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Mark eyes and whisker on purse front. Create the
cat whisker’s using a zigzag stitch. Work from the
center outward. Turn and repeat. Fuse the fusible
web to the wrong side of the nose following man-
ufacturer’s instructions. Peel backing and fuse
the nose to purse front. Applique around all outer
edges of nose using a zigzag stitch. Add plastic
craft eyes or buttons.
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Pin the outer ear to the inner ear with right sides
together. Stitch a ¼” seam, leaving the bottom
edge open. Clip curves. Turn to right side. Fold
and baste the open edge. Baste ear to the upper
purse front matching large dots.
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BOTTOM GUSSET
Fuse interfacing to wrong
side of 2 ½” x 15” bottom gusset. With right sides
together stitch the bottom gusset to the top gus-
set. (If you are using the shoulder strap, the strap
should be sandwiched between your top and
bottom gussets.)
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With right sides together, pin the gusset to the
purse front, centering the zipper portion of the
gusset to the purse front. Stitch a ¼” seam around
the entire purse front. Open the zipper, then repeat
on the purse back.
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NOTE:
For all variations below, complete bag front decoration at Step 5 and assemble the same as for cat purse.
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