Weave a dainty jewel-toned bag from pieces

of ribbon for keeping little things To make

the bag, you
organized in a purse. will need:
Scissors
%yard of
lightweight fusible
interfacing
Cut a 7x17-inch piece of
D interfacing. Pin the interfacing,
fusible side up, to the cardboard.
Pins
Cardboard
Various ribbons
totaling
Cut enough 17-inch-long approximately
II strips of ribbon to cover 9 yards, some 17
inches long and
the interfacing. Pin the ribbons side
some 7 inches
by side on the interfacing, as shown long, % to 1Y2
at right. inches wide
Fusible hemming
_ Cut several ribbons 7 inches tape
- long. Pin fusible hemming tape Iron
to the ribbon backs. 7x17-inch piece
of lining fabric
_ Weave short ribbons Thread to match
IioI through the ribbons pinned to ribbons
Snap
the cardboard. Pin ribbon ends.
Decorative button

r.. Using an iron, fuse the ribbons

- to the interfacing, removing the
pins. Trim the edges even.

r.. Place the lining fabric on the

I:rI woven ribbon piece, right sides
facing. Stitch together using a y,-inch
seam allowance and leaving one short
end open. Trim the seams and turn to
the right side.

n Measure 6Yz inches from the

. . stitched short end. Fold the
woven piece at this point, right sides
facing. Hand-stitch both side seams.
Turn right side out.
1 more idea _"
• For an extra-special
gift, use the bag to
r.II To make the flap point, wrap a piece of jewelry
I:rI measure 3 inches from the
open end on each side. Fold the
corners together. Hand-stitch the also try this .. .
corners to the center of the flap. • Decorate the point
of the bag flap with
r.tI Sew a snap closure to the a lapel pin.
.... flap point and the bag. Sew a
decorative button on the flap.