How to Sew a Fabric Wallet 

LOVE how you explain everything step by step. Great video!

This tutorial was very clear and helped me mentally piece together other wallet DIYs that I've seen. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how everyone was creating beautifully finished seams on their pocked with the main pieces needed to be turned inside out for the finished garment. This tutorial helped me understand that I first need to layout the pattern to confirm on which ends I need to have the seams remained unfinished for the pockets until time to add the main wallet pieces.

Thank you for this wallet. I'm new sewing and it was really helpful follow all the process. I need to say that maybr my interfacing was too bulky. Also I wanted the inside with a plain color and on the moment of cut all pieces I felt a bit lost, which one on your video is the "linning". Finally I saw it was the blue. Well as i said I'm new and I made mistakes. Second try will be better. ;) thx and get one vistual hug.

Great directions! Thanks for sharing this sewing project. Love it!

You are a great instructor. Your directions are always precise and very easy to follow. Watching your videos are a joy. Thank you for taking the time to share your special talents.

Looove the fun print will be doing wallets for my two sons and some as gifts for their friends as a summer project with my daughter. Thanks for sharing.

That was amazing! Thank you sooo much for the lovely tutorial! 💞💞💞

Excellent instructions; the wallet turned out just fine. (I did not use interfacing.) THANK YOU!

I used a heavy material for the out side and broad cloth for the inside. It came out great. Thank you.

thank you for this tutorial and the measurements and going step by step, much appreciated especially when you are a visual learner.

That is so cute!! I love it! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for such a useful video! My first wallet has been made and I like it! I used the home decor fabric with no interfacing and it worked perfect!

Your video is very clear and easy to understand. Thank-you!

actually did the pattern a second time and made some changes using applique paper( heat n bond) and trimmed seam allowances before turning so the thickness around edges diminished and I think it turned out way better. gonna send pics of both to show

Very awesome project! Thank you!

You are amazing........ Welldone..... just what I needed.

Love it thanks going to make it tomorrow. Thanks great tutorial.

A great tutorial, well presented and explained. Thank you

cant wait start this one,, especially for all store cards to keep separated. thanx again.

very nice and clear so cute too. thank you.

Now this I can relate to! I cant wait to try x

Great tutorial! Love the fabric ; D

Very well explained, thank you!

Thank you for your tutorial, you explained and showed each piece perfectly how to sew them together. A great video! You’re a great teacher and I have now subscribed to your channel. Thanks again 🙏🙏🙏

Thanks for sharing just made one for my hubby

thank you very clear to understand and i am a new fan

I love it, thank you very much...! Hugs from México!

Making this tonight. I made a sunshine crossbody bag with the lovely bird fabric in your background.

I am going to give it a try looks great

This is great!!!! Thank you!

This is a pretty great and wonderfully easy pattern, HOWEVER, I highly recommend getting a VERY THIN INTERFACING. Alternately, perhaps you could skip the interfacing on the credit card pockets? That would get rid of 6 layers of interfacing, so I imagine it would help thin the wallet out, yet maintain form and function. I followed the video and used interfacing where it suggests. I used Pellon 808 (which I thought seemed thin enough, and it's what I had on hand) and standard cotton fabric. My finished wallet really wants to burst open because it's so thick. I haven't even tried closing it with stuff in it yet. :-/

Awesome, thanks so much!

Fantastic video. Thank you. This makes my must make list. Actually straight up to the top. Make great gifts as well. Will give one a try then if mine comes out like yours I will make some more up to give as gifts. Thanks for this..

Excellent job...

I am going to teach home ec and this seems like an amazing project to tackle with students! You're the best sewing professor 👌🏻😊

Really cool. Imma try it 👌

This is very easy. I plan to get some fat quarters for my younger grandsons and cousins. What I really want to know is if you have had any problems with connecting your Spiegel sewing machine to your wifi. I have had this machine for a while. I love it for being able to not have to use the foot pedal.

I made one of these and like some others, did not back the credit card pockets...but the corner was still too thick. I just didn't like the look of it. I thought about it all night and decided to open it again and trim the seam allowance closer to the stitching. It turned out beautifully!!! I need to make 4 for my youngest grandchildren. It's a fun project especially because they are coming out so nicely! Thank you for the wonderful directions.

