“OMG, I love this fabric!”
That’s what Mer-Mer thought when she saw this fabric in JoAnn’s remnant bin.
“Ultra pretty”
That’s how Mer-Mer described this ribbon she had left-over from making a bag for her Aunt.
“Hmm…”
That’s what Mer-Mer said when she thought of how she could possibly use this ribbon that had failed to match any of her fabrics. That was until she saw the fabric mentioned above. The two made a perfect pair, Mer-Mer thought, and formed the perfect pieces of a purse.
To design this new purse, Mer-Mer referenced a purse she had used for work. Simplistic in design, it had a strap and a flap that covered a pocket.
First Mer-Mer made the pocket and flap part of the purse. She wanted the inside of the purse to be just bold as the outside. To do this, she sewed the right sides of her fabric together and then turned the fabric inside out.
With the flap and pocket part of the purse finished — sewed shut — Mer-Mer realized she had a problem: she forgot to attach the ribbon. She took out some stitches and affixed it.
Proud of her work, Mer-Mer showed the purse to her Grandma, who had an idea to make it even better. She suggested that Mer-Mer add a button and an enclosure to keep the flap secure.
With a button and some extra ribbon, Mer-Mer got to work. She made the enclosure with the ribbon, gluing the ends together so it wouldn’t unravel. It attached to the base of the flap. The button to the outside of the purse’s pocket.
You can fit plenty of stuff in this purse — a shopping bag, notebooks, a roll of paper towels, a puppy — everything, Mer-Mer says, except for maybe a kitchen sink and a small child.
The purse definitely fits this coupon wallet Mer-Mer put together with some extra Ariel fabric.
She made it essentially the same way as she made her purse, except the flap on the wallet comes to a point.
And the button is silver and sort of looks like a flower.
Just some advice: don’t let Mer-Mer kidnap you in her new purse or turn you into a coupon that she can use at JoAnn’s.
Sewing With Mer-Mer 