Mademoiselle Marionette 2018 Part 23

Mademoiselle Marionette 2018 Part 23

This week we move on to the Handbag.

Rectangle Folded

I used a very simple process to make the Handbags. This is the first one I made. I took a piece of Rectangular cloth and folded it into thirds.

In the photograph above you can see that I pinned it so it wouldn’t move whilst sewing. I sewed up both of the sides with a Blanket stitch. I then sewed a piece of Ribbon to one side then the other side so it Looped into a Strap

Pair of Handbags

Once I made the Red Handbag I used the same technique on the others. However I did add a few details to tie in with the other outfits.

On the Navy Blue Handbag I had the tiniest piece of material left over so I sewed that along the middle of the Rectangle before Blanket Stitching. I also trimmed the edge with the Pinking Scissors.

Ice White Handbag

Unlike the Red Handbag the rest of the collection I had added Press Studs to them so they didn’t swing open. This meant I had to slightly alter the length of the Flap as I needed to Fold and Hem it to secure the Stud.

Party Blue Handbag

One thing I felt was a good idea was to put the heavy part of the Stud on the Hem of Flap. This would give it a little extra strength when undoing it. The tip to remember is to sew the Press Stud on the Flap prior to sewing it in place.

It is also good to sew the other part of the Stud in place before sewing up the sides. With the exception of the Red Handbag which was the test piece I also sewed the Ribbon in place before turning.

The great thing about making multiple items of this kind is you are continually making improvements in technique.