Craftsy was having a sale on classes for Labor day and I ended up with a couple of zipper classes by Joan Hawley.
The preview was intriguing and one cannot have enough little bags.
Since I have a plethora of zippers, this cool technique can double the number of zippers in inventory. I took some of the leftover fabric from Val's bionic gear bag and made up the sweet pea and becca bags.
It took a little finessing and I ended up using the serger for parts of it, but success on the zipper technique after the first time.
Here are two sweet pea bags made from one 10" square.
Before boxing and boxing.
The becca bag was a bit easier but after I was done, it looked like the little handle was in the wrong place, but I followed the instructions and that is the only place it could go.
Love the new technique and Joan is a great teacher in that she is very clear and repeats instructions even though you can replay sections.
I have been using my Sash bag that I love carrying especially for traveling. It has great slot for credit cards, however, cash in bills and coins are troublesome to carry. I had a Tom Bihn coin purse that I tried to use, but the size was a bit too big and it has a clasp that makes it bulky.
I was on the search for a smaller coin purse with at least two slots - one for folded bills and the other for coins and I could not find one that met all my criteria.
I happened upon a pattern in Craftsy for the Zipper Wallet that I hoped would fit the bill.
I dug around my scrap stash and found this cute pig fabric and some white fabric from a finished quilt.
I purchased two zippers at Beverly's and some fusible interfacing and spent about 2 hours making the project.
It was a little tricky for the front zippered pocket and my zipper sewing was a bit off, but I used the folded fabric right against the zipper and the raw edges out so I was able to zig zag all the raw edges.
I had to rip out for the second zipper since I sewed it in the wrong order, but when it was all said and done, I got the perfect little wallet that is the exact fit.
The inside could have been a bit neater and I should have changed the thread to white. I had a little struggle turning everything outside in and the next one will have a bigger opening for the final reveal.
