This is the third project to make using my Bear's Paw Quilt Block made with my cut down method.
You can see the other links here:
Rhondas Bear's Paw Class - Quilt Block Lesson
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-77412-1.htm
Rhondas Bear's Paw Class - Checkbook Cover Lesson
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-78863-1.htm
Rhondas Bear's Paw Class - Bookmark
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-80443-1.htm
Ok this lesson is how to make a coin purse. You can make it larger and use it for many things. One thing it could be is a makeup bag or add a handle and use it as a purse. If you keep it small and add a handle it could be a little girl's purse. It could be used to store things in a suitcase. I am sure there are many uses for it.
In the first lesson you learned to make a Bear's Paw Quilt Block. For this coin purse quilt top I decided to skip the sashing steps and turned the Paws. There are several ways you can use these Paws.
Refer to the first lesson for the size to make the paws. I usually aim for an unfinished 5" x 5" size for my coin purses and 7" x 7" for the makeup bags. This size is the quilt block and the borders together.
I trim the borders so the whole will measure 5" (or 7"square.You can use a 1 1/2" template for making the quilt block for the makeup bag. The finished coin purse should be about 4 1/2" and the makeup bag 6 1/2". You can use larger templates and use this method for larger projects if you like.
I chose to make mine scrappy this time. And I turned the paws opposite of each other.
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Here is my strips for the borders
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to sew these on so they are interlocking you need to sew the first strip on half or part way. Leave one end un sewn for now
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Trim the green first strip even with the quilt block only on the sewn end. Then add the second strip
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Add the third strip
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Add the fourth strip
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Trim strip 4 on the right end
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Pin the green strip back in place and sew it on
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Here is the quilt top plus borders I trimmed the borders to 1" from the seam. You can choose whatever size you would like your borders to be. You can also add another border all around if you would like.
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You could also turn it on point and cut out with a template. You could add triangles on the sides instead of the strips if you wanted to use the on point look.
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