Cat Purse Tutorial & Pattern ~ Free-Tutorial.net

How To Sew A Cat Purse: Step-By-Step DIY Sewing Project. Cat Zipper Pouch Free Tutorial and Pattern.  

This embroidered purse with bright eyes, funny expression, cut-out mustache, pink nose and discreet zipper on the back is a creative way to keep small valuables in a safe place. It is also a great handmade gift for your cat-loving friends.

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Instructions:

STEP 1
Cut out 2 front pieces (one of the outer fabric and one of the inner fabric) following the pattern.
Remember that you will have to add a seam allowance.

Cut 4 pieces (two of the outer fabric and two of the inner fabric) following the pattern. Remember that
you will have to add a seam allowance.

STEP 2
Place the front outer fabric into the hoop. With 3 strands of DMC embroidery floss, embroider the cat face design following the pattern.

STEP 3
You’ll need two pieces of ribbon to stop each end of the zipper.
The width of the ribbon pieces should be at least the width of the zipper tape. Lay both pieces of ribbon
down (right sides together), sandwiching the zipper between them.
Sew through all layers, fold back both fabric layers and topstitch close to the fold to hold all the layers in place. Repeat this on the other end of the zipper. 

STEP 4
Place your inner fabric down, then your zipper facing up, then the outer fabric facing down. All of the layers should line up together so the zipper teeth are sandwiched between the fabrics. Pin in place. Sew along the side of the zipper that is closest to the edge (stop when you are a seam allowance’s width from the edge on both sides). Leave the seam allowances area free. Fold both fabrics back over the stitching and press down. Topstitch to hold in place, again, leave the seam allowance ends unstitched.

STEP 5
You have to do exactly the same thing on the other side of the zipper. So again, place your lining fabric facing up, zipper (with fabric attached) facing up and outer fabric facing down, lining them up at the edge and also with each other. Pin and sew (leaving the seam allowances area free). Again, fold both fabrics back over the stitching and press down. Topstitch to hold in place leaving the seam allowance ends unstitched.

STEP 6
Open up the zipper about 3/4 of the way and pin the outer fabric together and the lining together, right sides together. Sew only through the outer fabric layers, stitching all around the perimeter, carefully pulling the lining layer out of the way underneath. You’ve sewn a complete pouch of the outer fabric.
Repeat with the lining layer now, leaving a gap so you can turn out the pouch. Remember that you are assembling one layer at a time – first the outer as a complete pouch, and then the lining as a second, complete pouch. Both of these complete pouches are attached to each other only at the zipper.

STEP 7
Snip the fabric around the ears.
Turn the whole piece inside out and sew the gap.