Keep your coins and notes safely stored, and stitch a purse that Downton Abbey’s Lady Mary would be proud of. Featuring an appliqué embellishment, create realistic features using coloured crayons and embroidery stitches. This would make a great gift for girlfriends or a lovely little Mother’s Day token for fans of the TV series.
1 Download the templates and cut two purses from violet and lining fabric. Trace the face and hat shapes onto fusible webbing. Trim roughly and press onto lilac and pink felt. Cut around the outlines, remove the paper and iron onto one outer purse. Draw the features with an air-erasable pen and embroider with single strands of thread. Colour in the cheeks and eyeshadow with crayons. Edge each shape with zigzag or buttonhole stitch using matching thread. Cut the leaves from green felt, sew down each wi