KeTing Wallet

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• Step 1

  Okay, here we go:
  The wallet consists of 6 parts:

  1a) The part which holds your cards
  1b) Background material of the insides
  2) The plastic pocket (see-through)
  3) The paper money compartment
  4) The coin purse
  5) The outside with velcro closure.

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  Step 2

  <b>1) The part which holds your cards/background fabric</b>
  I made the card thing first because the size of everything else will relate to its size.
  First a shot of the material being folded very losely, just to give you the idea how to make it:

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  Step 3

  Use your cards and pins to make it fit well!

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  Step 4

  Back will look like that:

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  Step 5

  Sew the first line, put cards back in, mark the second, and so on. Make sure the part in the middle won't be wider than the tape/fabric band/bias tape/whatever you use. There needs to be a part in the middle, though, because you won't be able to fold it well otherwise.

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  Step 6

  Done all seams, it should look like this:

  Trim the sides.

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  Step 7

  You can now fold it like that:

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  Step 8

  My version was about 13 cm long. Choose fabric for the background, measuring 2 times the card things width plus seam allowance plus fold allowance. You can see the size mine had to be.

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  Step 9

  Cut tape/whatever you want to use like this. Glue down the card part on the background part. Sew tape on, hiding the ends on the back side.

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  Step 10

  <b>2. The see-through pocket</b>
  This is quite easy. Make a rectangle a bit less high as the background fabric and as wide as half of your card thing. Just don't make it too wide or it will bend when you fold the wallet. Sew down on three sides. I made one of the longer sides the open one, so nothing will fall out on the open sides of the wallet (know what I mean?)

  I recommend vinyl... which I didn't have.

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  Step 11

  <b>3. Paper money compartment</b>
  Quite easy.
  Take a scrap, a bit bigger than your usual notes, add seam allowance for all four sides. Fold back the seam of the sides which will open later so it won't be seen.

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  Step 12

  Sew.

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  Step 13

  Fold the whole thing in half, right side on right side, pin, sew the short sides together. Again use a bit glue to hold the thing in place (easier than using pins, but you can also use pins), sew to the upper middle of the background material (only one line up there, you can fix the lower edges with glue). If you find that confusing, just look at them pikchas!

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  Step 14

  <b>4. The coin purse</b>
  I tried different versions for that, none of them I found satisfying until now. You can just make it any way it suits you.

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  Step 15

  This time I made a hose with fusible interfacing in between, pressed it flat, added velcro and used glue and the sewing machine to adhere to background fabric.

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  Step 16

  Now it looks like that:

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  Step 17

  <b>5. The outside with velcro closure</b>
  First make the little strap. I think the pictures are quite easy to understand.

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  Step 18

  Make a little hose: Take two fabric strips, attach velcro to one of the right sides, sew together, clip edges, turn right sides out.

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  Step 19

  Cut fabric for the outside: A stripe twice as long as the background material PLUS seam allowance. Fold in half at the short side, like in the picture.

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  Step 20

  Sew closed in three sides, turn right sides out. Tuck the ends of the open side in, mark the middle, pin closure strap in place, sew. Find out where to put the other part of the velcro closure (by placing everything like it will be in the end, folding it together and pretending to close the strap. Mark the spot.)

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  Step 21

  Sew velcro in there.

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  Step 22

  Now place background material with all innards on the inner side of the outward fabric. Use glue or pins to keep in place.
  (BTW, always let the glue dry before sewing over or you'll ruin your needles!)
  Start sewing around the whole thing next to the left side of the paper money pocket and ending next to the right side, to leave it open.

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  Step 23

  Finally sew the other side of the paper money thing and the outside fabric together (you can also use glue to keep in place plus sew along the upper line.)

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  Step 24

  Enjoy your new wallet!!

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Spica · 18 projects 8th December 2009

Thanks for posting this. I've been looking for a wallet tutorial. I can't wait to make it. The wallet I made doesn't look that good.

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Tame A. · Payson, Arizona, US · 9 projects 18th March 2008

lovely wallet very impressive!

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kermit · Maastricht, Limburg, NL · 8 projects 9th March 2008

wow! must have/make one

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Leah! · San Diego, California, US · 1 project 9th March 2008

I love this! My wallet's about ready to bite the dust, so as soon as I'm done with the purse I'm making (which I'll post as soon as I'm done :] ), I'm totally going to try this... it looks hard, but it's so cute.

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KeTing · Berlin, Berlin, DE · 1 project 8th March 2008

How kind of you, cat, to say that. Actually I am a beginner. I've only started sewing some months ago and with very easy things.
m_m: boesner rocks Thank you as well

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Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects 8th March 2008

This is gorgeous, you must be very very good at sewing. Thanks so much for thr tutorial.

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--- · 24 projects 8th March 2008

Hey Kerstin Well done, i love the wallet!!!!!
Yay for Boesner hehe

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