Good Evening Ladies,
Another beautiful day here in Michigan, It seems so nice to see the sunshine for the 5th (I think) day in a row!! It even got up to like 43 degrees today, wooohooo Spring is coming!!
So tonight I would like to share with you what you can do with the big shot: My friend Patty Bennett had this posted on her blog yesterday and I have been dying to make one of these purses so here is the step by step instructions how to make one. Thank you so much Patty for letting me share this with my friends!!
March 03, 2010
Fabric Big Shot Purse – step by step
I thought you might like to see some of the step by step photos I took at the PURSE CLASS last weekend…
So… here we go…
We cut the fabric into strips, 5" wide, and layered it onto the
Scallop Square die, then ran them through the Big Shot. It will cut 8
layers of fabric if it's regular weight cotton, or I did 6 layers since
this was heavy weight cotton.
Lots of activity and fun….
We pinned the scalloped layers together with the batting squares inside.
Hey.. I'm REALLY SEWING!! Thanks to Cindee for letting me use her
machine.. as mine is from Jr. High in 1972 and I wasn't sure if it
still works…
Sew the 1st part of the X on each square.. making a long chain of
them. Then cut them apart and sew the 2nd part of the X on each square.
Cut apart the chain of squares and lay them out in the pattern
you'll use for your purse. You'll notice they all have the stitched X
in the center.
TIP… I made a "T" with 2 pins to indicate which square was my top
center square… as you have all these squares floating around, it can
get confusing as to which one was at the top …
I added a pocket flap to each side:
All the squares are now sewn together.. and when the sides are stitched you have a purse!
Here is how the pocket turns out on the side:
Handles and closure strap pinned in and ready to stitch all the way around the top:
Finished purse with a matching Big Shot flower!!! whooohooo!
The purse uses the Scallop Square Die and the Big Shot. I was easily able to cut 6 layers of this heavy cotton at once with the die.. it makes the project go so quickly!
Big Shot, item 113439 Scallop Square die, item 115950
Doesn't this look like FUN!!!!!
I think it's time to haul out the sewing machine, wipe off the dust and give it a try!
Well thanks for stopping by tonight and I will see you all tomorrow
Tamie