Leelana Crossbody Pattern

Name: Leelana Crossbody Pattern
Brand: Bumbleroot Design
Price: 8.50 USD
Availability: InStock

Leelana Crossbody Pattern

by Bumbleroot Design

$8.50 USD

Meet Leelana! This small/medium crossbody handbag fits a full-sized wallet and a small tablet in either compartment. Leelana is a semi-structured bag.

Highlights:

The elegance of a drop-in lining, but the ease of a turned bag
Unique "cocoon" method for tidy zipper ends without tabs
Two separate zipper compartments, each with interior pockets
Center external pocket between the compartments
Belt-style adjustable strap

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FINISHED DIMENSIONS

11 x 7 x 5 inches

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate & confident intermediate.

Material Options

Best made with vinyl, leather, cork, or home decor weight fabric; use extra interfacing/stabilizer for bags made of quilting cotton

Downloadable PDF

Over 38 pages with color illustrations

Pattern Copyright

Latest: July 2022. Originally published May 2019 and updated July 2020.

Step-by-Step Video Tutorial

Links to the online videos are in the PDF

Print + Cut

All pattern pieces included for printing, tracing, and cutting (except straps)

Eco-Friendly Options

Full cutting chart with measurements included, to save paper

Units of Measure

Pattern includes both Imperial and metric measurements

Strap Guide

Use the separate Strap Guide to make any strap style and length of your choosing

FABRIC NEEDS

1/3 yard vinyl, cork, leather, or fabric for the exterior and strap
1/4 yard fabric for the lining
10 x 3" piece of firm stabilizer
Optional: 1/2 yard woven interfacing
Optional: 1/3 yard medium fusible stabilizer such as Decovil Light 525
Two 18" handbag zippers
Two 3/4" rectangle or D-rings
One 3/4" buckle-style strap adjuster
Rivets
Optional: One 18mm thin magnetic snap
Fabric glue or double-sided tape, sewing needle and thread for hand sewing, rivet setter, hole punch, rulers, scissors/rotary cutter

TECHNIQUES INCLUDED

How to make a belt-style adjustable strap out of vinyl, leather, or cork
An easy way to make a slip pocket with "faux" fabric binding detail
How to make side connectors for the strap, out of vinyl, leather, cork, or fabric
A new way to end up with pretty zipper ends, without using tabs. Introducing the Cocoon Method!

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