Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Sewing: Coin Purses


Yesterday he asked if I could make two gifts...

Yes, you heard correctly...yesterday!

They needed to be little..only big enough to hold a silver dollar.

And one had to be teal and one had to be pink/purple.

So today I was a sewing fairy...working all afternoon on two little coin purses.

It's a good thing I went to Sew Modern last Saturday..I used some of the Birds and the Bees from Tula Pink  for the pink/purple purse that I had picked up...with a pink hummingbird lining.  And the tree almost stands perfectly center!

I had to dig into my Japanese fabrics for the teal. I love this print, practicing my fussy-cutting skills again to show off the bright green bird.  As for the lining, it's a teal dot...perfect for this bag.

For a first attempt at coin purses, I think I did pretty good...I only stuck myself once with the needle while sewing the bag to the frame, and now they'll sit on the table overnight while the glue dries.

I think I need to make myself one now....

6 comments:

LRJ said...

I finally figured out how to put blogs on my KindleFire so, of course, I put yours on first.

Dana said...

they look great! I have some of those coin purse closures...but I a chicken about trying them. So much room for error.
I'm impressed!

Melody said...

Whoah. I am impressed. I need to make some.

meg said...

Adorable!!

Beverly said...

I bought some of those handles but have not actually gotten to the point of makeing the little coin purses. Some day when I retire I'll get something done! Love your coin purses.

Michelle said...

These are adorable! We need the pattern! Or tutorial!