henry fabric that I got at JoAnn’s for the main fabric and a vintage tweed for the inside of the pleats. I actually have a lot of this particular tweed fabric and my fantasy is that I will be able to use it to reupholster a well-worn mid-century dish chair one day. Anyhow, this purse was definitely a challenge to create and I got a lot of guidance from Maitreya on this one. The first time I tried to sew this bag, it looked like it had wide hips!! It was not the most attractive shape for a purse…so I ripped it apart and tried again. and again. and again. until I got it in the right shape.
And then I lined it in red cotton and put in a pocket. The handles I bought from tallpoppy.com - they are a very decent fake leather and were not very expensive. My husband helped me put in the rivets with a hammer.
Hope you enjoy it!!
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June 9th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
The purse looks terrific! Nice job!!
June 9th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
ooh it looks awesome!! any chance you’ll be giving some tips or maybe even a tutorial? i know thats asking for a lot:) it looks great….nice work.
June 9th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
ooh it looks awesome!! any chance you’ll be giving some tips or maybe even a tutorial? i know thats asking for a lot:) it looks great….nice work.
June 10th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Wow, that looks like brain surgery to me! Great work.
June 11th, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Oh, it is gorgeous! I can’t break myself out of tote bag mode to tackle a purse like this. And your skirts below are equally perfect. I love the one with the wide waist band…I have been looking for a pattern like that to hold in my post 3 babies tummy. Just great!
June 21st, 2007 at 6:03 am
That is one gorgeous bag! I bow to your persistance in ripping it up and starting again.
August 10th, 2008 at 10:43 am
How can I get a pattern?
December 4th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
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