An Owl Purse

For a while my daughter has been obsessed with owls.. maybe because she was asked to paint on an owl picture in her Montessori.

I was looking on Pinterest for something cute to make for her and came across many simple and cute owl applique prints. And so I decided to make her an owl purse so that she carry her toys when she goes out (which she's very keen on doing these days because I carry one of my own :))

I made a bag pattern that matches the body of an owl..I drew my own pattern but there are so many on Pinterest that can be followed. And with the pattern as base I cut out 2 bag pieces and 2 lining pieces and 1 23" X 4" long piece for the strap along with 2 4"X4" for the patchwork (see pic below). 

I appliqued wings, beak, eyes and eye balls onto the front bag piece.

My machine was not letting me do a zig zag stitch :( :( (dont really know what the problem is) because of which my appliques look unfinished. 

Once the applique was done, I followed instructions on this great website on how to make a simple 1 hour bag (although since I appliqued and did my own version of handle and pockets it took me close to 4 hours to complete the bag). Oh by the way, the link also has an easy pattern to use for cutting the cloth. 

There are 3 pockets in this bag, instead of the usual 1 pocket bags, so that my daughter can keep her dummy mobile phone and visa cards :) 

I also patched up some old fabrics to make the handle look longer :)