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1 hour
Taught by Nicole Mallalieu
If you’ve ever found yourself searching for that perfect purse for everyday wear, search no more. Professional bag maker, Nicole Mallalieu, shares how to make a snap-clasp purse using a rectangular purse frame, magnetic snaps, and a sturdy base with purse feet. It’s easy to customize the look and feel of your bag with fabric and hardware choices, and with so many professional-looking details, no one will be able to guess that you made the purse yourself.
Learn how to:
- Block fuse fabric with interfacing
- Make a four-fold purse strap
- Attach a purse strap using D-rings
- Insert magnetic snap closures
- Make a steady purse base and insert purse feet
- Insert a snap-clasp purse frame
- Insert purse lining
- Step-by-step expert instruction on making a professional looking snap-clasp purse
- 3 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supplies list and downloadable PDF pattern pieces ($16 value)
- Expert instruction from designer Nicole Mallalieu
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students
Chapters
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02:48
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06:12
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13:37
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13:35
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19:39
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05:39
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Materials
Here’s what you’ll need:
- ½ yard medium-weight fabric (Nicole uses linen)
- ½ yard quilting-weight fabric for lining
- ½ yard fusible fleece (such as Vilene H640 or Pellon 987F)
- 1 yard fusible woven interfacing (such as Pellon Shapeflex)
- 8'' x 12'' piece of fusible webbing
- 10'' x 5 1/4'' firm fusible interfacing (such as Decofuse or Vilene S520)
- 10'' x 5 1/4" stencil plastic for bag base
- Scraps of thick, non-woven interfacing (such as Pelmet or Peltex)
- 2’ of piping cord
- Two 3/4'' magnetic snaps
- 8'' square purse frame
- Five 3/8”- 3/4” purse feet
- Two 3/4'' D-rings or O-rings
- Fabric glue stick pen
- Regular craft glue stick
- Fabric marker
- Quilt basting spray
- Clear-drying craft glue (that will bind fabric to metal)
- Tailor’s awl
- Pins
- Scissors
- Pinking shears
- Rotary cutter and mat
- Quilting ruler
- Iron and board
- Mallet (or hammer)
- 4mm saddlers punch
- Wooden (kitchen) cutting board
- Pressing cloth
- Pressing ham or rolled up piece of cotton
- 1” - 1 1/2‘’ stick of quad molding from a hardware store, for pressing hard-to-reach corners
- Cork coaster with rounded edges
- Matchstick, popsicle stick, or coffee stirrer for spreading glue
- Hand-sewing needle
- Sewing machine
- Matching thread
- Edge-stitching foot
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