My Waterlily Handbag ....Part four

My Waterlily Handbag is nearly finished!

I have attached the leaves and stitched in the veins

Next stage.... working out how to attach the flower and make the centre...I decided to use gold coloured satin cord and yellow glass beads.

Sewing the lining and making pockets for phone, purse and notebook..... masses of room left !

The flower is now completed

Lining finished...the outside has now to be padded and interlined.

Watch this space for the final pictures!

Part one  My Latest Hand Bag Ideas...Waterlilies

Part two  My Waterlily Hand Bag

Part three   My Waterlily Hand Bag

 

My Waterlily Handbag Part two

Collecting the materials together

Firstly I made a full size paper pattern of my bag and worked out the shapes of the leaves and flower, then made patterns for the leaves and flowers ( I use recycled shopping bags for this).

I then chose the materials I wanted to use 

Dark green cotton for the bag and patterned cotton for the lining

I am using hand painted silk for the leaves

 White silk for the flower

I ironed the silk for the flower onto light weight interfacing, and cut out the shapes.

I am not sure which of these I shall use for the stamens...perhaps both!

This is gold satin cord

or perhaps the more lemony silk cord ?