How to Sew a Japanese Coin Purse

Loose change always seems to be floating around the bottom of your purse. After a while all that change gets heavy and hard to find when you need it. A small coin purse is easy to grab and keep your change in. This simple-to-sew coin purse in a Japanese style keeps your change organized and easily accessible.

Things You'll Need

• 1/4 yd. outside fabric
• 1/4 yd. lining fabric
• Scissors
• 6-inch zipper
• Thread
• Sewing machine

Instructions

1. Purchase 1/4 yd. of contrasting fabrics, one for the outside and one for the inside of your coin purse. The fabric you buy for the outside should be a little heavier than the lining to make to purse holds up well.

2. Lay out both of the fabrics on a table. Put the lining on the table first and lay the outside fabric on top with the right side up. Cut the fabric into a 5-inch by 10-inch rectangle.

3. Fold the pieces of your coin purse with the lining on the outside. Pin along the sides to hold the fabric in place. Stitch both sides, backstitching at the bottom for extra strength.

4. Pin the zipper to the outside fabric on one side of the coin purse. Make sure to line up the top of the zipper with one side of the coin purse. Stitch all the way across. Repeat along the other side.

5. Unzip the zipper and turn the purse right side out. Tuck the excess zipper end down into the purse. Stitch across the end of the zipper to hold the excess end in place.