Hi there, Mother of the Bride Kate here again.
I was thinking about where the bridesmaids would put their cameras and phones, and other small items, and, of course, they could all find a small handbag or clutch to go with their dresses....but, since we ordered the silk online for the dresses and I'm making 3 and the other bridesmaids also have seamstress mothers, I had some extra material from the dresses left over. Just enough, in fact for these super cute purses!
You will need for each purse:
2 20 inch squares of fabric
You will also need another 20 inches to cut the flowers on the bias, but you can cut up to 6 flowers out of that amount of fabric, so you don't need it for each one.
1 package of contrasting piping (2 1/2 yards)
2 yards of 3/4 inch wide ribbon
take your 20 inch squares of fabric and fold into a 10 inch square.
Using a piece of string or a tape measure and pen, mark the open ends of the fabric at an even curve 10 inches from the folded corner and cut. When you open it up you will have a 20 inch in diameter circle.
Now measure in 2 1/4 inches from the edge of one of your two circles and make a 1 inch long button hole on two opposite sides of your circle. (this is for the ribbon to pass through). cut the button holes open.
Now, sew your circles together, right sides together, catching the piping in the seam, leaving about 5 inches open to turn them right side out
Turn right side out, press. Also press in the open seam, then top stitch or slip stitch the seam closed, catching the piping into the seam. (you will have enough piping left for the flower).
Measure 1 1/2 inches from the edge and sew a seam. Then sew a second seam about an inch further in the circle from there (this will place your button holes between the two seams) This is the casing for your ribbon pulls.
Cut two pieces of ribbon, 1 yard each. pull a piece of ribbon from one button hole to the other, using a large safety pin to guide it through.
finish the ends of the ribbon with clear nail polish to keep them from fraying
For the flower, cut two strips on the bias of the fabric, 23 inches by 2 inches, curving the last two inches of each end to a point
sew together, right sides together, straight sides together, catching the piping into the seam. Turn and press. Then zig zag a piece of fishing line (or dental floss) 1/4 inch in from the raw edge. Pull to gather at tight as you can, then roll into a flower. (sounds hard, basically does it on it's own once gathered) Hand sew to secure in flower shape.
Attach to purse 1/2 way between the button holes on the button hole side of the fabric (this will be the outside)
Pull the ribbons and push the fabric to tighten the closure and step back to admire how dang adorable these are!
Cost for this project (since I had the fabric left over), was $2.50 for the piping and ribbon
This is Mother of the Bride, signing off for now!
I was thinking about where the bridesmaids would put their cameras and phones, and other small items, and, of course, they could all find a small handbag or clutch to go with their dresses....but, since we ordered the silk online for the dresses and I'm making 3 and the other bridesmaids also have seamstress mothers, I had some extra material from the dresses left over. Just enough, in fact for these super cute purses!
You will need for each purse:
2 20 inch squares of fabric
You will also need another 20 inches to cut the flowers on the bias, but you can cut up to 6 flowers out of that amount of fabric, so you don't need it for each one.
1 package of contrasting piping (2 1/2 yards)
2 yards of 3/4 inch wide ribbon
take your 20 inch squares of fabric and fold into a 10 inch square.
Using a piece of string or a tape measure and pen, mark the open ends of the fabric at an even curve 10 inches from the folded corner and cut. When you open it up you will have a 20 inch in diameter circle.
Now measure in 2 1/4 inches from the edge of one of your two circles and make a 1 inch long button hole on two opposite sides of your circle. (this is for the ribbon to pass through). cut the button holes open.
Now, sew your circles together, right sides together, catching the piping in the seam, leaving about 5 inches open to turn them right side out
Measure 1 1/2 inches from the edge and sew a seam. Then sew a second seam about an inch further in the circle from there (this will place your button holes between the two seams) This is the casing for your ribbon pulls.
Cut two pieces of ribbon, 1 yard each. pull a piece of ribbon from one button hole to the other, using a large safety pin to guide it through.
finish the ends of the ribbon with clear nail polish to keep them from fraying
Pull the ribbons and push the fabric to tighten the closure and step back to admire how dang adorable these are!
This is Mother of the Bride, signing off for now!
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