I found an extra 20 inch zipper in the sewing table and I used some 5/8" ribbon I had laying around. I didn't line it because I didn't realize how much sewing was going to be involved. At first I started using the sewing machine....yeah, that's not what the lady intended. I ending up breaking a few needles and getting super frustrated. I eventually ditched the machine and sewed the rest up by hand. Then I discovered what a zipper foot was after I was finished. Go figure. I still don't know if I even have a zipper foot and how it works but I think it might have been easier.
This is what it looks like unzipped:
At first, I was reading the tutorial and thinking, "How the?....What?...There's no what it does that..."It ending up costing me nothing and I completed it during Oliver's nap. All in all, a success. And now I have a coin purse. And I learned a little bit about sewing zippers. If you're planning to make one, I recommend reading through the steps several times to get a feel for what's coming up and where not to sew right away and where to place things.
Cost: $0
Time: 30 minutes give or take.
I've tried a couple times using that same tutorial, and I just haven't been able to figure it all out. I guess I'm just too visual to read between the lines - I originally started with a machine, too - didn't work. I am willing to try again, and your perfect little purse is just the nudge I needed to give it another shot.
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