I made this purse, wallet and optional flower for my contribution for a silent auction. The purse is the “Buttercup Bag” sewing pattern that you can get (free!) at the Made by Rae site. If you haven’t found Rae’s site yet, it’s amazing and you should go take a look around! The bag has a magnetic closure and a pocket inside and little pleats around the outside. I’d recommend either using a heavier weight fabric or some fusible fleece between the layers to give it a little weight.
For the wallet, I measured out two strips of fabric 5 1/2″ wide by 9 1/2″ long. Then on one side, I cut the last 2″ of the length into a triangle. Next I put right sides together and stitched all around the wallet, leaving an opening at the bottom and using a 1/4″ seam allowance.
Then snip the corners and turn it right side out and iron it flat.
Stich along the open edge to close it up. Then fold over the bottom to make a pocket and stitch down the sides.
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So cute! Thanks for the wallet tutorial!
Awesome tutorial! Thanks for sharing, please stop by and say hi sometime.
Thanks for the tute! seems simple BUT I really really really like that fabric!!!! Where is it from?
Thanks Jacqueline! It was a fat quarter I just picked up at JoAnns a couple weeks ago. I used 2 fq’s (navy and the bright blue with white circles) plus some brown scraps I had leftover.
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So cute, great job. Such a handy little purse.
These a both adorable!!!! I wish i could sew better and could make them too!
I’d love for you to link this up to my new link party, Your Whims Wednesday! https://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/04/your-whims-wednesday-1.html
Sure thing!
How cute! I have that same fabric, may have to make a purse out of it!
Such a great purse. I really want to make a new purse. Love it!
I used this pattern for a purse for my sister, and she loved it; I did add more pockets to the inside, and hand-embroidered some really cute stuff on the outside to match the lining. I didn’t think of making a matching wallet, though, nor the cute little flower. Maybe I’ll try that next.
this is so cute!