Girl's Unicorn and Ribbon Purse

It's gift giving time and my grandaughter always likes something I make just for her. She has a fascination with unicorns, so when I saw this sequin unicorn patch by Gwen Studios™ in WalMart, I knew it would be perfect for her!

The bright, colorful 3/8" ribbons in the Gwen Studios grosgrain ribbon favor pack matched the colors in the unicorn, so I used these to make the fun ribbon loop trim.

This project is so simple to make, especially when you use a pre-sewn denim or canvas bag. Of course, you could always make your own with fabric you have on hand. It's just a simple square pouch with a front pocket and strap.

To make the purse as shown, you'll need these supplies:

Gwen Studios Sequin Unicorn Patch

Gwen Studios Polk Dot Ribbon Favor Pack

Liquid Stitch™ (or other fabric glue)

Scissors

Glass Head Pins

Pressing Cloth

Household Iron

Pre-Sewn Denim or Canvas Purse

Instructions:

1. Cut 4" long assorted colors of grosgrain ribbons from the favor pack. I used ribbon colors with polks dots similar to colors in the unicorn patch, you could alternate the solid grosgrain colors as well in your purse project.

2. Fold the ribbon in half and pin along the top edge of the purse as shown. Try to keep the bottom fold of the loops in a uniform line.

3. Pin the Unicorn patch in place at the center of purse.

4. If your purse has a pocket, pin a strip of grosgrain ribbon across the front of the pocket.

5. Fold back both of the cut edges of the ribbon and apply a drop of fabric glue. Repeat for the entire strip of ribbons. You could also tack the ribbon ends together with a drop of glue before pinning if you find that easier.

6. Remove pins one at a time, and glue the ribbon strip across the front of the pocket. Be sure to fold under the raw edges for a nice, finished look!

7. Let glue dry before proceeding to next step.

8. Using a pressing cloth, fuse the patch in place using a household iron and a pressing cloth following manufacturer's package instructions. Be sure to iron from the front, and the back side of the purse.

That's it, you are done! Wasn't that easy? As a side note, you could repeat this project on a T-Shirt, using the patch at the center of the shirt and the ribbon loops around the bottom hem of the shirt.

You could add the unicorn patch to the center of a hair bow, or use it to make ribbon sneaker ties...the possibilities for this patch and ribbon are endless!

I have some embroidered jeans I ordered for my grandaughter...I think I'm going to use more patches to decorate them, then she'll have the purse and jeans! I'll let you know how they turn out.

If you want to see more fun ideas and projects using these Gwen Studios patches and ribbons, visit Designer Crafts Connection. You'll see some quick & easy projects by some very creative designers.

Until next time...

Happy Crafting,

Jean

A huge thank you to Gwen Studios for providing the patch and ribbon used in this project. Thanks also to Designer Crafts Connection for publishing my design and those of other talented designers!