DIY Juice Pouch Coin Purse
June 20, 2009 | By
A few years ago at a local craft show, I purchased the cutest mini tote made out of repurposed Mighty Dog foiled packages. Since then, I’ve kept an eye out for interesting foil pouches that would otherwise end in the trash to try my hand out in making such a tote myself. I gave it a good old college try, but the results were less than desirable. I had much better luck in constructing coin purses from these pouches. Below is my step by step tutorial on how to make your very own juice pouch coin purse.
The Materials:
Two empty, cleaned foil juice pouches (Capri Sun, Kool Aid Jammers, Tang, Minute Maid Koolers, etc.)
Heavy duty thread such as Coats and Clark
Sewing machine (sewing by hand is fine if you don’t have access to a machine)
small piece of Velcro (the sew in type, not the sticky stuff, about 1.5 inches in the width of your choice)
Permanent marker
Small hair clips or clothespins
Let’s begin. Take both of your juice pouches and flatten them out as much as possible. I’ve developed a trick of placing them on a heating pad and then rolling them out with a rolling pin. Take your flattened pouches and place one on top of the other. Make sure you line up the edges so they are flush. Take the pouch on top and fold it in half. This will end up being where you will stash your coins. Take the other pouch and fold the top over the other pouch and the crease that you just made leaving about two inches from the bottom edge showing. It’s important to leave this little bit exposed because the coin purse will need to close comfortably. Make sure you have a good crease and open your pouch back up. Take the first pouch that we folded in half and sew along the crease and the bottom portion. You want to have a rectangle when finished. If sewing by machine, I recommend a zig zag stitch. Any foot will do. I personally prefer my zipper foot for these purses.
Line up your pouches again making sure your newly sewn rectangle piece is placed flush on top of the unsewn piece with the crease. Using your hair clips or clothespins, pin your bottom to your rectangle piece and secure. Take your marker and mark a small dot in the middle of your bottom piece. This is where the first piece of Velcro will go. Now fold the other (bottom) pouch over on the original crease and make sure it is in line with side edges of the rectangular piece. Using your marker, make a small dot on the inside of this top flap that line sup with the original dot on the other piece. This is where the second piece of Velcro will go. Now, sew around the entire perimeter of your two clipped pouches. You’re almost done! Remove your clips as both pouches are now attached together. Remember those dots? Now it’s time to hand sew our Velcro on. Place each piece on each dot and sew. Voila! You now have an adorable coin purse. Fill ‘er up!
Sewing machine photography courtesy of: SurrenderDorothy
Juice bag photography courtesy of JuiceyBagsByMoJo
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