The Alice Bag; A Circle Purse Bag Sewing Pattern
Today I’m ecstatic to be launching a new sewing pattern. The Alice Bag Sewing Pattern! A fun sewing pattern for a circle purse. It’s something that I’ve been working on for several months now, and I hope that you guys love it as much as I do!
The Inspiration for the Pattern
Let’s chat about the Alice Bag!! It all started because last Fall, we made plans to attend Disney World’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party.
I had decided (and remarkably, everyone agreed) to go as characters from Alice in Wonderland. You can see all of our costumes by CLICKING HERE.
My daughter wanted to go as the white rabbit, and what does the white rabbit carry? A clock! Well, the thought of carrying a giant clock around Disney all night with her didn’t seem like quite a great idea, so I decided to make her a purse instead!
I used an image from my Wonderland Two fabric line for the bag’s front and printed it at home with printable fabric. To jazz it up a bit, I added some iron-on vinyl to the front. Also, since I can’t ever leave well enough alone, I added bunny ears for a bit of extra whimsy.
After I finished that bag, I got lots of other ideas for similar bags, and the Alice Bag was born! I’ve spent the last few months perfecting the pattern and adding new options. Every time I would think I was done with it, I’d add another element or view.
So let me tell you about the bag!
About the Sewing Pattern
The Alice Bag Handbag Sewing Pattern is a whimsical and versatile purse sewing pattern that can be made in two different sizes with 4 different handle styles.
You can add even more whimsy to the bag with the optional addition of rabbit ears! (without rabbit ears, it makes a pretty dreamy cosmetic bag)
This versatile circle bag pattern features:
- Quilted or Non-Quilted Exterior.
- Option to create the Bunny Face or Clock Face bag front with either hand embroidery or by printing the image on printable fabric with the included patterns and printables!
- Options for Cross Body Straps; Small Purse Handles; Chain Straps; or detachable Wristlet Strap
- Optional Bunny Ears
- The bag is fully lined.
Three Bag Sizes
- Small Bag is approx. 7″ in diameter by 2 1/2″ deep
- Medium Bag is approx. 10″ in diameter by 2 1/2″ deep
- Large Bag is approx. 12″ in diameter by 2 1/2″ deep
Clock Version
The pattern includes a pattern for the “clock”. To make a clock version of the bag, you can do one of two things.
You can print the page from the PDF onto Printable fabric and then construct the bag as instructed.
If you don’t want to use printable fabric, you can hand embroider the clock onto the bag outside fabric.
In addition to the clock face, add a set of cute ears to make it extra whimsical!
Bunny Version
Use a bit of hand embroidery and the pattern for the ears to create a cute bag with a bunny face!
Mouse Version
If you’re a Disney fan, you can add simple mouse ears to your bag as well, turning it into a cute cross-body bag to carry to the parks with you!
Note: the Mouse version of the bag is automatically included in the Digital PDF version of the pattern. If you buy a paper pattern, we will send you the mouse add-on for free, email us, and we will email you the PDF supplement.
Additional Features
-Instructions for two lengths of cross-body straps included; one suitable for children and one suitable for adults.
-The PDF pattern includes 15 pages of instructions (with full-color photos) and printable full-size pattern pieces!
The pattern is in PDF format and Print Format AVAILABLE NOW in my shop.
How to Buy the Pattern
Free Bag Making Video Series
This bag also features a series of videos to walk you through each step in the construction process. You can view them on the Riley Blake YouTube Page here:
Additional Project Photos
This bag looks adorable! I’ve attempted circle bags in the past, and they fail miserably. Is this bag easy to sew? Do you by chance have any pictures of the inside? Thanks!
Actually the trick to keeping the circle shape as you sew is the piping. If you get it on right the first time it helps to hold the bag to the same shape through the whole construction process! The inside is lined, and the raw edges are finished with bias tape.
That bag is adorable. I love it! Thanks for sharing.
Marilyn
I love your new bags! And I just ordered several different prints in your Wonderland Two line of fabric. Cannot wait until my fabric arrives!
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