Triangle Coin Purse With Zipper

Triangle Coin Purse - How to sew

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For the detail of how to sew a triangle coin purse with zipper closure, read more after this jump: his !"# triangle purse is actuall$ in the form of tetrahedron shape with ! triangles on the sides and 1 triangle on the %ase, other name of tetrahedron is &triangular p$ramid'( he tetrahedron shape makes good coin purse that it suita%le to keep small change and also for the ease of getting the correct coin in a )uick glance( * used %rown as main color for the purses to resem%le the color of the cooked %am%oo or reed lea+es of the wrapping( ,nd, add a cord or ri%%on to mock the t$ing string to hold the filling in the wrapping( o mimic it e+en further, * )uilted diagonall$ on the purse to make it looks similar to the reed leaf grain( *f $ou look closer to the main photo, * sewed - different positions for the zipper, one on the triangle slope (left) and one at the center of the triangle (right)( .oth of them are %asicall$ made from the same method, the onl$ different is how to sew the sides of the purse (step"%$" step photo /10)( Materials: 1( Fa%ric 1 -pcs( of 52 3 52 -( 4ining fa%ric 1 -pcs( of 52 3 52

!( 5ipper end co+ers 1 -pcs( of -2 3 1 16-2 0( .atting 1 -pcs( of 02 3 02 5( 5ipper 1 !2 (* used 02 metal zipper shorten to !2) 7( #ecorati+e cord or ri%%on, appro3( 182 Tools: 1( 9ewing machine with normal presser foot -( 5ipper foot !( 9ewing kits 0( :rasa%le fa%ric marker 5( ;uler 7( <nitting needle or something %lunt %ut point$ for adjusting the corners

Cut fa%rics = %atting according to the dimension a%o+e( For fa%ric = lining, 52 3 52 size is alread$ included 16-2 seam allowance( #raw sewing lines on the wrong side of the fa%rics with fa%ric marker or pencil(

#raw a diagonal line on the center of the

fa%rics with ruler and erasa%le fa%ric marker(

Pin %atting on the wrong side of the fa%rics( rim the %atting to follow the fa%ric sewing lines if necessar$(

9titch diagonall$ on the right side of the fa%ric with sewing machine( >se the presser foot as a guide, sew parallel lines across the entire piece(

Finished diagonal )uilting on %oth sides of the purse fa%rics( 9et aside(

Co+er %oth zipper?s ends with the -2 3 1 16-2 fa%rics( Fold the raw edges on the 1 16-2 side and sew a narrow hem %efore co+ering the zipper?s end( Fold the -2 length into half and co+er the end (trim the raw edges on the zipper end if necessar$), pin to secure the position(

Change $our presser foot to zipper foot, sew on the other ! sides, e3cept the one across the metal zipper( ;epeat the same to the other end(

@ow $ou ha+e - pcs( of )uilted purse fa%rics, lining fa%rics and a zipper read$ for sewing into triangle purse(

Pin the zipper on the purse fa%ric with right side together( @ormall$, * don?t draw an$ sewing line on the zipper, * use the grain line on the zipper as a guide, which is normall$ %etween !682 to 1602 from the center( 9ew on the seam allowance to secure the zipper in place( ;emo+e pins(

@ow, pin the lining on the zipper and purse fa%ric, with right side together( 9ew on the sewing line with zipper foot( ;emo+e pins(

urn the purse fa%ric and lining down, and zipper up( Ane side is done(

;epeat the a%o+e ! steps to the other side of the zipper(

.ring the purse fa%rics together with right side facing each other, do the same to the lining( .end the zipper?s edge down to the lining?s side( Pin %oth sides of the purse?s fa%ric and lining(

Cut !2 cord as a purse loop and place %etween the purse fa%rics, on the zipper head side( 9ew %oth side and lea+e a - 16-2 opening on the lining for turning the purse right side out( ip: if $ou want to do make the one on the right hand side of the main photo, sew %ase and zipper head side( *nstead of - parallel sewing, it %ecomes a ' B &, aka %ase"side"%ase(

Cra% the unsewn side (which is the %ase for this instance), turn the purse with sides meeting at the center( Pin to secure( #o the same to the lining and %ring the lining to the purse fa%ric(

9ew %oth purse fa%ric and lining fa%ric together, with lining opening facing up(

urn the purse right side out from the opening( *t ma$ seems a little too chunk$ to go through the small opening, as long as $ou turn each fa%ric through one %$ one, $ou will %e fine( >se knitting needle or something point$ %ut %lunt to shape the corners(

Fold the %alance of the cord into half and stitch the center to the center of the purse %ottom(

ie a knot or ri%%on to the purse loop( rim the cord to $our liking( , triangle coin purse that looks like a wrapped rice dumpling is completedD