Oil Cloth Coin Purse Tutorial

3.6 2009

Here is an easy peasy sewing tutorial. If you have the right supplies, this project could take you only a 1/2 hour.

Supplies needed:

• Oil Cloth, mine is cut 5 x 7 1/2 inches
• matching zipper that is at least 7 inches long or longer
• bone folder or something similar
• pinking shears
• straight pins
• zipper foot for your machine

You will want to start with your zipper foot on your machine.

First take your oil cloth and pin one of the 5 inch sides to the zipper, right sides together – meaning that your zipper is facing up and your cloth is facing down. You will want to pin the cloth to the middle of the zipper, leaving plenty of excess zipper hanging off either end.

Using your zipper foot on your machine, sew the zipper to oil cloth with a 1/4 inch seam.

Turn the cloth so that it is facing up (this is the right side). Now use your bone folder to press the cloth away from the zipper.

VERY IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to iron your oil cloth, you will be very, very sorry. Even a low temperature is not a good idea. Pressing with a bone folder or something similar will be your best bet. Sorry to get so bossy, this is more of a disclaimer so if in fact you do decide to iron your oil cloth, you can’t say I didn’t warn you.

Okay, on with the tutorial. Now, with the fabric facing up, fold the other 5 inch side up to the zipper and pin, right sides together again.

Sew another 1/4 inch seam. Now you can open the zipper and press the other seam away from the zipper.

You may want to change your foot now from your zipper foot to your regular foot. You will not need your zipper foot for the rest of this project.

When you sew on the wrong side (or backside) of the oil cloth, you can just use your regular foot, but when you sew on the right side (or topside), you will want to tape the bottom of your foot with painters or masking tape. I just cut two teeny tiny strips that fit on either side of the foot. This keeps the foot from sticking to the cloth.

Top stitch on either side of the zipper.

Then open the zipper 3/4′s of the way. Important step. You will be very sorry if you don’t open the zipper, you will end up sewing the zipper shut.

Turn your piece inside out and pin both sides. Here is where you decide where you want your zipper to be. You could have your zipper in the middle of the coin purse, or towards the top. Either will be just fine. I chose to have my zipper closer to the top.

Pin both sides.

Sew a 1/4 inch seam on either side. Back stitch a couple of times over the zipper on both sides.

Cut off the zipper and trim the edges with pinking shears.

Turn your coin purse right side out and using your bone folder again, push the corners out. You could also use your bone folder smooth the outer edges.

Voila, you are done.

Comments

1. Shelly! :

   Susan - I am so excited to try this! I have been in major create mode - but am not that skilled. This seems right up my alley. Thanks!
2. Bonny :

   Thanks for the tutorial! Cutest little coin purse I've ever seen!
   
   I posted about it on our blog today!
3. sarah g :

   Ooooh!! I love, love LOVE this fabric!! So, so cute!!
4. Paula of CutieFruity :

   2 years ago I picked up like 40 zippers in various sizes and weird colors from DI. it turned out to be well under $.10 a zipper (like $.03?) This would be a great project for those 7 inch zippers that I will seriously never use.
5. Angie :

   Hey Susan...thanks for sharing :). I'm lovin' this fabric!
6. Kelsey :

   found your blog from kirtsy. thanks for the great tutorial! keep it up!
7. Ryan :

   I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
   
   
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8. nikki/WhiMSy love :

   Oh my goodness. I'm totally gonna give this a go. You make it look super easy!
9. Handmade :

   Hi, just found your blog jumping from links to links - great tut! Thanks for sharing. I will try this one! I also like the way you labelled your photos - anything that makes the process easier is a winner with me!
10. K@trine :

    Easy and cute! I'll have to try this tut out :)) Thanks!
11. Kristin :

    Excellent tutorial! I plan on making them for my girls' teachers with a gift card tucked inside - thanks for the idea!
12. metrosupialdesigns :

    Love it and your blog. Added this to tutorials to do and your blog to my reader!
    
    I've got a bunch of oilcloth around just itching for something like this.
13. hannah :

    I LOVE this!! I am totally going to make one. Now the mission is to find cute oil cloth...
14. 0size :

    Greaat, i looooove it, thanks.
15. Wulan :

    great... soo simpleee...i love it
16. Anonymous :

    I love this so much! No oil cloth so I made a quited version for my dad to put his guitar picks in! Thanks!!
17. **WE BLOG ARTISTS** :

    This is wonderful!
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18. Anonymous :

    You make zippers look so easy! Thank you!
19. butrfly2200 :

    Thanks for the tutorial on the coin purse. I think I just might make one. I came here after seeing your tutorial on the pillowcase dress.
    :)Carol
20. silveryneedles :

    This is such a lovely idea. Found yor blog whilst hopping about from one to another looking for inspiration as a new crafter. Thank you for sharing your tutorials.
21. Anonymous :

    Thank you for the wonderful tutorial. I made an oil cloth coin purse and a larger version using reversible quilted fabric. They both look great. I appreciate your time in making this tutorial.
    D.
22. Vanessa/NessieNoodle :

    adorable. Thanks for the tutorial. I have a big heap of oil cloth hangin in my stash and this could be just the project to get me over cutting into it!
23. Kazzychook :

    Thanks for this info, I found you from a link at the habby goddess. Off I go to try my first zipper :)
24. g.aruljothiKarikalan :

    very easy pattern.... i'll make one like this. Thank you
25. Gül :

    I sometimes do similar little things, by hand-sewing, but could never thought of that practical way. I think I will try one by tomorrow. Thanks for sharing.
26. sue at nobaddays :

    Thanks for this easy and very stylish tutorial. I made mine using a cotton print, lined with a pink cotton to which I had ironed some interfacing. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveandsue/4879703782/
27. Sue at nobaddays :

    Now blogged here ... I used regular fabric: http://nobaddays.wordpress.com/2010/08/28/reason-383-why-i-love-the-internet-free-purse-tutorials/
    
    Many thanks!
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    Nice handcraft. I will try to make one of these to my girlfriend. I hope that she like it. I am almost sure that she will love it he he.
32. Anonymous :

    YOU ARE SO SMART!!! I just found your post and love this idea. If only I had some oilcloth. Thank you so much for the instructions!
33. sre94 :

    You are very artistic!
    
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34. Me? A Mom? :

    I'm really late to the party on this one but I love this!!
    
    I blogged about my versions (with batting and lining) here: http://www.meamomblog.com/2011/01/last-sewing-of-2010.html
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43. butterflylady :

    These will be awesome from denim for gift cards for Christmas!!! Or you can recycle old tableclothes, A larger version for travel bathroom items. Love this Tut makes the zippers so much easier!!!!

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45. Rose Marie Smith :

    I and my church take shoe box and put different things in them, like toothpaste, small toys and some articles of clothing like socks and t-shirt. I don't if you have heard of Operation Christmas Child? Our church does it every year, around October. It would be nice to put the little coin purses in the shoe box..Can I do that? Are they copy righted? I am not going to sell the pattern or the little purses. Please let me know. Thank you Rose Marie Smith.My e-mail smith2384@att.net
46. Lesley :

    Hi. I've just made a little purse, but in fabric and lined. How easy. I'm very pleased with it. Thank you. I didn't know you could cut zippers!