Sweet Small Purse Tutorial

How to make cute coin purse - pouch. Free Sewing Tutorial.

 This is the presser foot I use when I'm sewing the zipper unto the purse. Phaff nr 3 or the Bernina nr 5.

Materials:

3 - 2,5 x 10 inch strips for the front.
1 - 7,5 x 11 inch Backing
1 - 7,5 x 11 inch Batting
2 - 1 1/4 x 7,5 inch strips for Binding
1 - 7,5 inch Zipper

Sew together the three strips.

Make an sandwich and
quilt as desire.

Use an plate to cut an nice curve at both side and trim.

At both side sew the binding with your needle position two-tree step at the left.

Press the binding like this...

Change the presser foot, this is the nr. 5 - Bernina.
And sew the zipper on at both sides.

Remember to move your needle position.

Cut of the binding behind the Zipper.

Make an sesecond seam at the binding...

... make sure that the second seam meet the zipper at the wrong side :o)

You can now close the zipper.

Sew the sides togheter, first the 1/4 seam allowance and then zic zac edge like this:

Now its time to make Box corner......

Remember to count in the seam allowance.

...and cut...

Sew an 1/4 inch seam allowance and zic zac edge like this:

And...    Vola !