the Cora purse {Free Pattern featuring Lovebirds by RJR Fabrics}
Today we’re excited to share a new free pattern we’ve been working on: the Cora purse. For this pattern we used some adorable fabrics from Lovebirds by Patrick Lose for RJR Fabrics. We think this fabric would be perfect for new moms {aren’t the baby birds adorable?!}, as well as for cute baby or little girl items.
Download the free pattern here!
Our idea behind this little purse was to a small bag that would hold all the essentials. It could be used as a clutch or a long, cross-body purse, depending on which handle was attached. The swivel clips and D-Rings allow two types of handles to be used without any extra hardware showing.
The clutch version, with just one handle, would be a great addition to a diaper bag or any other large travel bag. Pull out the clutch for what you need and leave the rest in the car, in the stroller, or with the babysitter. I know I’ve often found myself fumbling around for my wallet, lip gloss, phone, and pen, before leaving my big bag somewhere. This keeps it all in one place!
Attach the long strap and your belongings are close to you wherever you go. My mom specifically wanted this type of small purse for traveling. This way she can keep all her important items close to her, especially in a strange or foreign place.
This bag also features a small outer zip pocket to keep little things more secure {this pocket could also be enlarged to hold your cell or smart phone, we just thought it looked cute tiny!}. The inside is divided into two large sections. Small card pockets could also be added to help keep things more organized {see the Bella clutch free pattern for card pocket instructions}.
If you’re looking for the hardware we used, we bought ours from Tantalizing Stitches:
Now, for the fun part of the post! RJR Fabrics is generously giving one reader a fat quarter bundle of Lovebirds in their choice of either the white or cream colorway! To enter, leave a comment on this post with what you’re most looking forward to making when the Christmas sewing is over {or, if you’re not sewing for Christmas, then just what you’re hoping to make next!}. One comment per person over 18 years of age or older. This giveaway will close Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 11:59 pm. Good luck!
Just to sew for the enjoyment and no deadline would be fabulous!!!
Thank you lovely ladies for sharing this purse pattern. It is very generous of you. Di x
I’ll be making curtains for LR
ADORABLE PURSE!!!! I’m just looking forward to making something for me. Anything! : )
trying to get a bed runner finished for our new camper; but having to stop to work on Christmas gifts. Really enjoying the fabrics I am working with. Finally found 2 pieces of the Chalk Lines fabric; what shall I make?
I will be making an apron, tea cosy and some inserts for my fruit and sweet baskets and of course some mug rugs
I am looking forward to making doll clothes for my granddaughters.
i really want to work on a quilt for my bed!! I have some very pretty fabric I’ve collected that I will use.
I am looking forward to making a lot of mini wall hanging quilts. Can’t wait!!
Thank you for this scrumptious giveaway chance!
Not sure what I really plan on making after Christmas but I do know that I want to finish up some projects. Thanks for the great giveaway.
After Christmas, I have to work on the tshirt quilt I promised my sister I would make for her son’s graduation. Thanks for the giveaway and the great pattern! I printed it out already and intend to sew it when I have the chance.
I’m going to pick one pattern on my bucket list and work on it! Thanks for the cute purse pattern!
i have a lovely new quilt pattern and fabric in shades of gray and yellow to make a wedding quilt for my little brother and his fiancé. I’m so excited! PS this little purse AND that fabric are AMAZING!!!
I plan to finish up my UFOs with some FMQ for practice and complete two quilts that I am hand quilting and are so close to being finished!
i have a lovely new quilt pattern and fabric in shades of gray and yellow to make a wedding quilt for my little brother and his fiancé. I’m so excited! PS this little purse AND that fabric are AMAZING!!!
Which fabric you use for making handbags and pouches?? Please share
Gorgeous fabric!!!! Reminds me of Spring
This is so cute ladies!! I’m hoping to work more on my Farmer’s Wife quilt when Christmas is over 🙂
I will be starting a quilt, maybe a modern sampler. Also, I want to try some small projects (gotta love that instant gratification) maybe a bag – there are some great ones out there, big and small. Thanks for this give-away.
