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A small bag with a flap on a long strap will take its rightful place among your accessories. And how to do it yourself, you will learn from my master class.

Hello dear needlewomen))) Finally, I will show you how I create my favorite handbags))) I apologize in advance for explaining in my wrong language, because I did not finish any sewing courses and I don’t have any interest in this wonderful thing girlfriends. that is, there’s absolutely no one to speak in terms with) But on the other hand there will be so many pictures that, perhaps, you don’t have to say so much.
Well, let's begin)
For the bag itself (as well as the pad, if it is from the same fabric), I will cut out 4 rectangles 28 by 23 cm (including allowances).

I measure 1.5 cm from the beginning of the tuck, 4 cm to the sides and draw a rounded line, along which I will then sew the parts. Buy a tailor's line at the Burda store

I sew a pocket on one of the 4 parts.

I fold 2 parts with the front sides, cleave so that the darts match and stitch. I cut corners.

I turn out the bag and sew on the top loops for carabiners (for the strap). For loops, I cut out rectangles of size 7 by 3.5 cm.

For the front side of the valve, I made such a blank in the style of patchwork. 6 by 6 cm squares (8 by 8 are cut out), only the upper one is longer, since the valve will go backward from above ... First I sewed all the squares together, and then I sewed on a rectangle of the same fabric as the bag (for durability).

From the extreme squares I measure 6.1 cm (1 mm as a reserve) and lay a line along which I will then sew the front and inside of the valve.

I round off the edges, use a disk as a stencil (I really like its diameter).

I fold the external and internal parts of the valve with their faces and cleave (buy tailor pins at the Burda store).
By the way, when the valve is sewn from one layer of dense fabric, then I must also strengthen it with a doubler, it must be plump, otherwise it will be ugly to lie in waves.
And in this case, the valve on the front side consists of two layers (cotton patchwork + cotton), on the wrong side cotton + cotton, glued with double-sided adhesive).

After I flashed the valve along the intended line, I cut off the allowances (I leave about 0.6-0.7 cm), and "on turns" I make notches in a checkerboard pattern.

I install a magnetic lock on the inner part of the valve, placing a rectangle of felt (so that the bent "antennae" does not look from the front).

I turn the valve and stitch it around the edge.

After this, I flash it to the edge on a typewriter.

I fold the bag and the valve with the front sides and stitch it.

Oh yes, I forgot to say - the valve is cut out 2 cm narrower than the bag (since there are still loops on the sides). The valve length in this case is 20 cm (it closes almost the entire bag), and you can make it smaller (for example, a red bag with hearts has a length of only 15 cm, including allowances).

Next, you need to fold the front upper part of the bag with the lined front side. About the line that you see ... Initially, the lining and bag are cut out of the same size, but the tucks of such a dense fabric create some height (that is, they are thick, especially considering that one overlays the other.Therefore, before stitching these parts together, I insert the lining into the bag, straighten it well and it turns out that the lining sticks out a little in height from the bag itself. That is why I am laying a line with which I then combine the edge of the outer part of the bag (I hope someone understood something?).

As you can see, the lining is sewn not only along the front edge, but also grabbing the back edge a little (as far as possible). Then the lining is turned on the front side and inserted into the bag).

I turn it up as it should look in the end.
I turn the valve, straighten it well.

And I mark with a pencil where to put the second part of the button.
I install the button (without capturing the lining).
Then I flash the bag around the perimeter on a typewriter (previously, as you can see, there is a line sewn by me manually). Particular attention should be paid to the sides where the loops for carbines are sewn. They turn out to be very thick (these sides) and they need to be stitched very carefully.

For the strap, I cut a strip 120 cm long and 7 cm wide (if the strap is made of the same fabric with a fold). For strengthening I use an adhesive tape. I don’t know what it's called, but it is VERY dense. I glue the tape, then smooth the allowances, I also bend the allowance on the opposite side inward.

I sew the edges of the strap and trim the corners. And the tape was not made to the end, so that the typewriter was not so difficult then to sew the strap. But the tape should fall on the fold of the strap (on the carabiner)).
Then I sew the strap around the perimeter and sew the carabiners to it.