Patchwork Purse Patterns

Series Summary

Sewing is an ancient craft that still has remarkable relevance in today's modern world. The art of stitching and assembling pieces of fabric together, either by hand or with the use of a modern sewing machine, is still a valuable skill: it is the backbone of the textile industry; it comes in handy for clothing repair; fashion and design find it indispensable; and homemade clothing wouldn’t exist without it. Whether you use a sewing machine or a needle and thread, the techniques involved in constructing a well-fitting garment are very specific and involved. Becoming skilled at the craft is a lifelong pursuit.

In this free video series, learn how to make your own patchwork purse. This easy sewing pattern will amaze and dazzle! Let our expert, Misty Swift, show you everything you need to know to make this sewing project. Learn how to rip fabric for a purse. Also, learn how sew patches together. Misty also shows you how to make a sturdy strap for your purse. You will be pleased with your final project. So, take a moment, and learn how to sew your own patchwork purse today!

Video Transcript

"Today I'm going to show you how to make a patchwork purse, which I've had lots of friends ask me how to show them how to make and I've never had the time or the nearness to them to be able to do that, so this is going to be a great tool for us. First thing you want to do is decide the size and shape of your purse. The stylish purse we're going to make will end up being kind of like this with a flap that comes over like that, and a simple strap, we're going to try to keep it real simple. Now you can change that, if you want to have more of a billfold style where it's wider and not as tall, or just really tall with just a tiny flap, it doesn't matter, it can all be made the same, it's just kind of up to you. What you're going to want to do is make sure that your material is going to be long enough, so that kind of is the reason you want to try to figure out how big you want it to be, because you're going to start out with a big rectangle that's going to fold over once this way up here, and then the top will come down like that to make this. So first you've got to figure out how big."