Pippijoe Coin Purse and Cloth Dolls

Back again .... first up here is a coin purse made up in some great Pippijoe fabric purchased some time ago..... this is for my neice .....

Needless to say this is a great little quick project that uses minimal fabric. I interfaced with heavy weight woven interfacing and used lightweight pellon as well. Add a little zipper pull and voila!



Next up are some cloth dolls .... I first made this little sweetie many years ago when I worked at Warners Bay High School - that school was a major influence on me to get back into sewing after working in Nutrition for many years at Newcastle Uni. The Home Ec dept there was very vibrant - and still is!! As well as teaching the Mandatory Technology subjects we taught Child Studies and Stage 5 Textiles (Yrs 9 and 10). Anyway, this doll was a Yr 8 Technology project - the kids really enjoyed making the calico doll and then designing their own little outfits.

This one is more recent - using Simplicity 2729. She was also great fun to make - and great for using up leftover fabric that you just can't bear to throw away ... the hair is the fun part - choosing some yarn, stitching it together, and then on the head and then ...styling!

Sorry to be a little rude - but I HAD to show you her panties!!
Best friends!

Pursenality Plus!

Firstly I must confess that I "borrowed" that clever title from a book I recently borrowed about knitting bags and then felting them - it's a great book. However, this blog is about some smaller purses .....

These little zippered purses are ultra cute, use minimal fabric and would make great little gifts....

I used this great tutorial to make the Oil Cloth Purses ......

I got the oil cloth locally at Patchwork and Coffee on Main at Boolaroo. This collection of 30cm cuts cost about $18 Australian - which I think is very reasonable considering you only need very small amounts for each purse (7.5 by 5 inch)...

The purses aren't lined as the fabric is unlikely to fray being all plasticy ....

For the other purses I used NicoleM's Coin Purse Pattern.

These purses really need Pellon Fusible Wadding to maintain a nice shape - the grey Japanese Fabric Purse is only interfaced and it is not nearly as happy as the others ....

It goes without saying that this is an excellent little pattern- with accurate and detailed instructions - you really can't go wrong ....

Sorry I don't know the name of this fabric ......

This is my fave .... I used Vintage (there's THAT word again!) Japanese Kimono fabric that I've had for quite some time - they are perfect for this project as they often come in random sizes which is hard to find a use for (other than fondling and drooling) ....

Love the silver ....

Here is Prints Charming - perfect for embroidery ......

One of Nikki's great little pattern suggestions is to trace the pattern onto template plastic. Super easy to cut around with the rotary cutter and no fiddling and fussing with paper - that girl's a genius (with a great pursenality!) - couldn't resist!
Sew, you wanna make some???? I can show you how ..... if you live in Newcastle, Central Coast or the outer Southern Suburbs (ie Sydney) come along to my studio for lesson ... I also stock Nicole's Patterns if you want to save on postage and packaging. Contact me via my website.