My very first wallet project! I found this wonderful tutorial at Modest Maven, sewing my way for a bifold wallet. Modest Maven has a lovely blog with several very nicely done tutorials. And her bifold wallet one was simple and easy to follow with a lot of photos to help walk you through it.
My 11yr. old son wanted to make one so he picked out some fabric and I supervised him and helped with a little sewing.
He did a pretty good job, if I say so myself!
Another quick and fun project is this pleated zipper pouch. I found the tutorial for it here at a blog called Skip to my Lou.
Again, the instructions were simple and easy to follow with nice photos walking you through each step, and the author, Cindy, even has a free downloadable pattern which I was able to print. I sewed the first one with some fabric scraps and a zipper I had in my stash and was happy with the result. One of my daughters confiscated it "hot off the ironing board" and is now using it as a make-up bag. I decided to make another one for my daughters' friend for her birthday.
It's hard to see the pleats in these photos, but these little pouches turn out so cute that I just want to make a bunch of them to give away as gifts! I have 5 daughters, a mother-in-law, and several sisters and sisters-in-law that I could pass them along to so I'd better get crackin'! Oh, but I need to get my hubby's wallet done first. And then there's that pile of pants in the corner that aren't going to hem themselves. *sigh* I guess my cute little zippered pouches will have to wait a bit before they get sewn. But, they stitch up so quickly that I'm sure I can sneak in a couple here and there between my other sewing projects. yay
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