I am looking forward to a pickle dish quilt. I love the look but have never had the nerve because of the curves and templates. I think I have found a pattern that I can conquer. Thanks!
My guild is doing a QAL for the Patchwork City book and I’m really looking forward to that!
I am hoping to do some “me” sewing after Christmas sewing is done. I have a kit for your mini medallion quilt ready to go! Thank you for the Cora purse pattern. It is so cute!!!! Sandy
my next project is a lap quilt for my couch. my mom took the last one home with her! those fabrics would be perfect!
Merry Christmas from Oklahoma, USA! I really loved making a wedding quilt for my daughter. Now I am starting a wedding quilt for my son. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
Baby quilts for three pregnant friends! Plus burp rags… Plus some clothes for my daughter… And finish up some baby bags. Sigh, the list is endless (but so much fun!)
After Christmas is a birthday comming up so he might want an other quilt or pillow. Have to use it as long as I am allowed to sew for him 🙂
After Christmas I plan to finish up a quilt I started for my grandson. It is for his March birthday and I don’t want to be late.
I can’t wait to get home and download this pattern! Thanks for the chance to win!
I’m looking forward to finally starting some Farmer’s Wife blocks
Going to start on next years Christmas presents…..
MERRY CHRISTMAS !
I’LL BE STARTING A BABY CHARITY QUILT!
THANKS FOR A SWEET GIVEAWAY!
I am going to start my first quilt….time to move up from mug rugs, pillows, table toppers and small wall hangings.
Thank you so much for this lovely pattern. The little zippered pocket is such a nice touch.
I’m looking forward to making a baby quilt for my newest grand baby Connie born November 24th and to trying out your purse pattern of course
Thank you for the PDF! Looks like just the perfect ‘just enough’ bag for me to have at Quiltcon!
When the Christmas sewing is done, I was to make a purse, a tote, and quilted slippers for me (selfish sewing0! Thanks!
Cute purse and fabric!! I’m looking forward to getting caught up on bee blocks….
It looks like I will still be making Christmas quilts. But that’s ok, done for next year!
i can’t wait to make a new bag for myself, but it must wait until after Christmas!
Once the new year arrives and I’m free to sew, I’m going to be finishing off all the projects I’ve started and left half done! 🙂
this little purse is adorable. I love the fabrics. Thank you for sharing the pattern. If I win I will be using it to make a similar purse. After Christmas I will be sewing a civil war dress for myself. Our son is getting married on May 31st This is like no pattern I have seen, And I need a corset (which our sons fiancé will be making for me) So this will be interesting. Good to give myself a few months on this.
It’s not really making but finishing a quilt that I pieced and sandwiched in the mid 1990s. I gave up when it came to quilting it and now that I have better skills and a Grace frame I am ready to tackle it again. It’s just sitting there taunting me now.
I’m most looking forward to making a quilt. All sewing is put away not, til after the holidays. Thanks for the giveaway!
A year ago I was working on a quilt for my daughter but had to put it aside after shoulder surgery. Then multiple coworkers had babies that needed quilts, so I am looking forward to getting back to hand quilting their quilt.
I can’t wait to make an Aviatrix Medallion quilt! I haven’t had time to make but come February! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
I’ll be making a start on the first of my 2015 swaps!
Trying to keep up with Bonnie Hunter’s mystery quilt but with holiday sewing it is hard. Will finish after Christmas.
I’m hoping to make a draft stopper for our front door and a baby quilt for a friend’s baby girl who is arriving this month.
I want to make a granny square quilt.
I need a new table runner for spring. I think I’ll start with that.
I always like to start a new quilt in January and this year it will be Bunnies Prefer Chocolate by Bunny Hill.
I love the combo of piecing and applique in Anne Sutton’s quilts. They’re fun to custom FMQ too.
I have a new grandbaby coming in May and I can’t wait to start some baby things for him!
