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September 12, 2006
I whipped up this little button-closed pocket, lined with linen. The pattern was made up as I went along. It turned out to be really easy, mainly because I just topstitched it together. In brief: 1. Cut 8x5 inch rectangles of lining and outside. 2. Trim the corners of one of the 5 inches sides of both pieces to make a flap shape (optional). 3. Stack fabric pieces, right sides together, and stitch around the edge with a quarter inch seam allowance. Leave a gap for turning. 4. Turn inside out, poke out the corners, fold in the seam allowance at the gap, and iron flat. You can either whipstitch the opening closed, or let the topstitching do the job later. 5. Topstitch the 5 inch side (not the flap, the other one), about 1/8 inch from the edge. 6. Fold up the 5 inch side to make the pocket. Iron to make the fold. 7. Starting at the fold, top stitch up the edge to make one side of the pocket, around the flap, and down the other edge of the pocket. 8. Fold the flap how you want it and iron the fold. 9. Pick out a buttons or snaps and position how you like. 9. If using buttons, sew button holes on the flap. 10. Sew on buttons or set snaps.
Any questions, let me know.
Posted under Sewing/Fabric Crafts at September 12, 2006 05:21 PM
Comments
Cute! That for the Tut!
Posted by: laeroport at September 13, 2006 11:36 AM
cute, simple is so often great.
Posted by: Bronwen at September 13, 2006 05:39 PM
I love projects like this. It looks great!
Posted by: Rachel at September 14, 2006 07:41 PM
So cute! I think I need to do some sewing this weekend. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: abby at September 16, 2006 01:00 PM
I've been wanting to make something just like this for all of the grocery-store discount cards that are hogging up space in my wallet!
Thank you!!!
Posted by: lera at September 17, 2006 09:45 PM
Looks nice and so much different! It's great to have people with ideas like yours around.
Posted by: jane at September 28, 2006 04:30 PM
On step #3, do wrong sides go together? I guess maybe I am confused, but it would seem that right sides would go together, so that when it is turned, the right sides would be on the outside.
Thanks
Kathy
Posted by: Kathy at April 24, 2008 11:41 AM
Thanks for the catch, Kathy. I will fix it in the directions.
Posted by: Maitreya at April 24, 2008 12:27 PM