I did everything you did on the tutorial. it came out super think and used the medium interfacing you said too. my material was quilting cotton. it was just way to thick. gonna try it a different way and will let you know my results

I think I will make two for my sons to carry money for school! Love it!!

I totally agree with the last comment I followed every instruction step by step after 4 hours working on it because I really wanted the wallet t come out neat. Anyway the wallet is too thick and unusable. I do suggest less interfacing maybe no interfacing for the credit card pockets they make the wallet too thick.

It is wery nice, i will try to make one

nice job

Thank You so much. I was looking exactly for this project. I'm going to make it in jeans fabric. Greatings from Venezia Italia, Ketty

Thank you so much for the tutorial I'm trying to sew one without the zipper what are the sizes would be thank you

Best video 🤗🤗🤗

love all your videos! Definitely my go to whenever i need sewing questions answered.. I do have one question with this tutorial though.... the large pocket pattern piece is labeled 8" but when you are giving the directions you state that we fold the 8.5" side..... Just looking for clarification.

Great wallet!! now I just need money to put in it...

Great stuff, I've been looking for a tutorial on DIY wallets! However, I like having two pockets in my wallet, one for bills and one for receipts etc. Can another one be added?

super.can you pl make a video on hiw to make a crossbody bag.easy one pl.thanks.

Great pattern. Thank you. I did find a mistake though. On the diagram in the beginning of the video, the lg pocket piece was 8 x 10 1/2. Then later in the video, you started it was 81/2x10 1/2. I found that the later measurement must be the correct one as I had to short change my last credit card piece when sewing it down to make enough room. If you could make the correction at the beginning, it could save the loss of fabric and confusion. Thanks again, I will be making this again.☺

cool!

Thanks for this great tutorial! Just made my first one. Turned out really well. I omitted the interfacing in the credit card pockets. I am going to make several more! I posted pics on instagram. :)

Very nice. I have a friend I'd like to make one for his birthday coming in a couple weeks. Now I just need to find fabric because I already have the zipper. If you were going to embroider initials on this wallet, where would you place the initials? And, at what step would you do the embroidery?

Made 2 wallets with this pattern so far. First one with no interfacing--too flimsy. Second one with a lighter weight interfacing & quilting cotton, worked out fine for me. I like this pattern overall, but will make my next one with a couple changes. First i will try sewing the card pockets on before basting the large pocket together. I didn't mind that you could see the card pocket stitching through the bill fold, but i figure this wouldn't be a difficult step to integrate & this way the stitching will be hidden. Also the card pockets were a bit too wide, so i sewed an extra couple of vertical lines parallel to the one she shows in the video. If you have the same issue & do this too, just keep in mind the seam allowance on the left side that comes later (i had to undo one line because of this & it left some stitching marks.) Another thing i had to do was trim the final seams before turning the wallet out in the last step. Otherwise i would not have been able to do a proper top stitch as it would have been way too bulky to do so. I ended up carefully trimming the seams around the finished wallet, & trimming one layer at a time around the part with the card pocket seams. This did help in making the top stitching look much neater. Overall i quite like this pattern & will make more wallets with it, since it's simple enough to fashion for kids & grownups, doesn't use up too much fabric (scrap-buster) & includes the cute little zipper coin pouch. My main recommendation if you're trying it out, is to make your first one with fabric you don't mind wasting-- this project needed a test run for me to get it right, & judging by the comments, a few others didn't like how their first one turned out. A lighter interface for woven fabrics was enough for my liking without being too heavy. Something like a Pellon 911FF, Pellon es114, or the like.

Hi, is the large pocket piece 8x10.5 or 8.5x10.5. Your drawings says one thing and then when you start the tutorial you give a different measurement. Thanks

Pro tip cut the fabric out from a pillowcase and you can make enough to sell for about 1-2 bucks a pop

Is this the correct size that would fit in a man's back pocket? I am thinking of making for my adult son.. thanks

and is there any substitute for the material ? can you suggest any material which is thin as well as durable like some in plain weave ?

Do you mind demonstrating to us how to sew ready to sew adjustable dress straps on dresses & if possible how to make our own adjustable dress straps as well? Been looking all over RU-vid and have only came across how to make & sew binding/spaghetti straps, but none that demonstrate how to sew on & make adjustable dress straps with the little plastic clamp that allows elongation or shortening of the strap. Thought to ask you, since your videos are so easy to understand & follow. Thanks for your time :)

Hi. I love this wallet pattern. I have made at least 7 now. Wondering if you have a pattern for a ladies wallet?

