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Ribbon Zippered Purse

April 26, 2014 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 11 Comments

Ribbon Zippered Purse Tutorial - A Spoonful of Sugar

Do you love pretty ribbons and trims? We have a large ribbon collection with many novelty ribbons that rarely get used. Making a ribbon zippered purse is a great opportunity to use some of our pretty ribbons. It was fun co-ordinating a few different designs to add to the front of this zippered purse.  We chose some pink and blue woven ribbons and partnered them with pink and blue gingham.

Ribbon Zippered Purse Tutorial - A Spoonful of Sugar

This ribbon zippered purse is based on our Emergency Zippered pouch tutorial. It is a handy size to stow a few supplies in your handbag – coins, lip balm, or other small supplies that you don’t want to get lost amongst the contents of your handbag.

If you would like to make your own ribbon zippered purse, follow our simple directions.

Materials:

  • selection of ribbons in different widths.
  • 2 rectangles of blue gingham, measuring 5 x 3 inches for purse exterior
  • 2 rectangles of pink gingham, measuring 5 x 3 inches for purse interior
  • 2 rectangles of white flannel, measuring 5 x 3 inches for wadding
  • 4 inch zipper
  • 1 split ring

Ribbon Zippered Purse Tutorial - A Spoonful of Sugar

Ribbon Zippered Purse Tutorial - A Spoonful of Sugar

 Method:

1. Layer a piece of flannel under the gingham exterior. Pin strips of ribbon to the gingham, leaving 1/4 inch clearance at the top and bottom of the flannel.Stitch the ribbon in place using a small stitch length of 2.

Ribbon Zippered Purse Tutorial - A Spoonful of Sugar

2. Cut a piece of striped grosgrain ribbon that is 4 inches in length. Fold over the split ring and baste in place as shown in the photo below.

3. Stitch the sipper to the top of the purse front. Press and topstitch close to the zipper as shown.Repeat for the other side of the purse. (We chose to keep the back of our zippered purse plain but you could add more ribbon to the back as desired.

Ribbon Zippered Purse Tutorial - A Spoonful of Sugar

4. Using a cotton reel as a template, use a water erasable pen to draw rounded corners. Cut around the bottom corners of the purse. Fold the purse in half with right sides facing and with the zip open. Stitch along the sides and bottom. Use the zigzag stitch along the raw edges.

5. Place the pink gingham rectangles together with the right sides facing. Round the bottom corners of the lining as you did for the exterior of the purse. Stitch along the sides and bottom of the lining. Fold down 1/4 around the opening of the lining and press. Refer to photo below.

Ribbon Zippered Purse Tutorial - A Spoonful of Sugar

6. Turn the outside of the purse out the right way and press. Pin the lining in place on the inside of the purse. Hand stitch in place.

7. Add a charm to the zipper pull if desired.

 

You can find our Emergency Zippered pouch Tutorial over here. 

Emergency Zippered Pouch Tutorial - A Spoonful of Sugar

Filed Under: Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: bag, zipper

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Comments

  1. Linda says

    April 28, 2014 at 8:29 am

    Beautiful. Lovely colours.

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      April 28, 2014 at 8:45 am

      Thanks Linda.

      Reply
  2. Thea says

    April 28, 2014 at 11:10 am

    Love it! thanks for a great project!

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      April 28, 2014 at 11:20 am

      You’re welcome Thea. Thanks for stopping by 🙂

      Reply
  3. Carolyn says

    April 28, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    I love this project! Did you make the ribbon bobbins? They’re gorgeous!

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      April 28, 2014 at 9:23 pm

      Thanks Carolyn. I bought the card bobbins that the ribbon is wrapped on from an etsy seller but they no longer stock them. You can also find them here:
      http://www.yozocraft.com/product-list?keyword=spool&Submit=Search
      I like your idea of making them yourself.They are a great way to store ribbon.

      Reply
  4. Ann says

    April 30, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    Oh I LOVE this project! I’ve got a small collection of vintage woven ribbons I’ve never dared use but this little purse looks perfect for them – not using too much but proudly on show. Thanks so much.

    Reply
  5. Annette H says

    May 3, 2014 at 6:11 am

    Another great project! The fabric/tape color-theme is soooo cute! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      May 3, 2014 at 8:34 am

      Thanks for stopping by Annette. Pink and blue is a favourite of ours!

      Reply
  6. Cekeste Ward says

    May 23, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    Such a clever way to use ribbons and make some gifts! Thanks for the ideas!
    BTW, I use empty thread spools to store longer ribbons on and keep them in a tin box for easy access, but I do like the cards, too.

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      May 25, 2015 at 6:50 am

      Ribbon looks lovely on thread spools! Thanks for stopping by 🙂

      Reply

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