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UR Priceless Coin Purse Blog Hop

11/13/2012

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Hello!  Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  This is the last day of the UR Priceless Coin Purse Blog Hop, and I am happy to say that I am one of the participants.  I signed up for this particular blog hop because I have never tackled a "frame" pouch or purse and really wanted to give it a try.  This was a great way to get my feet wet and to join along with tons of really creative participants!

I wanted to make sure and thank Madame Samm over at Sew We Quilt and Katherine over at Sew Me Something Good for hosting, organizing and providing/designing the pattern for this lovely blog hop.
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This is my only finished one (at the moment) and I am quite pleased with how it turned out!  For my first frame pouch, I think it is quite cute, and was really a lot easier than I thought it would be.  I started with some tiny half square triangles that I had saved from a previous project, stitched them together and created the front panel for this pouch.  I believe the hst measured 1.25" before they were stitched together, so you can see they are quite small.  After I created this piece, I ironed on the fusible batting and then machine quilted it.  I then echoed the quilting on the back panel of the pouch, just to tie the whole thing together.  Stitching together the pieces of this pouch was really easy, but I will say the size of this pouch is pretty small (a 3" frame) so it was more challenging than something larger.  My experience sewing Barbie clothing from my childhood days came in handy here for sure!
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What is up with all the fuzz on this thing?
I used a Liberty of London print for the interior of the bag, and continued the color scheme on the inside.  I also wanted to use a busy print on the interior to in essence hide the stitching that does show from hand stitching on the frame.  I think I was pretty successful in this aspect.  Can you see the stitching?  It is there, and it isn't that neat or pretty.  Look hard and I bet you can spot it, it really is a hot mess in there, which is the only real downfall to these hand stitched frames.  But honestly, I prefer not having to use glue, so you win some, you lose some.

I wanted to mention the hand sewn metal frame process.  This was my first time doing this and I was really unsure as to how it would work out in the end, but honestly it fit much better than I ever would have imagined.  A near perfect fit, I was impressed.  I wasn't sure how to tackle it, so I just stuffed the top in the frame as much as I could and started stitching in the middle, and continued outwards to the sides, making sure the pouch was centered on the frame.  It worked great, I used a medium needle with a big eye, and once you got the hang of it, it really went pretty quickly.  Though it wasn't a perfect process.  I started with a navy blue Pearl Cotton size 8, was almost finished with my first side and the needle pierced the thread wrong and broke it.  No way to fix it other than to start over, take out the stitches and redo it.  Before I started over I tested the thread I was using (by yanking it really hard) and realized it just wasn't strong enough for this application.  Not having any other navy blue thick thread on hand I decided to quadruple up regular sewing thread.  So that is what I did.  Then once the frame was completely sewn on, I went back with doubled up thread and stitched the whole thing a second time for extra security.  This wasn't ideal, but did allow for me to use a needle with a smaller eye, thus making the stitching process easier.  Even with this one hang up, I think the pattern is great and made a cute little coin pouch.

I have another one almost finished, but alas had to go and get sick and wasn't able to finish it on time, bummer.  Oh well, I'll show it off once I have it finished.
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This photo shows the scale of this little coin pouch. Or I have enormous huge fingers...
Make sure to hop on over to all of the other participants today, check out their blogs and their versions of this cute little coin purse.  The full blog hop schedule can be found at Katherine's blog, Sew Me Something Good.

Julia P
Tina
Dachsies With Moxie
 -----> Marci Girl Designs <--- You are Here!
The Sunflower Patch
Wish upon a star
Mary on Lake Pulaski
Greco Mara
Linda M
Mack and Mabel
Dreaming in Patchwork
Judith Handmade Treasures
Kaydie
Caesarea Scrappers
Patchouli Moon Studio

Sew.Darn.Quilt.
Sew We Quilt
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Thanks for joining me today and reading about my version of this coin purse!
55 Comments
Judy B
11/12/2012 04:36:12 pm

Love your little coin purse! Thank you for sharing.

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Terry link
11/12/2012 05:05:36 pm

What a cute little purse...love the fabrics...thanks for sharing!

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Nati link
11/12/2012 05:30:58 pm

Very nice piecing work, really cute purse, thanks for sharing!

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Britt-Inger link
11/12/2012 06:38:21 pm

Your purses are very cute. Thanks for sharing'

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Sue
11/12/2012 07:19:42 pm

Great purse! I love how you matched the quilting on the back with the quilting on the front! The lining is great!

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Mary link
11/12/2012 07:31:56 pm

This is gorgeous, you did such a great job.

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Charlotte Maxwell link
11/12/2012 07:57:38 pm

Very cute. I love the patchwork.

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Lynne link
11/12/2012 09:34:42 pm

Lovely!

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rosa link
11/12/2012 10:12:48 pm

It`s lovely .Great job.Thanks for sharing!

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Marcia K
11/12/2012 10:31:09 pm

It is quite wonderful!!

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Patti link
11/12/2012 11:21:40 pm

Really like the quilted look and the Liberty lining! thanks for sharing

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Pauline link
11/12/2012 11:35:38 pm

Wow! this looks really professional, like buy it in a story, your work is so perfect! Thanks for sharing.

