Cutting and sewing daily use handbag

Do you know you can do creative wonders with your sewing machine?

You can give birth to your creative imagination with the help of a sewing machine, which is probably resting in your wardrobe or under the table right now.

So, now it’s time to take your sewing machine out of the closet and start sewing because creative craft studio is here to make you utilize your sewing machine more than ever before today.

Wonders you can do with sewing machines:

1. Sew Handbag with waste material (old cloth).
2. You can design and sew curtains for home or office.
3. You can design pillow covers too.
4. Sew multi-utility bags for storing small stuff.
5. You can transform any cloth into a different outfit. (like jeans into shorts/jeans into the designer skirt)
6. Sew dresses for your cute baby
7. In COVID you can sew face mask at home

These are the most loved things which people like to do with their sewing machine.

Although creative craft studio would like to suggest you start with cutting and sewing daily use handbag if you are a beginner.

Because stitching a handbag can be comparatively easy and by doing so you will also get to be familiar with your sewing machine functions.

Not only this but stitching a handbag can be very advantageous too:

1. Attractive designer looks.
2. You can design according to your requirement. E.g. pockets.
3. Made up of old waste cloths
4. Eco-friendly
5. Cheap

So, here in this article, we will share some easy steps which you can follow to make a trendy handbag out of waste clothe easily at home.

Don’t worry if you are a beginner, these steps are very easy to follow.

Things you need to have with you while cutting and sewing a handbag:-

• Fabric (cloth to work on)
• Chawk/ pen/ marker/ chalk (to mark)
• Scissor (to cut)
• Measure tape (to measure)
• Thread and needle (to sew)
• sewing machine (to sew)
• Iron (for finishing)

Easy steps to make a handbag are as follow:

1. Choosing compatible fabric

Obviously, no one wants to damage their sewing machine by working on a cloth that your machine does not support. So, the first most important thing is to know which type of cloth is best suitable for your machine to work on.

2. Measure the fabric

After finalizing the fabric, it’s time to measure the cloth and cut it according to the video.

1st piece- length= 8 inch, breadth=24 inch. 2nd and 3rd piece- length= 8 inch, breadth= 8 inch.

3. Apply marks for cutting

With the help of chalk/ pen/marker, mark the middle of 3 of the clothes as shown.

4. Cut and Stitch marks

Now after applying marks wherever needed it’s time to stitch the marked areas permanently with the help of a needle/ thread or sewing machine.

5. Unfold the bag and sew

Now after stitching, it’s time to unfold the handbag in order to hide all the marks of the stitches.

6 Attach the handle and sew them

Take a matching cloth, cut it down according to your requirement in a form of a strap then sew it from both sides of the handbag.

7. Ironing and finalizing

For more finishing, iron your handbag. And finally, your attractive-looking handbag is ready to be used.