Purse organizer insert

Do you ever find yourself looking for something in your purse just to realize that you left in your other purse? I did, many times, until I decided to do something about. I spent a good amount of time looking for a purse organizer on the web but could not find anything that fit my needs. Most were too large and I wanted something that could go from my medium size purse to my small across the chest purse.

The solution? Make my own.

The organizer I made was 28"x 7". At seven inches high it was short enough for the small purse and OK for the large one and the length was also good enough for both. Note that if you have a large wallet it should go between the  folds, not inside of the pockets.

Materials:

1 yard of fabric of your choice or;
1/2 yards each of two different fabrics
Embellishments as you like.

Cutting:

Cut pieces at 28 1/2" by 15" (same fabric or one of each)

With both fabrics on the wrong sides, Make a running stitch all the way around leaving an opening to turn.

Turn it inside out and iron.

Again run a stitch around to sharpen the edges and close up the opening.

Fold that in half lengthwise and mark as many pockets sizes as you will need. Phone, agendas, sunglasses, pens, etc.

Stitch up and down along the marks (don't forget to back stitch the top) and you are done!

Here are pictures of a finished product made with 2 different fabrics.