Presidio Purse Sewalong
On this page you’ll find everything you need to sew up a beautiful Presidio Purse!
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Drumroll please….. This is the last step of construction for the Presidio Purse! There are still a few posts to come on different customization options, …
If you want to insert piping at the edges of the zipper tape, sew it on now, following the “how to add piping” part of …
Insets
There are three options in the pattern for customizing the front of your Presidio Purse – plain (ungathered) inserts, gathered inserts, or leave them off. …
Stay Stitching
Before doing anything, run a line of stay stitching along the top curved edge of the Front, Back, Front Lining, and Back Lining. Stay …
There are several different places to mark on this pattern to help you get everything lined up perfectly and several different ways that you can …
The Presidio Purse comes with two different options for printing – at home or at a copyshop. The copyshop version is 30″ by 36″ (76cm …
Hardware
The Presidio Purse has two purse handle options – one is all fabric and one has a rectangular ring on each strap. Sourcing these 2″ …
Let’s get this sewalong started! [If, during this post or any other in the sewalong, you have a specific question, just ask! ] The first …
Presidio Hacks
This customization option was the brainchild of Tia Cuervito. She wanted her cell phone and keys to be even more readily accessible than using pockets …
Adding piping is a fun way to add a pop of color or a bit of definition to your purse. Alice added a couple of …