Instructor: Leandra Martin

Date: Wednesday, Oct 29th, 2025

Time: Full-Day, 8am -5pm 

Room: 4

Intermediate

In this workshop, you will be building a classy, rectangular-shaped crossbody purse with zipper and liner. You will learn how to install a zippered gusset, how to line the purse with fabric, and how to turn or burnish all edges for a professional finish. We will discuss leather options for giving this bag structure without excess bulk, fabric options for the liner that easily wipe clean, and other materials for bag construction that will help your understanding in bag making and design. You will go home with a complete crossbody bag and pattern to make future products for your customers. You are welcome to bring a finished tooled piece to sew to the front of the purse. Tooling must be complete and ready to sew in place as we will not have available time during class. Finished tooled piece may be up to 4.5″ tall x 7.5″ long.

What to Bring:

• Stone or glass surface to skive on

• Small cutting mat

• Pen or pencil

• Skiving knife

• Scalpels-will be provided if you don’t have your own.

• 4x12 quilting ruler (or similar size)

• Silver pen

• Sharpie

• Scissors

• Rotary Knife

• Cutting mat

• Edger

• Wing dividers

CLASS REFUND POLICY:

100% refund through October 1st

80% refund through October 20th

No refund from October 21st through the end of the show