Boys Wallet Sewing Tutorial

I made a wallet using oilcloth for the outer with a boat print fabric for the inside pockets. Here's my Boys Wallet Sewing Tutorial...

You will need...

    'etoile' star oilcloth in red
    beach hut fabric
    royal blue polka dot bias binding
    1 nylon closed end zip (12cm, royal blue)
    12 cm sew in hook and loop fastening tape (white, 15mm wide)

How-to step by step

Step 1

Start by cutting out the pieces of fabric as the illustration above. Fuse the interfacing to the wrong side of the corresponding pieces, following the manufacturer's instructions.

Step 2

Cut out the remaining outer pieces as above.

Step 3

Take the 7cm wide fused rectangle piece and place it wrong side against the right hand side of the zip. So that the raw edge aligns with the zip tape. Using a zipper foot attach zip. Then lightly press it to the right side and top stitch it down as photograph above.

Step 4

Fold the 5cm deep bias cut piece in half and press. Fold in the raw edges to meet your fold line and press to create bias binding strip.

Step 5

Place the binding over the left hand raw edge of the zip and stitch in place as photograph above.

Step 6

Place one half of the hook and loop strip, 1cm in from outer edge of pocket. Pin to secure and stitch in place down both sides.

Step 7

Place the zipped pocket on top of the inside oilcloth panel, matching up the raw edges. Pin or bind clip in place, Top stitch down binding edge and baste stitch remaining edges using a 5mm seam allowance.

Step 8

Fold the 18cm wide panel in half, wrong sides together, press. Edge stitch down fold.

Step 9

Pin the folded pocket panel to the left hand side of the inside oilcloth panel. Using a 5mm seam allowance, baste stitch in place.

Step 10

Place the 10cm wide centre pocket panels right sides together matching up the raw edges. Using a 1cm seam allowance stitch together along outer width edges.

Step 11

Turn the pocket right side out and using a 3mm seam allowance top stitch along width edges.

Step 12

Pin and stitch the centre pocket in place

Step 13

Pin the remaining hook and loop strip to the outside oilcloth panel, 6cm in from end.

Step 14

Edge stitch the hook and loop piece in place.

Step 15

Pin the outer oilcloth panel, wrong sides together with inside pocket panel, so that the hook and loop strips are at opposite ends.

Step 16

Using a 5mm seam allowance, baste stitch the outer to the inner.

Step 17

Fold the wallet to check your hook and loop strips lines up and the wallet sits correctly.

Step 18

Pin and stitch binding wrong sides together.

Step 19

Fold the binding to the inside and stitch in place.

Step 20

Voila! Now your wallet is ready to give or use.