Tag: sewing handbags

Join us for this chapter event!

Bag Ladies’ Tea and Celebration

January 22, 2022 at 3:00 pm
One of the highlights of the day will be a Show and Tell for any “bag” you have made, recent or not.   There will be prizes and surprises!  So bring your bag if you have one, ( purse, tote, clutch, pouch, wallet,…) and share it with your fellow members.… Read the rest

Clutch and other handbag sewing advise

Marie B’s adventures with clutches :
What worked and what not to do!
I might not be remembering the specifics of what got me started making these bags and not sure why I didn’t attend, but think Markita was holding a Handbag NG suggesting this pattern (free download).  The bags appealed to me and I wanted to try sewing with cork so thought these might be a good introduction to purse making along with cork sewing.
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