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Mimi Purse Tote


Supplies List

• Machine embroidery design
• Embroidery machine – 4x4 hoop
• Serger or sewing machine
• 1/3 yard of solid duck cloth or canvas fabric (outside of bag, straps and pockets)
• 1 fat quarter (18 x 22 inches) printed fabric (lining of bag)
• Ruffled blanket trim or other trim of choice (19 1/2 inches)
• Embroidery thread
• Cotton sewing thread
• Cutaway stabilizer
• Temporary spray adhesive
• Air-erase pen
• Stick pins
• Ruler/cutting mat/cutter
• Scissors
• Iron


Step 1: Cut one piece of the solid duck cloth or canvas fabric- 10 1/2 inches x 19 1/2 inches. Step 2: Print off the designs with your printer to decide where you want your designs to go. The rose is in the exact center of the fabric. I decided to go with a slanted look for my leaves.
Step 3: Cut one piece of cutaway stabilizer just a little smaller than the already cut canvas. Use temporary spray adhesive and apply it to the back of the fabric. Hoop the center of the fabric and embroider the design. Step 4: When finished embroidering the first design, remove the fabric from the hoop.
Step 5: Rehoop the fabric to the left or right just beside the rose that was just done. I used my embroidery software to turn my design a little and mirrored the image to do the other leaf. You can do your leaf designs straight, they will just go around the sides of the tote. I had to manually move my fabric in the hoop so I could get it just right. Step 6: In this picture the sewing needle in starting with the first leaf (I didn't want the leaf to start there so I had to find where the actual stem would be and move the fabric until I was satisfied). I placed the leaf designs 1 inch down from the center line.
Step 7: Embroider the design and repeat for the other side of the rose. Step 8: Finished with the embroidery designs.
Step 9: Cut the excess stabilizer from the back of the fabric. Step 10: Before adding the blanket binding to the top of the fabric. Cut off 2 inches lengthwise. Now your fabric should measure 8 1/2 inches x 19 1/2 inches. Pin and sew the blanket binding to the top of the fabric, sewing close to the stitches and not to the top edge of the fabric.
Step 11: Fold the fabric with right sides facing. Stitch the two raw edges on the side together using 1/4 inch seam allowance. Step 12: Flatten the fabric so that the design is in the middle. Pin the bottom of the fabric and sew 1/4 inch seam.
Step 13: Turn the fabric right side out and it will look like the picture. Step 14: Turn the fabric wrong side out. Flatted the corner of the fabric on the straight hem and mark 1 inch with air-erase pen and use a stick pin to hold it in place.
Step 15: Repeat for the other side and stitch in place. Step 16: Cut off the corners 1/4 inch away from the seam.
Step 17: Finished with this part of the bag, set it aside. Step 18: Making the lining and pockets: Cut the fat quarter 8 1/2 inches by 22 inches.
Step 19: Cut the piece you just cut in half. Step 20: Cut two pieces of the duck cloth or canvas to the size of the printed fabric. Lay the fabric on top of the lining fabric and cut off 1/2 inch on one of the sides (left or right-not top or bottom)
Step 21: Fold the canvas fabric down and press with an iron. Step 22: Pin the two sides and the bottom of the pocket and sew in place with 1/4 inch seam. Sew down the middle of the pocket panel to make two pockets.
Step 23: Repeat for the second pocket. You can make your pockets as big or as small as you like. I have a 3 inch pocket here. Step 24: Place the two pocket panels right sides facing.
Step 25: Pin the bottom and sides together and stitch with 1/2 inch seam. Step 26: Just like the outside of the bag, you need to turn the fabric wrong side out, flatten the corner of the fabric on the straight hem and mark 1 inch with air-erase pen, using a stick pin to hold it in place.
Step 27: Repeat for the other side and stitch in place. Cut off the corners 1/4 inch away from the seam. Step 28: Making the straps: Cut two pieces of fabric from the duck cloth- 3 inches x 22 inches and two pieces from the printed fabric--3 inches x 22 inches. Fold in the two long edges, touch them in the middle and press with the iron. Do this with all 4 pieces.
Step 29: Place the opposites together, a solid with a print, with the raw edges facing. Step 30: Top stitch 1/8 inch all the way around the strap.
Step 31: Flatted the bag right-side out. With the center back seam of the bag facing up, pin the straps to the top of the bag, with the raw edges even. There should be 1 1/2 inches from the edges of the bag. Stitch the straps in place. Step 32: With the outside of the tote still facing out and the lining of the bag still facing in. Place the outside piece inside the lining. Like the example.
Step 33: Pin the top edges together, leaving 3 inches open for turning around. Stitch 1/4 inch all the way around the top, except the 3 inches left for turning around. Step 34: Gently pull the tote bag inside out.
Step 35: Pin the opening closed. Pin the rest of the top. Step 36: Stitch close to the edge, touching the blanket binding with 1/8 seam.
Step 37: Pin the straps upward to the bag. Stitch around the bag once more over the last stitches you just made. Step 38: Mini Purse tote finished. Add ribbons or flowers to decorate to your taste.
Step 39: Close-up of the bag. Step 40: Inside of the bag empty.

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