Sew a Mini Coin Purse From Your Fabric Scraps

July 2, 2024 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

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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DIY Kids Gingerbread House Bag with Free Pattern

I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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