Adorable Placemat Purses

Simple Project Makes a Great Gift


Learn how to make easy placemat purses today! These purses are an easy sewing craft that take about 30 minutes to complete. They are fashionable and useful for carrying around your small essentials. The supplies cost so little that it is realistic to make several purses to match a variety of outfits. In addition, these purses make great gifts for girls of all ages.



Craft Project Time: 30 minutes

Supplies

  • Sewing Machine

  • Placemat (fabric placemats work best)

  • 1 3/4 yards matching ribbon (grosgrain is best, to keep ribbon from sliding)

  • Thread to match ribbon and/or placemat

  • Embellishments, such as big silk flower, buckle, etc.

  • Hot glue gun

  • Hot glue

  • Fray check (optional)


Directions

A placemat purse is a simple project that even a child as young as 10 can make, as long as there is adult supervision with the sewing machine. You will love this simple placemat purse pattern.

  1. Find the right side of the placemat. This is the side you want to be on the outside of your purse.

  2. Measure the width of the placemat.

  3. Cut two pieces of ribbon the width of the placemat.



  4. Pin the ribbon 3 inches from each side of the placemat. This will be the top of the purse when the sides are sewn together. Three inches is the area I like the ribbon to be, but you can pin the ribbon anywhere you would like.

    Tip: fold the placemat in half to see where the ribbon will be when the purse is finished.



  5. Fold placemat in half vertically, right sides together. (The ribbon will be on the inside.) Pin the sides.

  6. Sew a straight 3/8 inch seam on each side. Then sew a zig zag stitch to reinforce the seams. DO NOT TRIM SEAM. If you trim, your placemat will probably fray. A placemat already has a nice finish, so trimming is unnecessary.

  7. Turn placemat right side out.

  8. Cut the remaining ribbon in half for the purse straps.

  9. Optional, but highly recommended: Place a small amount of fray check on each ribbon end. This step will prevent the ribbon from fraying after the project is completed.

  10. Pin one end of the ribbon inside the bag, 2 inches from the left side and 1 inch from the top of the bag. Make sure the print on the ribbon is facing out. (The printed side of ribbon should be pinned to wrong side of placemat.)




  11. Sew the ribbon to the placemat by sewing a square, where the pins are in the picture.

  12. Pin the other end of the ribbon inside the bag, 2 inches from the right side and 1 inch from the top of the bag.

  13. Sew the ribbon to the placemat by sewing a square.

  14. Repeat with the second ribbon on the other side of the bag so you have two handles.

  15. Glue embellishments on as desired.


Congratulations! You are finished with your project. Using different placemats, ribbons or embellishments can give you many options and variety in this simple purses.


Our other crafty visitors would love to see what your placemat purse design is. Be sure to upload a picture so all our Make-Easy-Crafts.com visitors can see your creation and be inspired.



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