Give your child (or yourself!) something cute to hold all of their trinkets and treasures. This small bag is a perfect beginning sewing project and a great gift for anyone who loves foxes or unique purses. And you can make it entirely on your Baby Lock Brilliant machine! Download printable instructions.
Materials:
- Book Bags and Purses by Susie Johns™
- Supplies listed in the book
- Madeira® Cotona thread for piecing
- Madeira Lana Cotona 12 weight thread for decorative sewing on face #93123892
- Topstitch needle Size 14 for the Lana Cotona thread
- Frixion marking pens
- Basic sewing supplies
Tools:
- Baby Lock® Brilliant sewing machine
Steps:
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Follow the directions from the book Bags and Purses by Susie Johns for cutting out the shapes using the templates.
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Trace the eyes and the mouth on the white fabric. Tip: Use a light box for ease of tracings while using the Frixion marking pen.
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Rather than hand sewing the mouth and eyes you can use the sewing machine. With the machine set up for sewing follow the next set of steps:
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Insert the top-stitch needle.
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Wind the bobbin with the sewing thread.
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Thread the machine with the Madeira Cotona 12wt thread.
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From the stitches select the Stem Stitch.
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Attach the “J” foot.
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Place the drawn face lines under the presser foot. Lower the presser foot. Stitch over the drawn lines to create the mouth and nose.
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Then move to the eyes. Stitch at a nice slow pace moving the fabric so that the drawn lines are under the needle.
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The feed dogs will pull the fabric along but you need to guide it from side-to-side. If you want a heavier stitched line stitch over the lines twice.
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Replace the needle with a regular sewing needle and then re-thread the machine with the Madeira Cotona thread.
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Follow the directions in the book to finish the purse.