Sun 6 Jul 2008
About this time last year I bought a very cute wallet in Toronto. It survived until Christmas before I’d used it to death. I tried to design my own wallet but it was a spectacular disaster (there was embroidery, I was not happy). So I started using a simple coin purse that N had bought in India for me. Last week I killed that. So I went hunting for a wallet tutorial online.
Happily I found Sew Christine’s tutorial and worked my way through it last night.

Her instructions are clear and the construction is simple and compact. There’s a zipped-up coin compartment, two slots for cards and a roomy pocket for notes and receipts. I added a magnetic snap (which I struggled with a wee bit because it had to be placed so close to the seam) instead of the velcro fasting. I used some blackcurrant fabric for the outside with the hope that the darker fabric will take longer to get grubby whilst I scrabble around the bottom of my bag. I’m pleased with how the wallet turned out; I really hope it survives a wee while and I that I don’t destroy it within a few months.


















