Front view of coin purseI have had fun sewing my first craft using a zipper. I've made this coin purse for Miky's mother, who is an Italian, hence the bird on the purse said 'Ciao'. I got the fabric from John Lewis curtain swatch sample, which is free. This time, I used backstitch to stitch the words & birdie's wing on which showed better result and appeared neater.
Back view of coin purse
Dragonfly in Chinese knottingI thought I could add some Chinese touch to it by adding a dragonfly which is crafted in chinese knotting to the zipper. I did this craft when I was in primary school and have since forgotten about the method. Thanks to the tutorial on youtube, I was able to relive my childhood memories again.
Inner lining of coin purse with a felt pocket decorated with a felt heart
Work in progress: Inner lining of purse
Work in progress: cover of coin purse
Work in progress: Sewing felt onto the cover of purse
Finished product: closer viewWell, I'm quite pleased with it and I hope Miky's mother will like it. I'm in the progress of making another one for my aunt & my mother too. I made this for Miky's mom first as he's going to New York in a few weeks' time and his mom is going to be there too.
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That is cute in so many ways. I adore the dragonfly knot!
ReplyDeleteI love those dragonflies - I am going to check out the youtube tutorial. The purse is so cute!
ReplyDeletehi i stumbled upon your blog and fell in love with your purse! you are so creative! was wondering if you do custom made projects?
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