{"id":2695,"date":"2008-12-18T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2008-12-18T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/?p=443"},"modified":"2010-11-16T22:32:21","modified_gmt":"2010-11-17T02:32:21","slug":"mothers-day-money-saver-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/mothers-day-money-saver-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Minute Christmas Gift!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you entered <\/em>my giveaway for the Motivated Moms 2009 Planner? Click here to enter! <\/a>The giveaway ends Sunday.
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\nI posted this tutorial about a million years ago, okay not really, but before Mother’s Day. If you are a beginning sewer and need a last minute, cute idea for a gift try making a place mat purse.\u00a0 A place-mat purse is an easy, inexpensive gift that you can make even if you have little or no sewing experience. I noticed last night that cute Christmas place-mats are already on clearance at Target.<\/p>\n

A fellow blogger read this tutorial and made a similar purse without using her machine. Click here<\/a> to see her great purse!
\nI posted this tutorial before, but here it is again for those who missed it the first time.<\/p>\n

Step one- get a place-mat<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Step two- fold the place mat right sides together and sew up the sides as close to the edge as you can, as a side note, start sewing at the opening of the place mat so you are sure it is lined up correctly
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both sides sewn together<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Third step- fold the bottom part of each side of the place-mat into a triangle, measure and mark each side. I usually make the triangle about 2 inches long<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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then sew across the triangle <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Check both side to make sure they are the same size.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Admire your work so far…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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I hope this picture helps show the triangle part a little better.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Time to attach the handles, I purchased these at JoAnn’s.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I use quilt binding to attach the handles. It is pretty strong and doesn’t fray.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cut four pieces of binding the same length. Attach each piece to the loop on the handle.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Then attach the handles to the purse. Measure the purse so that the handles line up. Most place-mats have a seam that runs right along the edge of the mat. This a great place to sew your handle on because the stitching for the handle blends in.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I then tack the bottom part of the binding on the purse for more strength. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

All done, your purse is ready to go shopping!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This makes a great gift, and to make it even more special, fill the purse with a book or some pretty cards. Or even better… coupons!<\/p>\n

Here are some more of the place-mat purses…<\/p>\n

This one was hand sewn by a friend. She used decorative ribbon to attach the handles.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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This one looks a little lopsided because I have stuff in it. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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You can fill your purse with fun Christmas goodies too!<\/p>\n

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