This is My first tutorial. Been sewing a bunch of wristlet bags for friends with grab-and-go-moments-when-I-just-need-a-small-pouch-for-my-wallet-and-keys. Ever had one of those?

This is very easy to sew and you can make 2 or 3 at a time. You don’t need alot of fabric for this so it’s perfect for those left over scrap farbics!

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Tags: Tutorial, Bag, Wristlet, Pdf, sewing, reversible

The Sophia Carry-All is completed! It’s hard not to fall in love with the bag when you first see it on Amy Butler’s website. It has a great shape and something Audrey Hepburn-chic about it. This cute fabric is Bubble Bees Olive by Flutterby. It took me 2 full days and 2 half days to finish this.

After many weeks of prepation and sourcing of materials, my most challenging project to date is complete and not without a lot of frustration and abundant mutterings of swear words. It is my first time using a zipper foot, making piping and sewing in piping. For the record - I really suck at piping.

Along the way also pushing the limits my old Singer sewing machine - which really didn’t help the already frustrating situation. It really isn’t used to sewing many thick layers of interfaced fabrics together. And in demostrating it’s irritation, it stubbornly refuses to pick up bottom bobbin thread and or tangling itself and spitting out mini thread ball disasters.

I am glad I made it. It’s a pretty bag and I get to use it tomorrow! I will have to make another one for Dixie but after that... not again!

Tags: Amy Butler Sohpia Carry-All, Bubble Bees Olive, Flutterby , Bag