Found this on Jen’s blog.
Really a good idea so when I was in the city the other day, I picked up
some placemats - some of them had a plastic coating on the
back which might work out ok for a purse organizer. They were stiffer to work with tho.
There is no reason you couldn’t hem a piece of 12”x18”
stiffer fabric and go from there.
With the wrong side facing up, fold the placemat in half,
length-wise. If possible, crease with an iron.
I had to finger press because of my plastic backing.
Open up the placemat and fold one long side up to the crease you just made.
Repeat with the other side. Thought I would try and press on low heat with my iron but it piddled on my placemat!!
Cut a 4-inch piece of 1/4″ elastic and loop it between
the two “flaps” on one of the sides, making sure the ends fall in the path of
the 1/2″ seam allowance.
With a washable marker, lightly draw a line half-inch
from each side – basically right on the existing seam that is on the napkin. Using the line you just drew as the starting
point, draw 4 more lines; the first two about 4 inches apart, and the fourth
line about 3 inches from the previous line or you can adjust the size of these
pockets to fit your items.
Because of my plastic backing, I did not want to use pins
to hold my organizer; instead, I used paper clips to do the trick.
Straight stitch down the 1/2″ line, double stitching over
the elastic. Stitch along the remaining
lines.
Now fold the whole thing in half, length-wise.
Sew on a large button.
That’s it! My daughter was here at the time I finished
this - her purse was seriously in need of organization! We filled it with her
supplies.
And here it is in her purse – apparently it isn’t just an
ordinary purse … it is a Coach! Notice
how nicely her credit card wallet fits in the middle of the organizer!
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