Make a Stephie Shoulder Bag with us!

I am sewing on a Juki DU-1181n industrial sewing machine but this pattern has been tested and made successfully on a domestic sewing machine during the testing process, and is perfect for the “confident beginner“. *The Stephie Shoulder bag pattern can be found on my website *Flower fabric is a quilting cotton called “Flower Fields in Dusk“ from Hawthorne Supply Co *Brown leather is a 3oz weight and the leather glue is Ecoweld, both from Tandy Leather *I’m using waterproof canvas from Fabric Wholesale Direct. (If you purchase from this link, I get reward points and you get a $10 off coupon to use on your next purchase): *I used a tex 80 bonded polyester thread from *Leather double sided tape is from . (For a domestic machine friendly double sided tape, try the brand from Tandy leather, or Dritz wash away tape.) *Zipper by the yard and “handmade“ pulls are from *The sweatshirt I’m wearing is from Here are the time stamps: 00:05 Intro & Bag Overview 01:28 Prep Work – Shoulder Strap Review 02:19 Adding Center Markings, Overview of Main Pieces & Interfacing 03:24 Main Zipper Panel Cutting 04:17 Adding Center Markings to Main Panel (after zipper panel is cut) 04:43 Peltex Bottom Pieces – Notching and Marking 05:05 Peltex Bottom – Exterior Bottom Accent Panel (placement and fusing) 06:11 Peltex Bottom – Interior Lining (placement and fusing) 06:40 Peltex Bottom – Sewing in Place (exterior accent panel & interior lining) 07:09 Exterior Bottom Accent Panel – Purse Feet Installation 09:28 D/O Ring/Tassel Connectors 10:41 Shoulder Strap Construction 13:24 Slip Pockets Prep (exterior and interior) 17:51 Interior Slip Pocket – Applying Accent Detail 19:38 Assembling Exterior of Bag (main exterior pieces, slip pocket, accent panel) 21:46 Bag Tag Placement (optional) 22:20 Sewing Exterior Side Seams and Creating Envelope Corners 25:57 Verifying Corner Construction and Side Seams 26:25 Trimming Seam Allowance (exterior) 27:07 Installing Shoulder Strap 28:37 Installing Tassel Connector (optional) 28:57 Installing the Interior Slip Pocket 29:57 Installing the Interior Zipper Pocket 43:36 OPEN INTERIOR ZIPPER FOR LATER TURNING 43:47 Prepping Exterior Zipper 47:14 Installing Exterior Zipper Panels to Lining 53:36 Sewing Interior Side Seams 54:38 Trimming Seam Allowance (interior) 54:43 Creating Boxed Bottom (interior) 55:54 Inserting Lining into Exterior and Proper Alignment 57:07 Clipping and Sewing Exterior and Interiors Together 57:48 Birthing the Bag and Proper Alignment for Topstitching 58:39 Topstitching 59:02 Bag is Complete Except for Optional Tassel Detail 59:08 Making and Adding a Tassel 1:02:23 OPTIONAL: Proper Shoulder Strap Rivet Placement 1:02:56 Final Step – Sewing Interior Zipper Pocket Closed 1:03:07 Your Bag is Finished!