The Making of a Travel Wallet
Lately I have been in a creative mood so instead of buying a travel wallet I made one. First off I found a pattern that I liked. I found this free pattern on Sew Mama Sew . There is a video tutorial on the website as well, it is very easy to follow! After I found the pattern I liked I hit the shops for the ideal fabric. Oil cloth is not available where I am so I thought I would go with either a heavy linen or patterned canvas. In the end I found a wonderful patterned canvas for the backing and for the pockets I went with a cream and light gold chevron linen. I cut out and prepared my pattern paper templates. Once I transferred the pattern to the fabric (making sure to get the pattern in the places I wanted to be. This does cause a lot more wastage of the fabric but will give you a better look) I cut out the fabric. I sealed my edges, the fabric I was using tends to fray. Once all the fabric was cut I laid it all out on the table to see how ...