I’m very excited because today my mother-in-law was talking about needing a new scarf and I already had pulled fabric and matching thread to make her one for Christmas. I am taking the time after Christmas to start a quilt for myself!
Girls, I think you are the Queen-Bees of bag design! I really like the little zipper at the front…and as for what I’ll make after Christmas? Time out from my own designing, and I’ll make this cute little bag! Thank you, merry and blessed Christmas Jennie and Clara. xx
I am looking forward to finishing my Perkiomen Daydreams quilt. I had stopped working on it while taking care of a relative now I would like to finish it. It’s a 10,000 piece postage stamp quilt.
I am looking forward to finishing up some of my blocks of the month . I always get behind in December. Thank you for the pattern
I’m hoping to get back to my UFOs. If only I can stop starting things!
I am most looking forward to making my little sister her quilt. She has been patientky waiting for a year and her birthday is February 28th. 🙂
I’m actually looking forward to some selfish sewing!
i can’t wait to continue working on my cousin’s sons quilt for his bed
After Christmas I need to work on all the projects I didn’t get done in time for Christmas!! But first I think I will have to make that cute little bag!! Thanks so much for the pattern!
I love this little pouch! I look forward to more pouches/bags. And as always….quilts.
After Christmas I want to make a few iron caddies. I have promised a friend I wI’ll make one for her. And of course I need one for me too!
A scrap quilt, thanks
I am looking forward to working on my goal of making a table runner for each holiday in the coming year. I’m getting tired of store-bought/China-made runners and want my own unique ones!
I want to finish my son’s t-shirt quilt. It is ready to layer and quilt.
Love the purse which my grand in college will love.
I’m hoping to get my work space back [room rehab has displaced lots of stuff and a couple people for months, so ordinary space is not freed up as it normally would be] and to start anything… it will take me a few days to review my project plans to determine what to start first, but I’m ready to start something just as soon as the space is available again.
We just bought a new RV and I’m planning on making some pillows and a quilt so it feels like ‘home’ when we travel 🙂
I’m looking forward to starting my summer wardrobe sewing so that I’m ready when summer is here again.
What happy fabric! Thanks for the chance to win!
I will be starting on my very first quilt after the holidays. Thinking it’s going to be a modern sampler, just can’t decide, there are so many beautiful patterns to choose from.
Thanks for sharing the Cora Purse pattern – it is so cute! And thanks for the give-away – it’d be a good start to my stash.
I will be working on some UFO;s that have lingered far to long.
I will be working on ALL of my ufo’s, unless a new project comes along!!! 😉
Looking forward to sewing a girlie baby quilt for a new arrival due in March!
I am looking forward to hand stitching quilts that were not part of my Christmas gifts. Thanks for the lovely giveaway.
Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing this darling pattern!!! I love it!! The fabric you chose makes it so cute…I will need to duplicate this:) As always I love your blog…thank you for all that you do!
Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!
I love this purse pattern! I have two purses cut out to make after holiday sewing. Believe I will add this to the list!
I think I need a new bag. Thanks for the pattern. It is so cute, and I like the versatility of the bag. A clutch or a cross over. Great ideas.
I want to make something for myself. Thanks for the cute purse pattern and the great giveaway. vickise at gmail dot com
Love the bag! Once I finish Christmas sewing, I have a scrapbook quilt to get underway. Lots of photos to transfer of ticket stubs, programs and special times with my sweet man.
I plan to make a version of an antique wool quilt using recycled wool in a “brick” pattern.
I want to sew a few garments for myself. I also have 3 quilts on my agenda (one for my daughter, one for my son, and one for my front porch!). Thanks- love the argyle in this line!!
I’m looking forward to making some table runners and grocery bags – two of my favourite things! Thanks for the free bag pattern!
More selfish sewing…..and playing with some new patterns.
I’d really love to make a new throw quilt for our couch. I found a cute pattern I want to try, just need to find the time! Thanks for the chance to win!
