The Flutterby Purse by Hey Sew Sister (PDF download)
The Flutterby Purse is the super cute butterfly-shaped bag you didn't know you needed in your wardrobe. It can be made in a variety of mid to heavy weight fabrics meaning that you can make a casual one to carry your essentials to the shop and also a glitzy one to take on a special day/night out. It’s unlined and has got an elegant slim single strap handle and a sleek zip opening on the reverse side. It’s designed to carry the essentials, such as phone, lip balm, small wallet, gum, hand cream/sanitiser, etc. It is NOT a large tote. Time to streamline the contents of your bag for this cutie! :)
Purchase includes a PDF download consisting of written and illustrated instructions with A4 print at home pattern.
What do I need?
50cm of mid to heavy weight fabric (If you have the full width of fabric, depending on its width you will be able to fit two purses into 50cm of fabric. Fabric scraps can also work great for this project!)
Pattern, consisting of all the pieces to be cut out from the 3 pattern pages at the end of this instruction document INCLUDING the Purse Handle x 2 for which you are given dimensions for measuring and cutting
Matching Thread
OPTIONAL: Topstitching Thread
Sewing machine & basic sewing tools
Fabric
Mid to heavy weight woven (non-stretch) fabrics work best for this purse. You will need a sturdy fabric to hold the pretty butterfly shape. Basically anything robust that your machine is able to sew through, you can easily press AND be able to turn inside out during construction will work. Suggested fabrics include heavy cotton canvas, heavy denim, Gobelin tapestry fabric, heavy corduroy, leather, etc. If using a plain fabric, you could always decorate it using fabric paint!
For my samples, I used cotton canvas with a weight of 344gsm and Gobelin with a weight of 345gsm.
If you have a lighter fabric that you are itching to use for this purse, you could always back it onto a heavier fabric such as canvas by using an iron on adhesive, or simply add a layer of woven iron fusible interfacing to the reverse side of the fabric.
The Flutterby Purse is the super cute butterfly-shaped bag you didn't know you needed in your wardrobe. It can be made in a variety of mid to heavy weight fabrics meaning that you can make a casual one to carry your essentials to the shop and also a glitzy one to take on a special day/night out. It’s unlined and has got an elegant slim single strap handle and a sleek zip opening on the reverse side. It’s designed to carry the essentials, such as phone, lip balm, small wallet, gum, hand cream/sanitiser, etc. It is NOT a large tote. Time to streamline the contents of your bag for this cutie! :)
Purchase includes a PDF download consisting of written and illustrated instructions with A4 print at home pattern.
What do I need?
50cm of mid to heavy weight fabric (If you have the full width of fabric, depending on its width you will be able to fit two purses into 50cm of fabric. Fabric scraps can also work great for this project!)
Pattern, consisting of all the pieces to be cut out from the 3 pattern pages at the end of this instruction document INCLUDING the Purse Handle x 2 for which you are given dimensions for measuring and cutting
Matching Thread
OPTIONAL: Topstitching Thread
Sewing machine & basic sewing tools
Fabric
Mid to heavy weight woven (non-stretch) fabrics work best for this purse. You will need a sturdy fabric to hold the pretty butterfly shape. Basically anything robust that your machine is able to sew through, you can easily press AND be able to turn inside out during construction will work. Suggested fabrics include heavy cotton canvas, heavy denim, Gobelin tapestry fabric, heavy corduroy, leather, etc. If using a plain fabric, you could always decorate it using fabric paint!
For my samples, I used cotton canvas with a weight of 344gsm and Gobelin with a weight of 345gsm.
If you have a lighter fabric that you are itching to use for this purse, you could always back it onto a heavier fabric such as canvas by using an iron on adhesive, or simply add a layer of woven iron fusible interfacing to the reverse side of the fabric.
The Flutterby Purse is the super cute butterfly-shaped bag you didn't know you needed in your wardrobe. It can be made in a variety of mid to heavy weight fabrics meaning that you can make a casual one to carry your essentials to the shop and also a glitzy one to take on a special day/night out. It’s unlined and has got an elegant slim single strap handle and a sleek zip opening on the reverse side. It’s designed to carry the essentials, such as phone, lip balm, small wallet, gum, hand cream/sanitiser, etc. It is NOT a large tote. Time to streamline the contents of your bag for this cutie! :)
Purchase includes a PDF download consisting of written and illustrated instructions with A4 print at home pattern.
What do I need?
50cm of mid to heavy weight fabric (If you have the full width of fabric, depending on its width you will be able to fit two purses into 50cm of fabric. Fabric scraps can also work great for this project!)
Pattern, consisting of all the pieces to be cut out from the 3 pattern pages at the end of this instruction document INCLUDING the Purse Handle x 2 for which you are given dimensions for measuring and cutting
Matching Thread
OPTIONAL: Topstitching Thread
Sewing machine & basic sewing tools
Fabric
Mid to heavy weight woven (non-stretch) fabrics work best for this purse. You will need a sturdy fabric to hold the pretty butterfly shape. Basically anything robust that your machine is able to sew through, you can easily press AND be able to turn inside out during construction will work. Suggested fabrics include heavy cotton canvas, heavy denim, Gobelin tapestry fabric, heavy corduroy, leather, etc. If using a plain fabric, you could always decorate it using fabric paint!
For my samples, I used cotton canvas with a weight of 344gsm and Gobelin with a weight of 345gsm.
If you have a lighter fabric that you are itching to use for this purse, you could always back it onto a heavier fabric such as canvas by using an iron on adhesive, or simply add a layer of woven iron fusible interfacing to the reverse side of the fabric.
