Heart Patch Pockets
easy peasy, cute little button-up pockets!
Posted by Only Frills and Horses
About
A while ago, my friend sold me this skirt which is a replica of Pngelic Pretty's Milky-chan of the Fawn Skirt. It was missing some details though, so I decided to treat it as a blank canvas for my own personal alterations! so I'm doing a series of tutorials to show you how to do this yourself.
This tutorial is based on others I have seen, but is modified to be even easier and cuter!
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You Will Need (3 things)
- cute Button(s)
- a bit of Fabric
- Skirt or other piece of clothing to add pockets to
Steps (11 steps, 20 minutes)
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1
We're going to start by making a template. Fold an A4 piece of paper and folding it over. Draw half a heart like so:
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2
cut it out and unfold, adjust if necessary Now you should have a whole heart shape.
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3
Pin to 2 layers of fabric for each pocket. I'm making 2 here so that's 4 layers. Cut out with a seam allowance.
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4
Sew 2 heart pieces together leaving a gap for turning.
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5
Cut into the seam allowances all around like this:
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6
turn and iron. Pin to mark where you want each pocket to open.
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7
Top stitch around the top, starting at one pin and ending at the other.
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8
Select a button and sew a buttonhole on each pocket according to your machine's guidelines (alternatively, hand sew it).
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9
Position the pockets on the skirt and pin.
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10
Top stitch up to the stitching you made for the opening, closing the turning gap in the process.
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11
Sew on the button of your choice (do this before sewing on the pocket if your machine can do this for you!)