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Hello! I’m Andrea from The Train To Crazy (aren’t we all?). I love sewing gifts for the holidays so I’m thrilled to share a great tutorial here today on Skip To My Lou!
This simple leather wallet is great for the back pocket. Slim so it doesn’t wear out pockets and easy to access money. You may omit the “money clip” elastic and store the money in the middle pocket if that suits your style.
Gather Supplies:
- leather (I bought an old leather purse at a thrift shop)
- clear vinyl
- leather sewing machine needles
- upholstry thread
- 1/2″ wide elastic to match your leather
Sewing with leather can be scary but you may find it isn’t as you thought! A few tips:
- Use the correct needle and thread
- Go slow
- Do not start right on the edge of your leather
- Use a scrap piece of leather to check your tension
Cut leather:
- 3″ x 4.5″ (cut 2)
- 3″ x 3.75″ (cut 2)
- 3″ x 3″ (cut 1)
Cut vinyl:
- 3″ x 3″ (cut 1)
Cut a “window” out of one piece of 3′ x 3.75″ piece of leather. I use an exacto knife for precision.
Line the vinyl up behind the window and sew the top together. You may also use an appropriate glue if you’d rather to attach the vinyl to the leather.
Cut slits for the elastic. Line the elastic up near the top of the 3″ x 3″ piece of leather. Cut a slit about 1/4″ inside the leather on each side. The slit should be just as wide as the leather.
Tuck the elastic into the leather as above.
Stack your wallet together. The window piece should be on top of one of the largest pieces. This will make one side of your wallet.
The elastic piece should go on top of the mid sized piece and then on top of the other largest piece. This will be the opposite side of the wallet.
Line your pieces up so the edges are straight. You can’t use pins so I used binder clips. Sew the sides and bottom of the wallet. Do not sew the top!
You’re done! Now fill that wallet or give it as a gift!
I hope you’ll stop by The Train To Crazy to check out my other tutorials for your holiday sewing! You might be interested in my Hooded Towel Backpack or the Go To Dress (free pattern sizes 12 months to 5T). If you have a school aged boy or girl you’ll want to check out my recent Dress Your (School) Boy & Girl series where you’ll find lots of tutorials. And you’ll definitely want to stop by next week when the Handmade Dress Up series begins. I’ll be featuring costume tutorials from 25 of your favorite bloggers!
Thank you 🙂 very easy to follow, My husband will love this
Easy peasy tute. thanks for sharing! Looking forward to dress up series, please do check my dress up efforts so far as that of hibiscus and cellphone!
This is so perfect for my boys! Thank you for sharing! Smiles~Beth