Intro: Making a Shopper Bag
Today I'm gonna make a Garden Party st shopper bag
Step 1: Sketch & Making a Pattern
It's helpful to draw the bag first to visualize
The bottom pattern determines the size of the bag
Step 2: Cutting the Leather
Cut the leather according to the pattern
Step 3: Making a Handle (step1)
Fold the handle in half and sew
Sew 21cm in the middle
Edge-painting on the side of handles
Step 4: Making a Handle (step2)
Prepare 8mm thick rope for handles
Tape the ends to prevent them being loose strands
Punch a hole in the center
Put the PP string through the center
Pull it all the way and you can put the rope in the handle
Cut the tip of the rope diagonally
Make one more, and handles are done ~!
Step 5: Apply Edge-paint
Edge-Painting
Step 6: Making Bottom Part
Prepare the reinforcement
Cut reinforcement 1.5cm smaller than the bottom part
Step 7: Stick Handle to Body
Mark where the handles will be attached
Put the handles and stitch
Step 8: Making a Pocket
Cut the lining following the pattern
Put the zipper on the frame
Stitch both sides of the pocket's lining
Step 9: Combine All
Attach inner lining with outer leather
Apply bond on the straps for side band
Combine the sides of the main body with side band
Bond and stitch side bands to combine
Step 10: Making a Piping
Put the piping around the bottom part
Make some slits for corners
Sew around the piping
Step 11: Combine Body and Bottom
Sew the main body and bottom part to combine
And turn inside out
Stitch around to put bias on the body top
Step 12: Put Buttons
Make a hole for put dot buttons
Tip.
Mark the button's position
before combining body following the pattern
I used 15mm dot button
Step 13: Done!
Thanks for watching! : )
