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Style Stitches Key Keeper Coin Purse

7/29/2011

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Whew!  I finished this one just in time!  A quick project, really, I think I completed it in around an hour, which was nice to have it done so quickly.  I really like this little (not really as little as I thought it would be) coin purse, it is big enough to hold lipstick, coins, credit cards, a compact...quite a bit of stuff!  It really was a easy project, so once again, I'm not really sure why this is supposed to be a "harder" pattern?  As with many of Amy Butler's projects, I find the hardest part to be applying all that darn interfacing!
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Only a few things I did differently than what the pattern called for.  The first, the zipper, I used my normal method of applying a zipper, it worked like a charm, and I'm not sure why anyone would use the method Amy Butler suggests.  The second was a flat out mistake.  See that little tab to the side and top....yeah, that isn't supposed to be right there.  I totally didn't pay attention to the directions, and just assumed it went there, sewed it up and then noticed, no it wasn't supposed to go there.  Oh well, it looks fine, and now mine is completely "unique!"

I see myself making more of these in the future, but the only thing I would do differently is to not use most of the interfacing that the pattern calls for, the darn little pouch is just too stiff.  I would use the interfacing for the top bands and that is it, I would eliminate the interfacing that is on the bottom sections.  A "softer" pouch would have been nice.  I also would eliminate the inside pocket/divider, it is absolutely pointless and honestly just takes up space.  I don't have a photo of the inside of mine, but if I did you would see a hot mess of unnecessary bulkiness!

I also finished my Teardrop Bag, but will wait to share it sometime next week, and keep an eye out for a giveaway and an announcement sometime soon too!
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Katie B link
7/29/2011 04:14:52 am

Precious! Love the fabric.

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Bree link
7/29/2011 09:33:41 am

I love it! How do you do your zippers to get it to look so nice like that? I can't get the ends of my zippers to look decent unless I used the covered end method, which makes the opening smaller & is tough on such a small project.

I actually like your tab better where you put it rather than where it's called for in the pattern.

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Eleanor link
7/29/2011 01:31:05 pm

I would also love to know how you put in zippers. I just completed my bag according to the directions. It is so bad, I don't know if I should start over or rip it apart. Your bag looks beautiful.

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Lynne link
7/29/2011 07:59:14 pm

I really appreciate your candour when you use a pattern - thank you!

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Leanne link
7/30/2011 12:06:11 pm

I love this little bag, you have done a lovely job and the fabrics are so fun. Maybe you have time to do a zipper tutorial?

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Debra
7/31/2011 04:18:57 pm

Love this. I tried making one but have a newby question. When it say a seven inch zipper, Is that the enire length or the length of the actual pull to the teeth clasp. I ordered some and think they sent me the wrong size as I have about 1 1/2 overhabng on the edge. Thanks!

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