You need:

• 45x20cm(18x8inches)greensuede
• 45x20cm(18x8inches)matchinglining

fabric

• 20x4.5cm(8x2inches)redsuede
• satinribbon,5mm(3/16inch)wideinred,

darkgreen,andlightgreen

• embroideryflossin2differentshadesof

green,lightblue,yellow,blue,andred

• monofilamentsewingthead
• matchingsewingthreadsindarkgreenandred
• machineembroiderythread,40wt.,inblue
• zippper,18cm(7inches)long
• 2D-rings
• darningneedle
• 1leatherstrip
• 7/9HoleCordFoot,aspecialfootfor

stitchingoverpearlcotton,embroideryfloss,
etc.(availableatPfaffdealerships)

• craftknife,ruler,pencil

1 Cutting

Green leather

cut 2, each 24 x 20 cm (9 1/2

cut2,each24x20cm(91/2

x8inches),including1cm
(3/8inch)seamallowances

Green leather (loops) cut2,each1.8x5cm(3/4

x2inches),noallowances
needed

Red leather

cut1,24x4.5cm(91/2x1

7/8inches),including1cm
(3/8inch)seamallowances

Lining

cut2,each24x20cm(91/2

x8inches)

2 Embellishing

Varioustechniquesandaspecialpresserfootwere
usedtoembellishtheleather

a) 7/9 Hole Cord Foot
Here,lengthsofembroidery
flossinvariouscolorsarerun
throughtheholesinthe
presserfoot,fromthefront,
thenunderthefootandout
theback.Forourbag,these
lengthsofembroideryfloss
werethenstitchedinplacewith

Baggy

Size16x20cm(61/2x8inches)

monofilamentsewingthreadandalargezigzagstitch.

Theorderofthecolorsusedis:
green1,lightblue,green2,yellow,red, blue, red

red,blue,red

3 Finishing

•

Embellishoneofthelargerpiecesofgreen

leatherwiththevarioustechniques,asshown
inthephoto.Turnundereachlongedgeofthe
redleatherstrip1cm(3/8inch)wide.Stitchthe
redleatherstripverticallytotheembellished
leatherpiece.

•

Laythezipperontheupperedgeofonebag

piece,rightsidesfacing.Stitchthezipper
tapeinplace,leavingtheseamallowancesat
beginningandendoftheseamunstitched.

•

Stitchthesecondbagpiecetothesecond

zippertapeinthesamemanner.

•

Stitchtheliningpiecestothewrongsidesof

thezippertapes.

•

FoldtheleatherlooppiecesovertheD-rings

andstitchthemclosed.Stitchtheleatherloops
withD-ringstotheupperedgeofthebagback
piecesothateachD-ringextendsslightlypast
thezipper.

•

Openthezipper.Laythebagfrontonthebag

back,rightsidesfacing.Stitchtogetheralong
thesideandloweredges.Finishtheedgesof
theseamallowances.

•

Ateachlowercorner,laythesideseamonthe

bottomseam,rightsidefacingin.Then stitch

Thenstitch

acrosstheresultingpoint,1cm(3/8inch)wide.

•

Turnthebagrightsideoutandruntheleather

stripthroughtheD-ringsasastrap.

Finished!

b) 7/9 Hole Cord Foot and a
decorative stitch
Runlengthsofembroidery
flossthroughthepresser
footasdescribedabove
andstitchtheminplace
withadecorativestitch.

Forexample,weusedstitchno.
57(20mmlong/6.0mmwide)from
thestitchprogramofthePfafftiptronic2040.

c) Decorative stitch
Useapenciltodrawalineon
theuppersideoftheleather.
Layapieceofsatinribbon
ontheleather,overthe
pencilline,andstitchit
inplacewithadecorative
stitch,forexamplewith
stitchno.28(3.0mmlong/6.5
mmwide)fromthestitchprogram
ofthePfafftiptronic2040.

d) Weaving technique
Onthewrongsideofthe
leather,drawtwoparallel
lines,spaced5mm(3/16
inch)apart.Nowmakecuts
intheleatherbetweenthe
linesandatrightanglesto
thelines,spacingthecuts
5mm(3/16inch)apart.Use
adarningneedletoweavea
lengthofsatinribboninandoutofthecuts.

Seethephotobelowforexactplacementofthe
embellishments.