I just made this wallet and although I used a light interfacing it feels pretty bulky. I used a thin interfacing thou. Any suggestions? Love it btw

Can anyone clarify for me the sizing on the zipper? She says 3 1/2” finished. Is that the “teeth” part only? Or the entire length including 1/2” on each end? Thanks in advance!

wow I am going to make one of these God Willing. I love that pattern.

I made one but it is way too thick. I wondered if I could leave out all the light weight interfacing or should I just skip it on the credit card pocket area? I would like to try it once again so want to know.

i am going to make one great video

I used curtain material for mine thank you fab tutorial.. sorry i dont know how to add a photo.

what material should I use if I want it to be water resistant and will it still work with this instructions?

Greetings! Thank you for this video! Where did you get that fun Shazam! fabric?

How would I attach elastic that would replace the Velcro closer?

Does anyone know if you can leave the zipper out in this project?

Hi, do you mind telling us where you got the Superhero fabric? Thank you!

hiii do u need arabic translation for more widespreading??

hai may i ask, how to make or setting your sewwing machine walk slow, mw machine walk fast it make me nervous.. hahha thnk btw i love your vid :)

really awsme..but I don't understand what kind of cloth u use this wallet..this one is cotton?..I really don't uderstnd..and u also use white kind of things and spry..can u plz tell me this things name, sister.. I m not so much. good in English but I m try my best.I think u understand 😞😞😞😞

I haven't received a support ticket from that yet all I have is the auto reply that says not to reply to the email

when i fold my 8" wide large pocket piece in half and then lay the credit card pieces on top the lowest one extends beyond the lower edge of the large pocket piece. What am I doing wrong?

By loop and hook tape, do you mean sew on velcro?

can you please tell what material have you used in making this wallet ?

I just purchase a wallet purse at Target for $15.00. I will be trying this.

I hope you still answer questions! Large pocket when you are doing measurements you say 8x 10 1/2 then hook and loop you say 8 1/2 I’m gonna go 8 1/2 thanks

I made pillows out of my late husbands shirts, with fabric from his jeans I made the outside of the wallets and used the left over fabric from his shirts to make the card slots and lining. I gave my children the pillows and grandsons the wallets. I am trying to find a pattern for a purse for my granddaughters. I still have denim and shirt fabric.

I was looking for a good DIY wallet tutorial. I'm hoping to make my husband a new wallet when I get my sewing machine back. With all the comments about being too bulky with interfacing, I figure I'll just use denim (for the parts that need interfacing).

I did this wallet twice and had to toss it both times. Even though I did not use interfacing it was still way to thick and impossible to fold. The first time the cc measurements were off, but the second I did them correctly but that wasn't the problem. The process was very stressful and wasteful.

Imma hand sew this

Wow! I wondered why you didn't show turning this wallet right side out. Now I know why, there's no way I can get this thing turned!!! Not happy 😒

It becomes very bulky at the place where the card pockets are attached. Broke my needle.

Yay! can I leave off the zipper though?

Can I use batting ??

I loved this wallet, I was confused on my pocket pieces for the credit cards I measured everything exactly, but when I measured 3/4down then 5/8 down on the third piece was hanging off the wallet about 1 inch. I watched the video and for the life of couldn't figured out what I did wrong. Anyone else have this problem?

I totally ducked this up. I think the interfacing was too thick and then when I flipped it the side with the coin pocket was too thick, not flat.

The original size was 8", later changed to 8 1/2"

I made this wallet. I don't like that it is too thick to fold. There needs to be an edit. Instead of cutting the interfacing the exact size of the pattern piece, use half the size of the large pocket and the credit card pockets. Also, the interfacing may need to not be included in the seam allowances.

I just don’t understand the coin pocket

Is it just me or does the template say 8 by 10 and a half for the large but then she says 8 and a half by 10 and a half!!

Your measurements all seem to be incorrect which has created much confusion in completing this project. If you're going to leave it on RU-vid, you should make the measurement corrections instead of letting the subscriber figure it out through trial and error.

Warning ! DONT USE THICK INTERFACING! It won’t flip correctly.

Didn't turn out. It was way too thick . I would not try this again. Waste of time.

Whos here in 2020?.

Ladies save yourself, don’t try this , you’re sewing machine will hate you!