Small Coin Purse Tutorial

Learn How to Sew Your Own Mini Coin Purse. Coin Pouch Tutorial.

You will need:

4 squares, 11 cm on each side (2x lining fabric—beige here; 2x outer fabric—blue here)
1 zipper (14 cm) + 1 slider
2 fabric scraps, 5 cm long by the width of the zipper (in the photo, the scrap hasn't been cut in half yet)
Optional: ribbon or webbing for loops.

– A piece of the lining and a piece of the outer fabric are cut in half diagonally.

– Align the raw edges flush with one end of the zipper, with right sides facing the zipper and the long edges pointing toward the center of the zipper. 

– Sew the “sandwich” together (using a presser-foot-width seam allowance).

– Fold the long ends outward (press) and topstitch.

– Place one of the outer triangles on the table with the right side facing up, position the zipper on top (teeth facing the outer fabric), and place one of the lining triangles on top of that (right side facing the zipper).

– Sew the sandwich together, keeping the zipper foot close to the zipper teeth (unfortunately, there is no photo of this – the red line indicates the stitching path on the sandwich, but please use a larger seam allowance than shown in the image) 

– Fold the two triangles outward (press) and topstitch.

– Similarly, stack the other two triangles, secure them, and topstitch. 

– Thread on the zipper slider and attach a tab made of woven ribbon, grosgrain ribbon, or similar to one (or both) sides.

– now assemble the sandwich – Outer square (right side facing down), inner square (right side facing up), and the finished top piece on top (right side facing up). 

– Then topstitch all around close to the edge; sew straight across the corners over the zipper—effectively “cutting off” the corners. 

 (Depending on the zipper width, your top piece might end up slightly smaller or larger than the squares; you can adjust this before sewing or when trimming the seam allowance in the next step.)

– Carefully trim the seam allowance to approx. 2–3 mm. 

– Turn the pouch right side out. 

[NOTE: I actually sew the pieces together wrong sides facing first because I prefer the final result that way. If you don’t want to do this—and aren’t bothered by visible seam allowances on the inside—you can simply sew the pouch together right sides facing and finish the seams. In that case, the order is: lining square (right side facing down), outer square (right side facing up), and top piece (right side facing up).]

– Now topstitch around the small pouch on the inside, using a seam allowance of approx. 5 mm. This can be a bit tricky at the corners near the zipper; please sew slowly over these areas or use the handwheel. 

– Turn the pouch right side out – DONE! :-)