Bright and fun, these mini bags made from a variety of coloured felts provide the warmth of summer all year round. Let your daughter choose either a flamingo, parrot or toucan design, and be sure to finish it off with flex frames so she can safely store her favourite things away.
Stitch a flamingo bag
Download the templates, print them, and cut out the pieces for the flamingo. Iron fusible webbing to the back of pale pink felt, draw around the flamingo and cut out. Do the same for the beak template with white felt.
Place the purse pattern onto the fold of blue felt and cut out. Fold the top rectangle down so 5mm is below the neck of the purse, creating a channel. Stitch across in matching thread using a 4mm seam allowance. Repeat on both top sections of the purse.
Press the felt purse out flat with right sides up. Peel off the fusible webbing on the flamingo and position on top of the felt, then iron in place. Press the white beak onto the head. Back stitch around the beak tip and mouth using black embroidery thread, then use satin stitch t