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Little girls love dressing up like their mamas. And that includes slinging a little purse over their shoulders. Dee from Getting Crafty shows how to make a purse for your little one. I love the flat bow embellishment! Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, purse, toddler[/tags]
I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.
And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.
The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.
They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.
The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.
Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.
Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.
I wanted to make a purse for my ten month old granddaughter, who drags her mum’s purse everywhere. You made my day. How nice of you to go to the trouble of putting a tutorial on the internet for (ME:)). I want to put a small photo album in it with all the people she knows, along with keys (maybe) with a chewy attachment so she won’t put the keys in her mouth. Don’t know what else. Thanks for a great idea. Gwen
I am 13 and love to sew simple bags and dolls and pillows and toys and clothes on my Singer sewing machine. This was so easy and simple, I made this purse for my 3 year old sister’s birthday last week! It was so easy and fast, I made it as a last-minute gift. Thank you for going through the trouble to put this pattern out there for people like me to use!