Free Handbag Pattern

Supplies

• 3/8 yard muslin 1(10x10)
• ¼ yard fabric for back 1(9x9)
• ¼ yard fabric for lining 2(9x9)
• 1 yard cording for strapStrips of various fabrics for patchwork

1. Wash, dry and press washable fabrics.
2. Complete crazy quilt block for front of handbag. See make a block. Trim block to 9x9”.
3. Place front and back right side together (RST). Stitch together at sides and bottom, pivoting at corners. Seam allowance is ½ inch. Trim corners.
4. Repeat step 3 for lining, leaving an opening in bottom for turning.
5. Stitch handle securely to handbag at side seams.
6. Place purse inside lining (RST). Stitch around top edge of handbags, making sure strap in between handbag and lining.
7. Turn handbag right side out by pulling through opening in bottom of lining.
8. Stitch opening in lining closed by hand or machine.
9. Tuck lining to inside of handbag.
10. Top stitch around top edge of handbag.

Finished handbag measures 8x8 inches. This pattern can easily be modified buy increasing or decreasing block size. Remember when crazy quilting to cut muslin block 1” larger than pattern to allow for “shrinkage.”