Wednesday, May 21, 2014

coin pouches

The other day I was in a mood for some simple sewing. I was going for an instant gratification kind of project, so I decided to make a sweet little coin pouch


I pulled out a few pretty scraps (very little fabric is needed for this cutie) and followed my own tutorial which I wrote many moons ago. In fact, it was my first ever sewing tutorial. 


And then I made a second, this time boy version of the little pouch. They really are super quick to make.


I'm thinking of making a few more of these in different colors and keeping them as quick back up birthday presents for my kids' friends. Because yes, my children do tend to remember their friends' birthdays as we're about to leave for school on a regular basis :)


These pouches finish at 3" x 4". They are a great size for holding a gift card, too.

Working with my own tutorial made me realize I wanted to make my tutorial page more organized and streamlined. Now, it's easier said than done for a person like me who has never ever dipped her toes in anything HTML. Thankfully I found this amazing tutorial on how to create a project gallery and I absolutely love the new look. Hope you'll check it out (click here to go to my tutorial page).

As always, my tutorials are free for personal or charity/ fundraiser use. Also, if you make a project using my tutorial, please add it to sotak handmade inspired Flickr group. I'd love to see all your gorgeous creations.

Wishing you all a very lovely and creative day. Svetlana

16 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! I love those mini pouches. They are perfect for the kids when they have to bring money to school

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  2. High five Svetlana! Your tutorial page is looking GREAT! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Wow, your tutorial page is fantastic! Ok, I might need to give the same tutorial a go!

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  4. LOVE the new tutes page! Thanks for the link too. There are a few projects there I'd love to have a go at! Oh to have another 24 hours in my day!! Lol! Jxo

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  5. Svetlana, they are so cute! I love them. Looks like I have to make some soon! Thank you for inspiration and great tutorial! :)

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  6. will be popping into your tutorials, love the coin purse and thinking made bigger it is just what i need for my pencils etc. Many thanks

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  7. Love little pouches! I will check out the new tutorial page! I am always a bit nervous changing anything for fear it will all be lost!

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  8. Those pouches are adorable! And your tutorials page looks great - I might have to follow your lead and update mine today.

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  9. They are so pretty! I love the idea of using up scraps, too.

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  10. Love these! And totally agree that quick projects are just sometimes exactly what one needs. :)

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  11. It's a great idea to have several of these on hand.

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  12. These are so sweet. And your tutorial page looks great, I didn't even know it was possible to make it look like that!

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  13. Yes, your tutorial page looks fantastic! Going to check out that tute! I'm been wanting to neaten mine up! Cute pouches too! I also think I have more photos for your flickr group...sorry about that!

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  14. Eu amei essas bolsinhas ,e gostaria de saber como se faz.
    Achei interessante e gostaria de fazer para dar de lembracinha no aniversário da minha filha ,que vai fazer 3 anos.
    Bjs e boa semana!

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  15. I love instant gratification projects. Quilts are wonderful, but sometimes I want to have it done to enjoy.

    You have some great tutorials there. I'll be back to try them out- especially that cool pinwheel pillow.

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  16. These are just adorable and I'm off to take a peek at your tutorial page... thanks!

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