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MY PERFECT PURPLE PURSE 

Designed and created especially for Pfaff 

By Kim Fillmore 

Sewing Expressions 

 

 

Seeing spots...leopard spots that 
is!  Pfaff creative Card/CD 356 
lends just the right touch to our 
trendy clutch. 

 

Supplies You’ll Need: 

•  Pfaff creative embroidery 

machine 

•  Pfaff creative Card/cd 356 

Beasts of Prey, design 41871 

•  1 – 9” x 12” UltraSuede (or 

other fabric of your choice 

•  2 – 9” x 12” fusible black 

cotton interfacing – fairly stiff 
so the purse sides are stable 

•  Black rayon embroidery 

thread (wind a bobbin with the rayon thread to complete all the satin stitching) 

•  Black tear-away stabilizer (black – so the white pokies won’t show through the black 

satin stitch edge!)  

• Temporary 

spray 

adhesive 

•  1 black gripper snap fastener 

•  Water-soluble fabric marker 
 

Let’s Get Started: 

1.  Fuse one piece of the interfacing to the back of the suede (set second piece aside). 

2.  Print a template of the design to allow you to determine where to place the second 

hooping of spots.  Two sections of the leopard spots will NOT fit together in the Grand 
Hoop – use the standard 225 x 140 hoop to embroidery your entire piece of suede. 

3.  Hoop a piece of stabilizer and lightly spray with temporary adhesive spray. 

 

 

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4.  Embroider leopard spots over the entire piece, using the template to determine 

placement of the two large sections (you can leave the spots off the narrow strip if 
desired).  

5.  After embroidery is complete, remove from hoop and remove all excess stabilizer. 

6.  Trim thread ends and fuse the second piece of stabilizer to the back of the suede piece. 

7.  Use a fabric marker to trace outlines of each pattern piece on fabric, including dots for 

matching sections. 

8.  Use satin stitch #10 and strips of black tear-away stabilizer to satin stitch around the 

outer edges of all three pieces. 

9.  With wrong sides together, match the dots at the top of 

the purse front with the dots on the long side/bottom 
piece.  Set machine for a slightly wider satin stitch and 
satin stitch the edges together (yep…you’ll be re-
stitching the satin stitch you already did – this makes 
for a very dense, pretty satin finish!)  Pin as needed to 
make sure the edges match. 

10. Repeat to satin stitch back/front flap piece to opposite 

side of long side/bottom piece. 

11. Attach snap to front of bag flap and front of bag at marked points.  

 

 

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