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Instructions – Handbag 152

Approx. 30 x 40 cm (12" x 16") and edgestitch in place. From bias

Materials:
Brocade fabric, 140 cm (55") wide:
0.45 m (1⁄2 yd). Vilene/Pellon fusible
interfacing H 200. Pre-folded satin
bias tape, 2 cm (3⁄4") wide: 3.30 m
(35⁄8 yds). Sequin tape, 5 mm (3⁄16")
wide: 0.60 m (24").
Seam allowances:
1 cm (3⁄8") for seams and 2 cm (3⁄4")
on upper edge of bag.
Cutting:
Bag piece: 60 cm (24") long (fin-
ished height = 30 cm / 12") and
40 cm (16") wide.
2 handle pieces, each 58 cm (23")
long and 4 cm (11⁄2") wide (finished
width = 2 cm / 3⁄4").
Flower: cut circle with 20 cm (8") Ø.
Interfacing: Iron to wrong side of
handle pieces.
Sewing:
On wrong side of bag piece, mark
lines for tie band casings, 6 cm
(21⁄2") and 8 cm (31⁄4") from each
narrow edge. Also mark center
bottom line across bag piece, half-
way between narrow edges. Fold
bag piece on this center bottom
line, right side facing in (match-
ing narrow edges). Stitch side edges
closed, interrupting stitching on
each side between lines for casing.
Finish edges of seam allowances.
Press seams open. Fold bag so
that each side seam lies on center
bottom line, right side facing in.
Stitch at right angle to seam, 5 cm
(2") from the point that is formed.
Trim away point 1 cm (3⁄8") from
this stitching and finish resulting
edges together.
Press allowance on upper edge of
bag to inside, turn raw edge under,
tape, cut 2 pieces, each 46 cm (18")
long. Pin pieces to inside of bag to
meet marked casing lines, turning
ends under at seam openings.
Edgestitch edges of bias tape in
place. Cut remaining bias tape in-
to 2 equal pieces. Fold pieces in
half lengthwise, wrong side fac-
ing in, and edgestitch long edges
closed. Pull one piece around bag,
through casing, from one side,
and pull second piece around
bag, through casing, from the
opposite side. Knot ends of each
piece together.
Press allowances on all edges of
each handle piece to wrong side.
Fold handles to 2 cm (3⁄4") wide and
edgestitch long edges closed. Pin
ends of each handle to inside upper
edge of bag, 6 cm (21⁄2") from side
seams. Stitch across handles along
upper stitching lines and 1 cm
(3⁄8") below upper stitching lines.
Cut spiral (approx. 5 cm / 2" wide)
to center of flower circle. Hand-
stitch running stitches along in-
ner edge, pull thread to gather,
and sew edges together at center
of flower. Sew center of sequin
tape under center of flower. Sew
flower to bag front as illustrated.

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