Jack Russell Coin Purse

Instructions

Seam Allowance: 1/4″ on fabrics only, 1/8″ for batting. Sew on a bigger fabric before trimming to the desired seam allowance.

1. Gather all supplies listed above and download the Jack Russell Dog Coin Purse Template. Print the templates on cardstock paper and cut them out accordingly.
2. Cut out the fabric and batting pieces according to the qty stated on each of the templates. The fabrics and batting have to be at least 1/2″ bigger (1/4″ on each side) than the template in width and length respectively.
   If you are making an open pocket instead of a zipper pocket at the back of the coin purse, provision of 3/4″ seam allowance at the top of the back pocket is needed. The 1/2″ is for double folding of the raw edge at the top of the open pocket. Otherwise, 1/4″ is enough for a zipper pocket.
   Trace the outline of the template on the wrong side of the fabric accordingly.
3. Fold the top edge of the open pocket and align it on the zipper. With zipper presser foot, double topstitch with 1/4″ apart to attach the zipper on. You do not need to trace the template on the pocket piece, I did it to show you that it is the back pocket.
4. Mark the top edge of the back pocket on the right side of the purse body.
5. With the right side facing each other, place the zipper pocket on the purse body, with the zipper at the bottom. Align the zipper edge just slightly below the traced line that you just did. With zipper presser foot, double topstitch with 1/4″ apart to attach the other side of the zipper on the purse body. (the red lines as shown in the picture)
   Fold-down the pocket. Align and pin both pieces together.
6. Place batting on the table, follow by a purse body fabric, then the pocket piece that you have just done, both fabric pieces are right side facing each other. Pin all these 3 pieces (batting and 2 purse fabrics). Sew around and leave an opening at the bottom of the purse.
7. Sew the other parts with the same method, by layering a batting or felt at the bottom of the 2 layers fabrics which is with right side facing each other. Trace the template on the top fabric piece which is with the wrong side facing up.
   Sew around and remember to leave an opening of a minimum of 1 inch, the opening is for turning the piece inside out.
   Trim the seam allowance of the part pieces with 1/4″ for fabric and 1/8″ for batting or felt.
8. Turn pieces inside out and hand stitch to close the opening with a slip stitch or ladder stitch.
   Press with a warm iron to smooth out the pieces if needed.
   Mark the position of the eyes and tongue patterns on the purse that doesn’t have a pocket on it. You may hand sketch by eyeballing the shape and position, or trace, or punch some tiny holes on the template to mark the position.
   Sew around with matching color thread.
   
9. Position and place the muzzle on the purse. Sew to attach the muzzle in place with a slip stitch (for aesthetic reason, only stitch on the top fabric and batting, don’t stitch the bottom fabric).
   Hand-sew to attach the eyes and nose buttons respectively.
   Lastly, position and sew the ears to the purse by slip stitching around on those places that in contact with the purse.
10. Place both front and back purse pieces together, sew them together with a slip stitch, from zipper marking to another zipper marking. Leaving the top with 4 inch opening for the zipper installation.
11. Zip up the zipper, at the top stop end, sew the left and right tapes of the zipper together. Unzip the zipper and position the center of one of the tapes of the zipper to the center of the opening.
    Pin the zipper tape to the purse along the edge, with the zipper teeth about 1/8″ away from the purse edge. The top and bottom stops of the zipper should meet at the zipper markings on the purse respectively.
    Hand sews with slip stitch to attach the zipper to the purse starting from one end to the other.
12. Repeat the same to the other zipper tape. Make sure the center of the purse is aligned after zipping up.
13. Neaten the zipper tape by rolling the edge into the zipper and slip stitch it.
14. This is how the zipper tape looks after completed.
15. Dog Coin Purse of a Jack Russell inspired design.
16. The dog coin purse with the unzip zipper.

Here is a sneak preview of what’s coming up on the next pattern sharing. Can you guess what species of dog is it? Stick around and get ready to sew the 4th dog purse or pouch of this series.