business card wallet

February 6, 2012 in Cate, Craft, Sewing, Tutorials, Uncategorized

I went to a bloggers meet and greet yesterday. I had spent some time the night before whipping up some contact cards, but had nothing to store them in, so when I arrived home I pulled out the sewing machine.

There’s a few tutorials around for tea bag wallets, so I just changed a couple of things to suit my needs.

I used felt on the outside, calico as my liner, and some funky purple fabric in the middle.

I sewed my button on first. I find that my sewing is so messy, by sewing the button first I can hide the back.

Next, fold and iron the fabric for the inside, and topstitch the folded edge.

Sew the pocket into the lining. I forgot to photograph the next step – lay the pieces together, right side facing each other, then stitch around the outside, leaving a gap for turning. Don’t forget to sew your elastic in (I like to double stitch).

Clip the corners, then turn right way out.

I like to top stitch everything, so if you’re doing it, now’s the time. Then fold your wallet, mark the middle and stitch a line through the pocket to the lining.

Of course, I forgot to allow for seams when changing the sizes, so it’s too small. But I know how simple it is, and can make another this afternoon while my boysleeps.

Finished product.

Do you have contact (or business) cards? Where do you keep them?

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Cate Brickell  (18 Posts)

Cate is a closer-to-forty-than-thirty SAHM of 4+2 kids, ranging in age from 13 to 2. She doesn't do housework, wastes too much time on facebook and pinterest, and is overwhelmed by the awesome blogs in her google reader. She loves taking online scrapping classes, learning about the scout movement (as a Joey/Cub leader), and has a purple front door. 2012 is the year of DO-ing for Cate, crossing everything off the everlasting to-do list.


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