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Courtesy of Singer Company LTD

Skill level 2

Patchwork Silk Clutch HandbagSupplies:

yard light brown silk dupionio Cut - One 2 x 21 (checkerboard)

o One 9 x 9 x 13 triangle (flap lining)

o Two 12 x 13 (bag body & lining)

Gold silk dupioni 2 x 21 strip (checkerboard)

Low loft cotton batting

o Cut One 9 x 9 x 13 triangle

o One 12 x 13

12-wt. cotton thread (cream color)

4 cones all-purpose thread (light brown to match silk)

6 beads (optional)

Directions: (Project for SINGER

14T967 overlock machine )1. CLUTCH FLAP Checkerboard - Set the serger for a 2-thread flatlock wide, placing

the 12-wt. cotton in the needle and the all-purpose thread in the lower looper.

2. Place the 2 light brown and gold silk dupioni strips together. Serge along one

long edge. Pull the strips so that the seam lies flat. The side with the ladders is the

right side.

3. Using a rotary cutter and ruler, cut the serged strips into 2 sections.

4. Place the right sides of two serged sections together, rotating the blocks so that the

light brown and the gold blocks are opposite of each other. Serge along one edge. Pull

the seam flat.

Repeat with the remaining serged sections, to create a total of four 4-block sections.

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