Bags of fun

These velvet cosmetic bags are fun - and fairly quick - to make. (Warning: they are also addictive!) The pattern for the smaller one is here; after a bit of measuring, extrapolation, and guessing, a pattern for the larger one resulted. The zip pull is a couple of scraps of velvet machined together, then trimmed close to the stitching, then closely overcast with embroidery floss (next time I'll use buttonhole stitch). Next time, I'll use some wadding in the larger one, and cut the lining a bit smaller.
With this one, the only suitable zip on hand was a bit short, so I added a strip across the bottom end. Despite the photo, it's a richly purple velvet and has a lining of tie silk - little leaping hounds and rabbits. A few hand stitches holding the lining and bag seams together at the top make a difference. This zip pull is velvet ribbon knotted through the small hole in the zip and then satin ribbon handsewn to the inside, to make a bit of colour when the bag is closed.