Upcycled Purses

 

Work along with Laura to make beautiful zipped purses made from up-cycled quilts and samples. She’ll share her tips for achieving a perfect finish including how to shorten your zip and add fabric zip ends and how to line the purse to hide all those raw edges.

Approximate run time: 46 minutes

Presenter: Laura Kemshall

Work along with Laura to make beautiful zipped purses made from up-cycled quilts and samples. She'll share her tips for achieving a perfect finish.
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To work along you’ll need:

Two rectangles cut from a quilted/embroidered fabric
Zip
Quilting weight fabric for lining and trims
Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
Sewing machine
Sewing kit

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