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Add a spot of glitz and glam to your latest me-made outfit with this gorgeous patchwork accessory. The clutch bag, designed by Corinne Bradd, features an assortment of pretty printed fabrics, topped off with a strip of gold vegan leather for the base and a practical cotton lining. Sewing this pouch will teach you how to master working with faux leather, as well as attaching a fastening and making a tassel for the zip.
1 Download the templates, then cut two printed fabric pieces for each section, adding a 5mm seam allowance and checking the shapes are the correct way round. Lay out the pieces to make two bands of fabric and sew right sides together. Press the seams and topstitch 2mm away from them in a contrasting thread.
2 Cut vegan leather using the template and sew the fabric bands to each long side. Lay the panel face up on the quilt wadding, then pin in place on the fabric section only. Topstitch again, 2mm in from the first set of stitches. Trim the wadding to the edges of the panel, and zig zag stitch. Cut the lining to the same shape and size as the bag’s outer panel.
3 Cut two patterned fabric piec
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