I Made a Wallet or Two
I was telling you that a client asked me to make a wallet to match her xBag that my sister made from University of Kentucky fabric. I told her I would even though I had never made one before. I thought, how hard could it be? My sister Lynne sent me a pattern that was cute. I made this small wallet from that pattern.
The wallet is made of rectangles that you top stitch the edge, add velcro (use seam ripper when you put the wrong part of the velcro on), layer, turn right side out and it is done.
It was super simple to make but it only measures 4 inches wide x 3 inches tall. It is a great size for holding credit cards and coin. I wasn’t sure my client wanted a wallet that small so I used the pattern and made a larger wallet. This time however, I decided to put in a coin holder with a closure and a window to hold a driver’s license.
Since I was working with a larger piece of material, I thought it would look nice to quilt the fabric with some batting. That would give the wallet a nicer look.
I am marking the fabric to quilt it in this photo:
This is how the fabric looks after the quilting is sewn:
I stitched the blocks with decorative stitching, added velcro and a tab to the coin pocket, added a drivers license holder of which I am demonstrating the construction here:
Do you notice anything missing?
I ripped the drivers license holder out. The turning of the wallet from inside to right side, played havoc with the plastic. It was so bent you would not have been able to see a drivers license through it. I could have fixed that but the whole thing was not covered by the top cover when the wallet was closed. In fact, the coin holder was keeping the wallet from laying flat so I ripped that out too. My seam ripper got a good workout.
Here are the finished wallets:
Inside:
Very cute project. I like it. I also love the fun theme.
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Thanks Drew. Do you need me to make one in Steelers fabric for Allison? You sound like you feel better. Yay.
Very nice wallet I think one of the best I have ever seen!
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Good designs.. I have often seen people using ‘x-ray’ film for keep each surface flat, takes less space and does the work.
I like the smaller flat more.
Good and innovative work. I like them.
Love the design, only wish that I could make something like that from scratch..oh well I’ll keep dreaming!
I really like those little wallets, especially the quilted one.
My cousin is going to make me place mats to go with my new decor and I hope her quilting is as neat as yours.
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Thanks Nellie! I am sure your cousin will do a good job. After you got all that painting done, now you can do the fun stuff. I hope you post pictures.
You did an amazing job. UK is one of my favorite teams!
UK is mine selected location.
I like your job. keep it up.
Lovely bag. I like it.
lovely wallets. My girl friend like it so much.
I am a marketer. I know what a value your arts are.
can you make for me so i can make gf. i haven’t yet.
Hi Karen, i’ve been following your blogs and let me just say that the things you made are really nice.
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Thank you!
The wallet is $15 + shipping. Let me know if you are interested. You can buy through my etsy shop at kreatedbykaren.etsy.com
You are a very detailed person and the detailing in clicking the pics itself is testimony of this. Nice talent to be meticulous in your work
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Thank you! I am pretty picky about the details. LOL