Materials:vinyl piece: 13"x9" (bag body)
vinyl piece: 12-1/2"x1-1/4" (strap)
felt piece: 13"x9" (bag lining)
felt piece" 12-1/2"x1-1/4" (underside of strap)
scissors
pinking shears
sewing machine with matching thread
leather hole punch
1 heavy-duty snap set (4 pieces)
snap pliers
Note: When you sew with vinyl, there are a few special considerations.
- Use a sewing-machine needle designed for leather or denim.
- The friction of the sewing-machine foot and the vinyl can cause a drag, so either sew on the wrong side of the vinyl or put a small piece of matte clear tape on the bottom of the foot.
- Use pinking shears to make a decorative edge. This way you can leave the vinyl edges unfinished (and it looks super cute)!
1. Round off the corners of one of the short ends of the vinyl body piece. You can do this easily and evenly by following these steps: Folding the piece in half lengthwise. Cut from about 2" down the long side, curving up to the top. This will be the front flap of your purse.
2. Using the vinyl piece as a guide, round the corners of the large felt piece.
3. Place the vinyl and felt main bag pieces wrong sides together and sew a line along each short end (one straight and one rounded). Stitch about 1/4" from the edge. Sew with the felt side up to avoid the drag created by the vinyl and the sewing-machine foot.
4. Place the vinyl and felt strap pieces wrong sides together and sew around all edges, stitching about 1/4" from the edge.
5. Use pinking shears to trim the edges that you just sewed (all sides of the strap and the two short sides of the main bag).
6. With the vinyl side facing up, fold the short, straight edge of the bag up to where the front flap starts to curve (the felt should be on the outside). Fold the strap in half with the vinyl facing out. Insert the strap into the inside of the folded bag piece, on the right-hand side, about 1/2" from the top edge.
7. Sewing about 1/8" from the edge, stitch up both sides to create the body of the envelope bag. Be sure to hold the folded strap in place as you sew.
8. Trim any messy edges from the seams you just sewed.
9. Turn the clutch right side out. You may have to use a chopstick or a pencil to poke out the tight corners.
10. Fold the rounded flap down and mark where the snap should go. It should be centered and not too far up, as the snap pliers won't reach more than about 1" in. Use the leather punch to punch a small hole where you marked. Use this hole as a guide to mark the second snap hole in the body of the bag.
11. Following the instructions included with the snap pliers, attach the snap to the clutch.
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