Materials: scraps of fabric - two coordinating pieces 5″ x 9″ (I suggest using a non-directional piece of fabric or part of your purse will be upside down), a button or snap, sewing machine, scissors

Cost: under $1.00

Time: less than 30 minutes.

Cut two pieces of fabric 5″ x 9″, and round the tops if you’d like. I used one our kids plates to get a good rounded angle.

Next, put your two pieces of fabric together with the WRONG sides facing out, and the right sides facing one another. Sew from the bottom left hand corner to the bottom right hand corner leaving the flat side open using a 1/4″ seam allowance.

Turn your fabric back to the right sides, and iron. Next, fold your open end under approx. 1/2″, iron and pin.

Now, sew across your open side using a 1/4″ seam allowance.

Next, you will will fold up your flat side to create your purse, iron and pin in place. Once again starting from the bottom left corner, sew around your purse to the bottom right corner.

Finish by adding a button or snap closure. These are the perfect size to hold credit cards, business cards, lip balm, money and more.

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