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DIY Coin Purse

This tutorial will show you how to make a DIY Coin Purse. Quick and easy projects … aren’t they the best kind? This week’s tutorial can be whipped up in less than 15 minutes, and I bet you can find 15 ways to use a cute zippered pouch, too!

Carte Postale Zippered PouchInstructions for DIY Coin Purse with Carte Postale Fabric

Supplies for DIY Coin Purse

 

 

Supplies for DIY Coin Purse:

 
A printed iron on transfer (printable at the bottom of this post)
A small piece of cotton duck cloth (at least the size of your transfer)
An 8 inch zipper
Ironing transfer onto fabric

First, iron your transfer onto your fabric. Print the graphic on the transfer paper, then iron according to the directions on the package.

Tap Transfer Paper

 

This is the Iron on Transfer Paper that we recommend at TGF, it’s the best that we have found by far!! Your projects will turn out so much nicer and it’s super easy to use!

Peeling back paper to reveal transfer
If you let it completely cool, it will peel off much easier.
Cutting out fabric with pinking shears
Trim out the images, with the Pinking Shears,  giving about a 1/2 inch seam allowance.
 I trimmed mine out with shears to prevent fraying.
Sewing Carte Postale transferred fabric with machine

Start the pouch by sewing the zipper onto the pieces, face side together. For hints on how to install a zipper,  you can visit my blog to see my zippered pillow cover tutorial (the steps are the same.)

Pinning fabric

After each side is together on the zipper, using the sewing pins to pin them together along one side. Make sure to keep an eye on the print so that it’s lined up properly and pin so you sew just inside the edge of the printed portion.
After you sew one side, do the bottom, unzip the zipper, then sew up the third side.
carte postale DIY Coin Purse

Turn it out and you’re done with your adorable Carte Postale Zippered Pouch! It’s cute enough to use as a little clutch when you only need a few essentials. The transfer material makes it feel somewhat like oilcloth – but the bonus is you can make your own “fabric” simply by using graphics!

Carte Postale Printable

I hope make yourself a cute DIY Coin Purse like this one! They make great gifts too.
If you have time, I’d love a visit over on my blog at The Shabby Creek Cottage.
Happy Crafting!
Gina
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Comments

  1. Rosemary says

    GINA-Thanks for the inspiration. I have loads of postcards I’ve collected from places I visisted that I could use to make this little purse!

  2. Rhoni Ann says

    I love this idea, I have several letters with envelopes that were written between my great grandfather, his sister and their mother; my great great grandmother. I’d love to make a large bag with all the old letters and envelopes. Love this!!!

  5. Anonymous says

    hello, I look with great interest your site for a few days after meals spent with friends and family during the holidays. Curiously, by chance I have seen a letter which spoke to me because I live in a small village (La Méaugon near Saint Brieuc in Brittany France). Information to Beaugrand was the name of a merchant family in the city center of Saint Brieuc.
    When I was little girl the

  6. Katharine Devinney says

    I am glad to reread the transfer and zipper instructions. I haven't made a zippered pillow in ages and have tons of material to make some. Thanks for sharing Gina and Karen.

  7. ScrappyMama says

    OMG!!!! This is soooooooo cool!!!!!! I’ve bookmarked this page & Gina’s page on how to do a zipper ’cause I’ve always been intimidated by them & have avoided them like the plague…I think it’s time to conquer that fear!!! I’m not able to try this yet, but, I AM gonna try it…wish me luck!!!

  11. Pendra says

    Gina this is so cute…also loved your tutorial on putting in the zipper! It’s been a LONG time since I have done it and really needed a refresher on it. I’m into pillows right now and it’s soooo nice to be able to take them off and wash them. Thanks for the cute little pouch and the tutorials!!
    Holiday Hugs,
    Pendra

    • Karen Watson says

      Hi Barb,
      Gina used Iron on Transfer paper, you just pop it in to your ink jet printer and print on it, then you iron it onto your fabric. Make sure you follow the instructions on the package as different brands may have different instructions.

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