Mad Quilter's
Tiny Wallet Tutorial
When I go shopping I use my card mostly.
No matter how big my purse I can fill it!
In an effort to minimise what I carry around with me, I designed this little wallet.
This wallet requires small amounts of fabric to make.
Make a few to co-ordinate with your different handbags.
Material required:
Small amount of deco weight fabric for the outer wallet, or you can interface quilters cotton.
quilters cotton for lining.
1/2 an inch of velcro
matching or coordinating thread.
Cutting:
Wallet outer and lining cut rectangles 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches
Pockets 4.5 inches by 10 inches.
Mark the pocket folds by pressing folds at 3 inches, 5 3/4 inches, 7 3/4.
You are creating one pocket by folding.
Fold the pockets up as illustrated in the photo above.
Mark where the velcro will go. It's places 3/4 inches above the raw edge and centered.
Sew the loop side of velcro on through the two layers of fabric only!
Topstitch the top folds of the pocket. this keeps it nice and tidy.
Place the pocket at one end of the lining.
Baste around the pocket as shown above.
This makes it easier to not miss any of the layers when you sew up the lining to the outer.
Sew the hook part of the velcro to the lining.
Positioning it 3/4 inches from the top and centered.
The lining and pockets are now complete.
Place the right sides of the wallet outer and the lining together.
Sew around the edge leaving a 2 inch opening on the top flap of the wallet.
Clip and trim the corners.
Turn the wallet to the right side through the gap left.
Give the wallet a good press open. And fold it and press the fold line.
Top stitch around, catching the opening closed as you go.
Stitch along the center fold too.
All done!
one I made earlier.......
This one I made with denim and added a little ricrac too.
The kids all have one for the money they take to school.
COPYRIGHT
My mum taught me to share when I was a child.
So I am sharing this with you!
I give this to YOU freely.
So please do not copy and sell this pattern.
You are welcome to copy and share this pattern freely with others.
You are very welcome to make items for sale from this pattern.
Any mistakes you find please let me know and I'll make amendments to the instructions.
COPYRIGHT
My mum taught me to share when I was a child.
So I am sharing this with you!
I give this to YOU freely.
So please do not copy and sell this pattern.
You are welcome to copy and share this pattern freely with others.
You are very welcome to make items for sale from this pattern.
Any mistakes you find please let me know and I'll make amendments to the instructions.
6 comments:
Thanks for the tute Tracy.
That is so cute! I love how small it is. Thanks so much for the how-to, I'll be linking.
Found you're blog through One Pretty Thing! I'm lovin' the little wallet! I will be adding this to my to make file. great use of scraps!
Love this project!! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-mad-quilters-tiny-wallet/2010/04/14/
--Anne
very cute.. i made something like this, covered it with contact paper on the outside.. makes it stay clean longer. I dont know how kids get a wallet dirty, but they do!
you can see it here http://liz1611.blogspot.com/2010/01/using-up-fat-quarter.html
Excellent clear instructions, thanks so much, just what I was looking for. And I love all your other patterns, have no little ones to sew for any more but they are great and will no doubt pop back.
much love
martine
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