Practise your English Paper Piecing skills with this simple stars coin purse. Our free quilting tutorial will talk you through all you need to know – read on for your free Diamonds English Paper Piecing Pattern.
Make an EPP star as described in the Technique Focus. Download our Free Diamonds English Paper Piecing Templates to make an an eight-point star, or you can find chunkier diamond shape templates online to make a six point star. We used two alternating prints on our stars.
Step 2
Press your star and carefully remove the paper templates. Topstitch or hand appliqué your star in the centre of one of your pieces of linen.
Now make your purse
Step 1
Centre the purse template (from our Free Diamonds English Paper Piecing Templates download) over the top of your star and cut out along the solid line. The template includes the seam allowance, so be careful to leave room around your star. Cut out one more piece of linen and two pieces of lining fabric using the same purse template.
Step 2
Press under one short end of both zip tabs. Align at each end of your zip so there’s 2.in of zip tape in between (making sure the pull tab is also between the fabric tabs). Topstitch in place, close to the folded edge. Trim away excess zip tape from underneath the tabs.
Press and sew carefully for really sharp points.
Step 3
Place one linen piece face up. Lay the zipper face down on top, centring and aligning the top edge. Lay one lining piece on top, right side down. Pin and then stitch close to the zipper. Press both pieces away from the zipper and topstitch in place.
Step 4
Repeat Step 5 with the second linen and lining piece on the other side of the zipper. Carefully trim away any excess fabric from the zip tabs.
Step 5
Unzip the zipper. Refold your purse so that the two linen pieces are RST and the two lining pieces are RST, aligning the centre seam. Pin in place. Sew around the outer edge, leaving a 3in gap in the bottom of the lining for turning. Make sure you backstitch at each end of the seam.
Step 6
Turn your purse right side out and hand sew the remaining gap in the lining closed. Push the lining inside the purse and you’re finished!
Senior Technical Editor, Love Patchwork & Quilting magazine
Sarah is our resident tech-expert, as at home whipping up quilt samples as she is tackling complex quilt-math with the aid of her trusty calculator, so she’s an essential part of Love Patchwork & Quilting team! She’s got a fabric stash that any quilter would envy (and yes, it’s a stash – not a hoard!) and an almost indecent number of projects on the go at any one time. She’ll often bring finished projects into work and wow the team with her sewing skills. Sarah’s our in-house American, originally from Ohio, she loves a good cup of tea (spearmint’s her favourite) and comes from a long tradition of family quilters. Find her on Instagram @spindleandshears
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