Coin Purse Place

If you keep your change in your handbag, it will always seem to be laying at the bottom of your bag. That is why a coin purse is used. You can easily put the coins in your coin purse and save yourself the problem of searching for change in your big handbag. A little coin purse can solve this problem. There are different kinds of coin purses in the market. Among them, is the Japanese coin purse. It is smaller in shape and made up using fabrics. It has zipper unlike the most of the other coin purses. You can also sew one by yourself. The things that you need to sew your own Japanese coin purse are ¼ yard outer fabric, ¼ yard of lining fabric, a 6 inches zipper, thread for sewing, scissors and sewing machine.

Following are the steps to make a small and beautiful Japanese coin purse. Take ¼ yards of two contrasting color fabrics. One will be used outside and the other will be used inside the purse. The fabric that will be used outside should be heavier to make the purse more durable. Now lay down these two fabrics on the table itself. First put the lining fabric and then put the outside fabric with the right side up on the table. Now slowly start cutting the fabric in a rectangular shape of 5 inch by 10 inch. The stitching will be done now. But before that fold both the rectangular pieces with the lining fabric on the outside. As a precautionary measure, pin along both pieces so as they can not move and remain in place. Start stitching both the sides. For extra durability and strength backstitch also at the bottom. Take the zipper now and pin it to the outside fabric on a side of your coin purse. Line up the top side of zipper with that one side of your coin purse. Stitch the zipper carefully now on one side and after that on the other side as well.

Now unzip your zipper and turn the coin purse right side out. Do not forget to tuck the excess zipper end into the purse itself. You can stitch that excess zipper to hold it in place. This is finishing part, so perform it watchfully. That is it – you are ready with your Japanese style coin purse. You can use it for yourself or you can present it somewhere else as well. It makes a nice, small gift.

There are some materials that you need to get before starting this project on making your own  coin purse. The materials needed are as follows. Four squares of material that measure 4inches by 4 inches, dressmaker pins, pen or pencil, ruler, scissors, thread that is the same color as the material of the squares, a zipper or buttons that match the material of the squares which will make sure that the purse will be able to be closed and last a sewing machine to sew the purse together.

Here are the steps to make your very own coin purse, and it is important that you follow all the steps. The first step would be to make sure that you have all the materials that are needed. The second step would be to use the ruler and mark the wrong side of the material of 4 inches by 4 inches. Remember that one set of squares are for the outside and the other set of squares are for the lining. Use the scissors to cut the 4 squares out of the material. The third step after cutting the squares would be to use the dressmaker pins to pin the squares together. Pin the lining square to the square that will be used for the outside of the coin purse. Do the same with the second set of squares. Use sewing machine and sew 3 sides of the squares make sure that you have a seam allowance of 1 ½ inches. Be sure that while you are sewing the squares that you remove the dressmaker pins so that you do not ruin your sewing machine. Do the same with the second set of squares, and then turn the first set of squares right side out and push the corners. Then begin the top edge of the coin purse by folding top edge of the material down ½ an inch and tuck in to the lining square.

The final step is to place the seams together and use dressmaker pins to hold the sides of the outside of the coin purse. Be sure to that the top stitch is ¼ inch from the material’s edge. Repeat the same steps for the second set of squares. Be sure that you do not sew the top of the purse together and sew the zipper or buttons, so that you can close the purse when you are done.

It’s a wish of every girl that she owns a beautiful coin purse for special occasions. There are many exotic patterns available in coin purses. But sometimes you feel kind of confused while selecting a perfect coin purse for your lovely dress. If you get any confusion like this, do not worry. You can always bead one for yourself. We have consolidated some tips herewith on how you can bead a coin purse.

First of all choose a quiet area for work. It is really important because this project takes a two-three hours time and you need to keep your stuff out of reach of kids during that time. Kids can disturb you in the process and this work demands a full concentration and attention. You can select a perfect pattern for the coin purse from the internet. There are number of websites which provide beautiful and attractive patterns for beading the coin purses. Based on your needs and taste, you can select the one which you like the most. Narrow down your choices to come up to select the perfect one. The color scheme is very important factor in this work. Choose the materials that are matching with the color scheme to ensure that coin purse has a synchronized color pattern. It enhances the beauty of your coin purse. Try using inexpensive beads for bulk of the purse and expensive gems for the accents. It is important to ensure that you have all the material and supplies before you start the work.

As mentioned above, this work needs proper concentration and must be finished in one stretch. It frustrates when you find in the middle of the work that you do not have some material and you can not proceed without that. You buy these patterns or the beads from a retailer. In case you have any doubt or question, better ask him before hand. Before starting the work, read all the instructions watchfully and anticipate all the possible confusions. Ask the questions to the retailer and get them resolved. The key lies in taking your time. It’s an art and you can not perform this art if you are in any sort of hurry. Finish all the other work before hand and then start beading your coin purse. Do not start until you are assured that you will finish this in one stretch.