Stitch a Quick and Easy Coin Purse Using Fabric Scraps
Stacy GrissomDescription
A zippered coin purse is a great way to use up some leftover fabric scraps. Stacy Grissom shows you how you can create one in almost any size or shape. She starts with the basic pieces you will need and then shows how to easily attach a zipper using basting tape before stitching. Basting tape is a great alternative to pins, especially on small projects where the pins can cause the fabric to pucker. After the zipper is inserted Stacy shows the few simple steps needed to stitch and finish your project. She even shares several ideas on how you can personalize or customize the project!
When attempting to stitch over a zipper, as needed in this project, it is always best to use the hand wheel when stitching over a zipper with metal teeth. Hitting metal zipper teeth with the needle can be dangerous and could harm you or damage your machine. Smaller zippers, like the ones used in this video, have plastic teeth and are easier to stitch over, however, it is still recommended that you go slowly.
Coin purses make great stash busters. They also make great little gifts. To make one of any shape, any size really, you want two pieces that are the same size. I've got fusible fleece already attached to the wrong side of the fabric. Pick whichever one you want for the back, fold it in half, and cut it. Now you can attach your zipper. Basting tape is a really great way to hold a zipper in place when you're sewing it. Pins always seem to bubble the zipper or the fabric but basting tape you just attach a little bit, use a pin to score the paper, peel it off, and attach your zipper centered, wrong side down. Sorry, right side down. Now it's ready to sew and you don't have to deal with any pins. Once you've got your zipper sewn in place, double check that your two pieces are still pretty much the same size. If they're not, then you'll trim down the front of it. I like to top stitch right along the sides of my zipper just to get the fabric to lay a little bit flatter. It makes it look a little nicer too, I think. Unzip your zipper, don't forget that step. Not all the way, a little bit past the middle. Lay your front and back right sides together. Put in some pins. This side is coming up because of the zipper so just force him into place. That's probably enough pins. Now you're ready to sew. So I'll get my zipper foot on. That'll be just fine. I'm just gonna sew around using a half inch seam allowance. I'm not even gonna backstitch until I get to the very end. Remember, if your machine can't handle going over the zipper, you can always use your fly wheel to walk over it. make sure your zipper is laying flat, you don't want it coming in like it was trying to do on me just there. That guy does not wanna stay put so I'm gonna use a pin to push him down. There we go. Nope. There we go. If you've got corners like I do here, you're going to clip them. If you're making a round shape like this one, you would cut little pie slices. You can either finish the edges with a zigzag stitch or you can use pinking shears. Trim off your zipper. It helps to unzip this guy all the way. I like to use an old chopstick to turn out the corners. And that's it, you're done. You can take just about any shape, you could add little points on for ears, make it a cat, a dog, any kind of animal you want.
Maybe I'm just not looking in the right place, but I wish there was a list of everything you need for this project somewhere. I didn't understand what she said a couple of times.
I think she forgot to mention tacking the end of the zipper at the end of the length it needs to be before cutting it to fit. There should be back stitching in the beginning and I think there should be a demonstration on how to top stitch the zipper.
I still like this video but will have to go elsewhere to find out how to do the zipper. She suggests how to do it, but, I really need much more than a suggestion.
They do same for the paid version
I forgot to mention I like that idea about the basting tape for zippers! That's a great tip! Never thought about it. Always did the pins and hand basting to get it to stay in place.
Terrific idea! I think I'll make one but make it a little bigger to put a few more things in it without having to carry around a purse! Thanks!
There was no way to play it. If I went in through the email I think you shld have all the info.
Seriously? you skipped sewing the actually zipper on??? you didn't even talk about pivoting? It was like the you were sewing by your self and the camera and sewing lesson were a second thought. This seamed like a student video to me. Like you were the student. Once again, you might want to re shoot this over again with a more striped lesson. This could be amazing if redone.
Thanks for the tip about basting tape. Have never used it and would be great for zippers. Thanks again.
Nifty, thanks!