Elegant summer bag & glassses case

Photos and instructions for these cool lady bag & glasses case have been emailed to us by Bobbie B. from Memphis. Bobbie, thank you for the awesome project!
Bobbie created these items using beautiful artificial silk in offwhite shell color, beaded fringe, stiffning fabric, simple fabric for lining and Decorative Ornaments embroidery designs. Scroll down to see close-up photos, and read instructions for this project.

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Instruction for the Glasses Case:
Cut fabric, stiffening and lining the same size. Make a fabric sandwich and serge all three layers together. Sew both sides and bottom (right sides together). Turn right side out. Turn down top hem and top stitch.


Instructions for the Tote Bag:

Step 1: Cut designer fabric and embroider design on it. Cut out a 2 1/2" square piece on each side of the bottom (see photo).cut a stiffening fabric the same size and sew the two pieces together and treat as one from this point on. Sew sides together (right sides together), sew across bottom omitting the two cut outs. Now take the two inside corners of the cut-outs and pull them apart making a straight line (see photo) and stitch across. Turn right side out. Sew on handles.
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Step 2: Cut out lining, same as the main part of the purse. Using right sides together, sew the side seams (Do NOT sew bottom seam at this point), rather sew only 1" towards center of bottom on each side ( see photo) then pull out center of the cut-out making a straight line and sew across this (see photo). Right sides together pull lining up around purse and stitch around top, then pull lining up over purse and push to inside and top stitch around top. Pull lining up out of purse and hand stitch opening. Push lining back down inside purse.
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Step 3: Hand stitch beaded fringe. Finished!
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