Silver Frame Purse, Second Addition

 

Here is the second bag I made from the Silver Frame Purse pattern by Quilt Plus.  This one is made of solid home furnishing fabric.  Again I added the zippered pocket on the outside and one on the inside as well as a patch pocket on the inside.The lining fabric is a gold colored brocade fabric and really makes the inside fancy looking.  This bag is more dressy looking since it is a solid fabric and will be nice to carry for those occasions when I want a dressier bag.  I do need to get or make a couple of different length straps as these can be changed as well.

One thing I didn’t talk about when I showed the other bag was what I used for interfacing.  With both bags I used headliner fabric that I purchased at JoAnn Fabrics.  This is really close to Soft and Stable, an interfacing sold especially for purse making,  Headliner fabric is what is says it is and us used when people redo cars and need to replace the soft fabric on the inside roof.  It has a thin layer of foam with a covering on one side with a soft knitted fabric.  The Soft and Stable has the knit covering on both sides but I have found the headliner fabric performs just as well and for me it is more readily available and a little cheaper too.

Either one of them doesn’t have to be quilted but can be quilted like the other bag.  I did straight stitch where the seams would have been on the other pattern just to keep it in place.  Another thing I do is trim it back so it doesn’t end up in the seam allowances if it is secured in another area.  Cut the corners out to reduce bulk too.  These tips will save you a lot of grief if you use this product.  I love using this product it as my bags don’t sag and hold their shape.

I used an iron on interfacing for the lining of both bags to give it some body without adding anymore bulk.
The zipper pulls on this bag I made from a large bead with the beading wire again.  I am glad I figured out how to make my own zipper pulls as I have had a hard time finding ones that I like and that were not so expensive.

Wow, I am on a roll getting caught up writing these blog posts.  Will have to see what I have next on the agenda to write about.  The beginning of the summer is always so busy with grandchildren's school programs, family gatherings, grandchildren’s visits, yard and garden work and this summer I sure got behind on my posting and will try to do better now. 

Until Later,
Lynn

Silver Frame Purse by Quilt Plus

 

One of the things I purchased while in Paducah for the AQS show was this purse frame and pattern called Silver Frame Purse from Quilt Plus.  The frame is unique in that the fabric cover can be easily changed by unscrewing the end of a rod and replacing the purse body for another one.

Here are the fabrics I chose for the front on the left – all black and white prints cut and laid out ready to stitch together.  The fabrics on the right were used on the inside of the bag.  I loved this bird print and wanted the birds all standing on their feet on the inside so made a seam in the bottom rather than use one whole piece of fabric.  The spark is the fuchsia fabric for the trim on one pocket and the zipper.  This pattern did not have any pockets but I like pockets in all my purses/bags so added one zippered pocket to the outside and one zippered pocket and another patch pocket to the inside of the bag.  Added touch to the photo on the left is my feet, painted toe nails and all.

  

This what the body of the bag looked like after quilting it.  Notice I added faux leather piping along the seams.  Not too hard to do and did learn one thing about using the piping.  I took a tweezers and pulled about 1/4” of the piping cord out and snipped it off at each of the ends so when the seams were stitched there was less bulk in that area.  That worked really well and I plan to do that again. 

Here is what the inside of the purse/bag looks like.  This is about a 7” width frame and is just a perfect size for me.  I loved it so much I made another cover to fit the same frame on the next blog post but now I want to show you the zipper pulls I made for this bag.  I used beading wire and attached a charm and a bead to the zipper.  Makes it so much easier to open the zippers and adds a finishing touch to the purse/bag.

 

On the next post I will show you the next bag I made for this frame.   I seem to be on a roll making new bags….too bad each one doesn’t come with it’s own cash to store in it!

Until Later,
Lynn