Create this little black clutch in a couple of hours for an night out. Using heirloom techniques and the Baby Lock Left Mini Piping Foot this project is constructed fast and easy! Download printable instructions.
Materials:
- Left Mini Piping foot (BLSO-LP)
- 1/3 yard Black shantung
- 1/3 yard Silver shantung for lining
- 11 x 22 inch piece of Buckram canvas or heavy weight duck for interfacing
- Optional large snap
- 1 yard 2 mm cording
- All-purpose thread to match fabrics
Tools:
- Baby Lock Sewing Machine
Steps:
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Cut an 11” x 22” from both black and silver fabrics.
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Using the leftover silver lining piece cut three pieces of bias 1 ¼” wide by at least 12” long.
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Use these pieces to create the piping using the left mini piping foot by placing the cording into the fold of the fabric.
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Place the fabric-wrapped cord into the groove of the Left Mini Piping Foot. Stitch down length of fabric. Trim the seam allowances to ¼” from the stitching.
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From the leftover piece of black purse fabric cut a 3 x 22” strip of fabric.
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Using this strip gather both sides of the strip creating a puffing strip. Keep gathers even on each side and steam to set.
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Attach the piping to each side of the puffing strip using the left mini piping foot. Use a ¼” seam allowance.
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Measure and cut a 3” x 11” strip from the 11” x 22” piece of black purse fabric.
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Using the left mini piping foot and ¼” seam allowance sew the piped puffing strip between the 3” x 11” strip and the 19” x 11” strip. Press seams away from the puffing.
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Layer the buckram fabric under the black and silver fabrics (keep black and silver fabrics right sides together) and trim to 10 ½” wide x 21” long.
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Place a ¼” snip through all three layers of fabric 1 ½” away from the piping toward the body of the purse on both sides of the 21” length.
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Keeping the fabrics as stacked in step 7; sew the piped end sewing through all three layers. It helps to keep the buckram on the bottom.
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Sew the opposite end together sewing through all three layers.
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Pull the lining and buckram away from the outside fabric and align the straight seam with the snip.
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This will place the silver fabric buckram and black fabric right sides together. Sew with 3/8” seam allowance from the snip to the end of the black fabric.
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Repeat on the other side of the purse then on the silver fabric seaming one side completely and on the other side leaving a 3-4" opening for turning the purse out.
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Press seams as sewn to set the stitches.
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Square the corners of the purse.
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Turn the purse right side out and press.
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Finish the opening in the lining with hand stitching or Steam-a-Seam 2.
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Push the lining into place inside the purse body.
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Sew snap into place as desired.