Skip to main content

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. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Diane's Archie

by Linda Theil Diane Spencer-Ogg, owner of Spencer-Ogg, Ltd. in Greater Manchester, UK, released a new mini-duffle pattern she calls "Arch Zipper Pouches" in two sizes with printable pattern pieces and video tuturial. Her video introduction can be viewed at the end of this post. As always, Spencer-Ogg has hit the ball out of the park with the elegance of her design and the precision of her process. I have made two of the 10x8x4-inch large-sized Archies -- as her  fans have dubbed the new pattern. The bag shown above is made of Mora Faux Leather in grape from Emmaline Bags of Alberta, Canada. The interior, shown below, is cotton from the "Art History" collection by Marcia Derse for Windham Fabrics. For my second Archie, I quilted a panel from the "Guess How Much I Love You" collection by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram for Clothworks. With this new design, Spencer-Ogg debuts an updated pattern-production method that provides printable pattern pieces and a c...
Post a Comment
Read more

Starbucks mini-sling

by Linda Theil A bagmaker from the Kandou Patterns Community on FaceBook posted a bag featuring the Kandou "Mini-Traveler Sling" pattern using a Starbucks coffee bag as part of the fabrication. I am from Pittsburgh, so perhaps it comes naturally that I am intrigued by the use of iconic advertising in works of art, so I asked Alisa to please buy me some Starbucks coffee so that I could sew with the bags. I am also a fan of this slim, six-by-twelve-inch sling pattern that has three pockets and no inside! Alisa was particularly fond of the "Brown Sugar Cinnamon" limited edition bag, so I used this pink and gold bag for my first Starbucks sling. For the body of the bag, I used a cotton from the "Seedlings" collection by Katarina Rocella for Art Gallery Fabrics. The lining is Roccella's "Stacked Stones" design from her "Abstract Art" collection, also for AGF. "Stacked Stones" from "Abstract Art" collection by K. Rocc...
1 comment
Read more

Journey duffle

Mini-camper bag charm by Linda Theil This small duffle is the fourth Weekend Bag from the "Escape Pod Travel Collection" by Diane Spencer-Ogg that I have made. The bag is a gussetted duffle made using a double-birthing method that is, in my experience unique to Spencer-Ogg designs. The small 16x12x6-inch size was designed specifically to fit the carry-on requirements for ultra-low-cost, Irish airline, Ryanair. This "Journey Duffle" was made for a Michigander traveler who needs a roomy stash for haircare products and equipment, The jaunty bag is made from the "Joy in the Journey" collection by Dani Mogstad for Riley Blake Designs. The front and interior pocket panels are from the "On the Road Again" four-placemat panel by Katie Doucette for Wilmington. The straps are 1.5-inch-wide Tula Pink designed webbing. The rumpled look of the bag exterior is due to a mistaken use of a "craft" type interfacing that I mistook for my regular Pellon no...
Post a Comment
Read more