Coin purse made with Liberty Tana Lawn in the print: ‘Wild Flowers’, a yellow or blue cotton lining, and hand stitched silver metal frame

Description

This coin purse is the perfect size to pop into your pocket with a little cash, a key and maybe a lip balm, when you want to travel light – you could also just squeeze a credit card in there. It’s also a great way to wrap up a money gift for a birthday or holiday gift, or to give as a bridesmaid gift.

I make the purse with a beautiful and delicate Liberty Tana Lawn print called ‘Wild Flowers’ from their Spring / Summer 2016 collection. Wild Flowers by Su Blackwell is a recollection of early childhood journeys across the British landscape in discovery of native flora. This joyous Liberty fabric was initially inspired by illustrations from an early 19th Century book, ‘Field Guide to Wild Flowers in Britain’. You can find another version of this purse with a creamy white background here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/234641278/coin-purse-made-with-wild-flower-print?ref=shop_home_active_15

The purse outer is interfaced for strength and I’ve added some soft fleece to give a puffy effect that feels nice in your hand. When it came to lining this purse, there were several choices I could have made of toning colours from the print; too many in fact! After gathering views on Instagram, I’ve decided to offer the lining in two options – a cheerfully sunny yellow, or an electric blue. Both fabrics are lovely quality cotton and are interfaced with woven cotton for strength and longevity.

The engraved metal frame of the purse is a silver colour and I hand stitch it into place using a perle cotton to co-ordinate with the lining you choose.

The purse measures 8cm (3.25 inches) across at the mid part of the frame and 12cm (4.75 inches) at the widest point, at the bottom, where I’ve boxed off the corners to give a little depth to the purse of 3cm (1.25 inch). It stands 9cm (3.5 inches) tall.

Please note that the photographs of the purse here are of two sample purses and your purse may look slightly different, according to how the fabric is cut.

You can add a wristlet strap to this purse if you wish to – please see this separate listing for full details: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/272705402/wristlet-strap-for-coin-purse-can-be?ref=shop_home_active_4