Sew a Mini Coin Purse From Your Fabric Scraps

This mini coin purse is the perfect little sewing project for using up your fabric scraps! Karen Pratt from Creamcraft Goods has a tutorial at Therm O Web blog showing how you can make one. It’s so cute! This is a fun little project you can whip up in less than half an hour.

You’ll need fabric scraps measuring just 3 ½” x 9 ½”. And if your scraps aren’t that large, that’s not a big deal. You can just piece some smaller scraps together to make one piece that size. This one uses a patchwork of tiny squares to make the outside of the pouch. The lining is cut from a solid (non-pieced) scrap. It takes just a few easy seams to make the pouch.

And what can you use this little pouch for? Here are just a few ideas:

Coin purse to hold change and folded paper money.

Ear bud pouch

Jewelry pouch (great for travel!)

Gift pouch

Small candies or toys

I’m sure you can think of a million more uses for these little pouches. You can easily adjust the measurements to make them in different sizes, too.

A plastic snap makes a fast and simple closure so this is truly a quick and easy project. If you’ve only ever set metal snaps before, you’ll be happy with how much easier it is to set a plastic snap. I’ve always struggled getting enough pressure on the pliers to set a metal snap evenly, but plastic snaps set easily and evenly.

If you don’t have a plastic snap setter (and don’t want to use this project as an excuse to get one), you can easily substitute hook and loop tape for the snap as the closure.

You can find the tutorial for this cute little mini coin purse over at the Therm O Web blog.

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