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 it would look. I was happy with how the layout looked so I started sewing he pieces together. 

 All up it tool me about two hours to sew, but this was only because I have never use my sewing machine and I wanted to double check all instructions as I was going along. I reckon it could be done all within an hour for a knowledgeable sewer. 

I did not add the strip of fabric on the front or the loop button. I'm going to have a different closer. I didn't want the pattern on the front to be covered. I'm yet to decide on the closer so I will update when I figure that out. 

There were some things I would do different if I did it again but overall I'm happy with how it turned out and will be taking this to Europe with me.