Purses and Posies Pattern

Purses and Posies by Heart to Hand includes instructions for 2 handbags with needle-felted pockets.

Materials Needed:

• FOR PINK PURSE (bottom photo) - Scraps of misc. fabrics to quilt purse body or 1/2 yd for fabric
• 1/2 yd thin cotton batting or needlepunch fleece
• 1/2 yd cotton fabric for lining
• 11" x 13" piece of contrast cotton for pocket banding
• Scraps of wool fabric for pocket, purse edge binding, and tab closure
• One 1 1/2" button
• Pair of wooden purse handles
• 5" x 13" piece of heavy matboard for purse bottom
• Wool roving: Faded peach, cotton candy pink parchment, marsh green, raisin red
• Embroidery floss
• WHITE AND GOLD PURSE (top photo) - 1/3 yd fabric for purse
• 1/3 yd cotton fabric for lining
• Scraps of wool fabric for pocket & tab closure
• 12" x 12" piece of contrast cotton fabric for pocket banding
• 2 yds of 1/2" diameter stiff cording
• Wool roving - baby chick yellow, antique gold, marsh green, parchment, soot black
• Embroidery floss