Cute & useful bag. Post Christmas I want to make my first pieced bed quilt for me. I made plenty of stitchery quilts & simple pieced ones for family but after a year of improving my piecing in block swaps and sew alongside now I need to put it all in to practice in a big bed quilt.
I have a plan to make some Spring outfits – I have patterns and fabrics but no time yet. jennylarking at gmail dot com
Clothes! For me…. Finishing (or at least making progress) on some of my quilt tops. A 241 tote.
I’m looking forward to finishing some swap items but mostly I can’t wait to start quilting my Shine quilt and I am desperate to make myself a Daphne bag. I feel like my I want to make list is huge but being able to actually start it is exciting. Everything I want to do with no deadline has been pushed aside for Christmas making!! Thanks for the chance!!!
I will be making a baby quilt.
I’ve made some very nice ornaments. First folded fabric ones inspired by a YouTube video called “Folded Fabric Ornaments.” Then more modern cathedral window ornaments from felt inspired by Tea Rose Home. Little projects can be great fun.
I’m going to participate in an online quiltalong that will start in January. It’s hosted by The Quilting Gallery and I can’t wait to start.
What an adorable little clutch Jennie. I really like the little outside zippered pocket! I am hoping to sew some of the things that got pushed aside for Christmas sewing. LOL Have a happy week!
Curtains for a bedroom at my MIL house.
I have to make two quilts this year, one for my niece and one for my nephew, who are turning 18.
After Christmas I’d love to make A Cora for my sister – thank you for the pattern!
In will be sewing Christmas LONG after Christmas is a sweet memory. Then it will be finished for NEXT Christmas!!!!! Thanks for the cute pattern…..LOVE. XXXX
After Christmas, looking forward to getting caught up on a free WIPS. Thanks for the pattern and a chance for the give away.
oops, I accidentally commented on a different post! 🙂 I’m looking forward to sewing with my 7 year old girl. She is getting a charm pack for Christmas and we’ll probably make a doll quilt. I’ve got some 30s prints that I want to get working on!
I’m looking forward to doing a little selfish sewing after Christmas. Some new placemats are in order 🙂
what a darling bag and a sweet giveaway! I’m hooked on Three Owls Dainty Tote, can’t wait to make more of those
Thank you for the sweet zippy pattern, and for the giveaway – fun! I’m done Christmas gift sewing but I realized I needed a few more drawstring bags to wrap the gifts I’ve already sewn, so that’s what I’m working on next 😀
Sandra 🙂
I’m looking forward to starting a quilt I just designed and purchased fabric for. The background is “parrot” green Kona, and I’m incorporating lots of different black and white prints.
Thanks for the pattern, it is very cute! I have several projects lined up and waiting for me. I have two t-shirt quilts to finish. But I have a small throw quilt that I have started for a freind for her 80th birthday that I cannot wait to get back to!
I made a couple of your present mug rugs and plan on making a few more to have on hand for birthday gifts throughout the year. Thanks again for sharing.
I’m looking forward to finishing my Farmers Wife quilt after the holiday! Also a few WIP’s Block of the months, hope I can stay on track.
Adorable! I hope to squeeze out enough time to make a few of these!
I am making drawstring bag for Christmas . Thank you.
Oh man! So many projects, lol! But the one I can’t wait for is cutting into my Kona solids to start my version of Elizabeth Hartman’s Aviatrix quilt. It’s so amazing. Pretty sure it’s going to take me most of next year but I’m going to dance the whole way. Thanks for the lovely pattern. And for having a great giveaway from RJR! Merry Christmas to all!
I’m going to make a bench cushion.
Im wanting to make a bag I have a kit for
I am looking forward to starting and keeping up with all the mystery quilts that I have been saving! Maybe I will even get to use up some of my scraps!
I am hoping to finish up some UFO’s (unfinished objects) that I had to put on hold before Christmas, including placemats for winter. Then will take some quilting tutorials. Wish me luck!
My next project is this purse. I absolutly love it and the fabric.