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Judy C in NC
11/12/2012 11:42:54 pm

Love your purse and thanks for the tip on sewing on the handle. Judy C

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Brenda Hulsey
11/12/2012 11:45:50 pm

I 'm sorry you got sick and couldn't finish your other purse. Hope you are feeling better now or soon. Great little purse. I love the colors.

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dawn link
11/12/2012 11:52:17 pm

Sew Cute! I love the tiny pieced HST and your quilting! Fabulous!

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Agnes link
11/12/2012 11:59:52 pm

Love these purses- the colors and the workmanship are beautiful

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Gill
11/13/2012 12:09:20 am

Great purse!
Thanks for sharing!

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Becky Greene
11/13/2012 12:11:41 am

Love your purse - thanks for sharing your tips and experiences!

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carla bynun link
11/13/2012 12:16:04 am

Hi!!! Very pretty!!! I love the lining!!! Thanks for the fun!!!

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Daryl link
11/13/2012 12:18:14 am

Lovely purse.

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Linda Winters link
11/13/2012 12:18:58 am

Your little purse is so pretty! I love the pieced front!

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Carol link
11/13/2012 01:02:07 am

I love all the stitching you did on your purses and the fabric choices were very nice!

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Carolyn link
11/13/2012 01:02:24 am

Very cute, I really like the patchwork purse

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Debbie link
11/13/2012 01:07:01 am

Oh Marci, I think it is just darling! I love the tiny hst's & the red top-stitching on the back is perfect!! Congrats on achieving your first frame purse!

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Mary link
11/13/2012 01:17:43 am

Very cute. Nice job.

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Els
11/13/2012 01:27:18 am

Nice purses!!

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LJ
11/13/2012 02:08:52 am

I loved what you did with the fabric side of your coin purse. Super sweet little patchwork and the quilting on the back was perfect. Hmmm, the pokies...take a fabric pen or a pemanent marker and just color them in; who will know!!!

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Beth
11/13/2012 02:28:33 am

Cute purse. I love your fabric. Thanks for sharing.

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Laura link
11/13/2012 02:31:08 am

I love your fabric and the stitching is wonderful!

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Julie link
11/13/2012 02:43:15 am

Love your purse. Thanks for sharing :)

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Super Mom - No Cape! link
11/13/2012 03:26:36 am

I really like your little quilted purse and that you did quilting on the back panel too to make them all tie together.

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wendy link
11/13/2012 03:30:27 am

Your purse is gorgeous! I love that you quilted it!

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Maria@PersonalizedSketches link
11/13/2012 04:12:39 am

Oh my!!! Totally adorable! Love all the detail work with the added piecing and quilting. (Sorry to hear you got sick...hope you are better!)

Blessings & Aloha!
I am home from visiting our first little grandbaby! Wish I could have stayed longer! But I am trying now to catch up with all the wonderful posts on this blog hop. Yay! I am caught up now, so am here with my visit!

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MoeWest
11/13/2012 04:23:24 am

Quilted exterior + Liberty lining = 1 very cute coin purse!

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Donna
11/13/2012 04:52:05 am

I like the purse a lot...

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Sallie link
11/13/2012 05:08:56 am

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

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mdm samm
11/13/2012 07:35:23 am

oh wow....now each one creative, unique like you..love them

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RosemaryB
11/13/2012 08:01:13 am

Both of your little gems are perfect! I adore the stitching on the ouside.
Well done well done.
Thank you so much for sharing your creativity

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Rebeckah
11/13/2012 08:01:17 am

Like the quilting.

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Flying Blind
11/13/2012 09:03:23 am

Hope you get well soon, so you can go out and spend all the money you can squeeze into that cute purse x

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Carrie P. link
11/13/2012 09:30:38 am

thanks for sharing your experience. your purse turned out very nice.

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gail link
11/13/2012 09:49:49 am

Beautiful! I love the patchwork!

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Sheila link
11/13/2012 10:18:29 am

Very cute purse and I love the lining !

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Debi
11/13/2012 10:21:59 am

Love the quilting on your purse--so nice! Thanks for sharing.

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Corrie link
11/13/2012 10:35:58 am

Turned out really cute. The patchwork is so fun. Cute lining too!

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CeLynn
11/13/2012 11:21:01 am

Love the quilting on the front and back sides of your sweet little coin purse!

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jmniffer
11/13/2012 11:35:06 am

I love how you used some leftover HST's on your purse. I have tons of those myself. Thanks for the tips on how you sewed on the handle.

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Maria Kievit
11/13/2012 12:35:53 pm

Love your purse! Great idea to use leftovers. Thanks for sharing.

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Allison link
11/13/2012 12:52:32 pm

precious!

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Vickie link
11/13/2012 01:51:25 pm

Really cute purses. I love the quilting you did on them

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Scrapbook-ChickADoodle link
11/13/2012 05:09:14 pm

Very nice. Like the HST and the quilting on the back. Thanks for sharing.

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Joanne H. link
11/13/2012 06:03:50 pm

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your creation with us today.

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Leanne link
11/14/2012 12:12:17 am

It is so cute, I need to order some frames and give these purses a try.

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duff
11/14/2012 06:31:48 am

oh yeah, you made a really cute one! I can't get over how adorable that patchwork is--and Liberty? Oh swoon!!

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Katherine link
11/19/2012 08:32:42 am

Oh, goodness! This is a darling coin purse. I love the piecework and the cross hatching. What a beauty!

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