This little adventure began with my husbands 10+ year old wallet finally kicking the bucket. I have a bi-fold wallet on my Pinterest account that someone else came up with and I thought "Hey! Perfect!" Whipped one up "man" style and..... It's apparently to small and my choices a little "girly". OK. I didn't think Star Wars was girly! But he just thought it looked feminine. So did EVERYONE else he showed it too. I still think it looks "manly". But whatever. So I decided to see if I could copy his raggedy old wallet. Here's what I did!!
He LOVES it! Want to make your own? It's easy and a fairly quick sew!
Here is what you need:
Body
2- 11"x 6" Quilt weight or heavier. One piece will be the exterior (I used vinyl here.) The other the pocket panel.
2- 11"x 6" Craft fuse interfacing (If you use vinyl you only need to fuse the pocket panel.)
Bill Pocket
Quilt weight
2- 11"x 5 1/2"
Right Side Slip Pocket
Quilt Weight
2- 4"x 6"
Slot Pockets
Quilt weight
2- 4"x 11" (front)
2- 4"x 5" (back)
This is what you should have cut:
Fuse interfacing to the exterior (not if you use vinyl) and the pocket panel. Set aside. We'll get to those in a bit.
Place your 2 bill pocket pieces right side together. Sew 1/2 seam allowance down one side and across the bottom stopping about 2" in. Repeat on the other side. We want about a 4" opening in the bottom for turning. Trim your seams (only where you stitched), and set aside.
Now it's time for the side slip pocket. Place your 2 pieces right side together. Sew down one long side (6") using a 1/4 seam allowance. Fold the seam over and top stitch across the side. Set aside.
Now for the 2 slot pockets. I used the same pics twice to show the steps. The only difference is the finish. For both front pieces mark within the seam allowance at 4 3/4" and 7 3/4". Fold up at the 4 3/4" mark. Press. Fold down at the next mark. Press. About 1/4 should hang off the end. Top stitch at the fold.
For the middle slot pocket place your front and back pieces right side together. Sew at 1/2 seam allowance up one side across the top and down the other. leave the bottom open for turning. Trim your seams. Turn the pocket right side out. Top stitch across the top and set aside.
For the left slot pocket place your front and back pieces right side together. Sew at 1/2 seam allowance across the top and down the RIGHT side. Trim your seams. turn right side out. Top stitch across the top.
Ok. With me so far? Great. Now we are going to build the pocket panel. Take your interfaced 11"x 6" pocket panel piece. On the far right line up the raw edges. Sew at 1/4 seam allowance across the top down the side and across the bottom. Back stitch at the start and end. Don't sew across the finished edge!!
Now place the left card slot on the left side of your panel. Sew at 1/8 down the finished side and 1/4 across the bottom and up the other side. Once again back stitch at the start and end. Don't sew across the top! That's our pocket opening!
Last center the middle slot pocket. Sew at 1/8 down the finished side, 1/4 across the bottom and 1/8 up the other side once again leaving the top open. Don't forget to back stitch at the start and end.
This is where we should be! Now we are going to use our other 11"x 6" piece to make the body of the wallet. Place the other piece and your pocket panel right side together matching all sides. Using a 1/2 seam allowance sew down one side, across the bottom, and up the other side leaving the top open. Back stitch at the start and stop. Trim your seam allowance and turn right side out.
Place the body in the bill slot pocket. Line up the top raw edges. and sew all the way around at 1/2 seam allowance. Trim the seam. Now pull the body out through your turning hole. Sew across the bottom of your turning hole to close the bill slot.
Tuck the bill slot into the wallet. Press your top seam and sew at 1/8 top stitching around the top of the bag. Press flat. (If using vinyl roll the seams on the side and across the bottom to line them up.) Top stitch 1/8 down one side, across the bottom, and up the other side.
Give it another good pressing and fold it up! Your all done!! Here is the one I made for my hubby!
And just because I like to share.... Here is the "girly" bi-fold he rejected... (now he's keeping it for receipts and business cards...hmmmm must not be TOO girly!)
