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No-hardware coin purse

by Linda Theil

This month Diane Spencer-Ogg is highlighting some of her quick-and-easy, free patterns for holiday giving. Her no-hardware "Easy Coin Purse Travel Wallet" caught my eye because I thought this little four-by-six envelope would be perfect to feature some of my favorite holiday prints.

These festive little purses would be delightful favors holding individually wrapped, hand-wipes for holiday-luncheon guests.

The lined coin purse features a large central pocket, a smaller front pocket, and a strap to secure the rounded flap closure. I used 3/4-inch nylon webbing for the strap, but the pattern includes directions for making a strap from coordinating fabric.

The pattern pieces for the Easy Coin Purse may be downloaded free from the Spencer-Ogg webpage, and a detailed video tutorial is available on the Spencer-Ogg YouTube channel.

The directions feature topstitching on both pockets, and topstitching around the arc of the closure flap. They also include finishing the pouch with topstitching to secure the bottom seam. 

Since that bottom seam includes several layers of fabric and my domestic machine does not always reliably feed multiple layers, sometimes creating uneven topstitching, I tried a different method of finishing the purse that I found satisfactory.

1. I sewed both sides and the arc of the bag top right-sides-together as indicated in the pattern, but I did not sew any stitches along the bottom of the bag. I turned the bag right-side-out.

1. bag after turning right-side-out

2. Then I flipped the large pocket to the back of the bag with the small pocket and strap hidden and enclosed against the back of the bag. 

2. Bag after flipping large pocket to back

3. Then I sewed across all layers of the bag -- front, back, and both pockets, trimmed the seam, and zig-zagged the seam allowance. 

3. Bag after stitching bottom closed 

4. Then I turned the large pocket to the front of the bag with the small pocket and the closure strap visible on the front, and enclosing the bottom seam hidden inside the large pocket.

4. Bag after turning large pocket to front, showing bottom seam hidden inside large pocket

Finished bag front with closure flap enclosed in strap
Finished bag backs featuring holiday imagery

The red fabric is from the "Nordic Noel" collection by Jim Shore for Benartex circa 2022. The blue fabric is from the "Santa Clothes" collection by Cynthia Young Hedgehog Productions for Moda. I don't know what year the Cynthia Young fabric was published, but I think it is considered a vintage fabric. 

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