Emerald Hand Bag

Designed and Created by Anna Haraldsson & Kamilla Svensson

This wonderful little hand bag will be your favorite for the next party! Embellish your bag
with different fabrics and ribbons and you will enjoy your one of a kind masterpiece!

Sewing Supplies
· Husqvarna Viking Sewing machine.
· 1/2 yd (40 cm) green organza fabric
· 1/2 yd (40 cm) grey linen fabric
· 1/2 yd (40 cm) grey lining
· Scraps of light green fabrics for appliques
· 60'' (150 cm) of 5/8'' (14 mm) wide green velvet ribbon
· 24'' (60 cm) of 1 3/8'' (35 mm) wide Green velvet ribbon
· 24'' (60 cm) of 5/8'' (16 mm) wide Green silk ribbons
· 10'' (300 cm) of 1 3/8'' (35 mm) wide Green woven grosgrain ribbon
· 12'' (30 cm) of 4'' (10 cm) wide Green lace
· 25 Green beads 3/8'' (8 mm)
· 2 Green beads 1/4'' (4 mm)
· 2 plexiglass handles
· Matching sewing thread
· 40 wt embroidery thread in gold, silver, black and green metallic
Husqvarna Viking Accessories
· Husqvarna Viking Pictogram Pen (412 08 38-47)
· Husqvarna Viking Edge Stitching Foot (412 79 67-45)
· Husqvarna Viking Narrow Zipper Foot (412 56 57-45)
You will find these and many other accessories in the Husqvarna Viking Accessory User’s Guide or on our web
site www.husqvarnaviking.com, for purchase at your nearest Husqvarna Viking Dealer.

PATTERN
Print out the pattern, included. Trace the pattern onto pattern paper and cut out.

KEEPING THE WORLD SEWING

CUT
Place the pattern pieces on the organza, linen and lining. Cut out.
On the organza, lace and the light green fabric, draw three flowers with your
Pictogram Pen. Cut them out. Each flower has three layers.
Cut 3 pieces 4 5/8'' (12 cm) of the velvet ribbon, 5/8'' (14 mm) wide.
Cut 2 pieces 4 5/8'' (12 cm) of the woven rib ribbon.
Seam allowance 5/8'' (1.5 cm) included.

SEW
Embellish the hand bag. Thread your Husqvarna Viking Sewing machine with Illustration A
embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Select straight
stitch. Place the front organza piece on top of the front linen piece and sew by
free hand stitching or mark patterns with your pictogram pen lines for different
stitches. Start stitching straight stitch and follow using different stitches and
threads in different colors. Repeat with the back piece. Pin all three layers of
the flower applications on the front piece. Stitch in place with some straight
stitches through all three layers. Sew a bead by hand in the middle of each
flower.
Illustration B
Sew the front and back piece together. Place the embellished front and back
piece right sides together. Stitch side seams and lower edge. Trim seam
allowance at corners and press seams open.
Sew the lining. Place front and back piece right sides together. Stitch side
seams and lower edge. Leave a 4'' (10 cm) opening to turn. Trim seam
allowance at corners and press seams open.
Sew fabric bag and lining bag together. Place fabric bag and lining bag right
sides together. Sew the upper edge. Trim seam allowance and clip curves.
Turn right side out through the opening in the lining and turn the lining to
inside of the bag. Press the upper edge. Illustration A. Illustration C
Sew the casing for the handle. Place the green velvet ribbon, 3/8'' (10 mm)
wide, centered on top of the woven grosgrain ribbon. Snap on the Edge
Stitching Foot and stitch in place near the edges.
Turn under the short edges of the woven grosgrain ribbon and press. Pin the
ribbon along the upper edge of the wrong side of the hand bag,. Stitch the
lower long side of the ribbon in place. Illustration B.
Pin the long side of the green velvet ribbon, 3/8'' (10 mm) wide, along the
upper edge of the right side of the hand bag. Place the handle between the
front piece and the woven rib ribbon. Snap on the Narrow Zipper Foot. From
the right side stitch together, wrong sides facing, near the velvet ribbon edges.
Repeat with the back piece/handle. Illustration C.
Embellish with a row of beads, sewn by hand, at the seam right side just
below the handle. Illustration D.
Embellish one of the handle with some velvet ribbons, silk ribbons and lace. Illustration D
Ready for any party!

VSM Group AB • SE-561 84 Huskvarna, Sweden

www.husqvarnaviking.com
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