Hi there Cuties! Tried my very first wallet today :) After doing pur...

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by tfk 27 May 2015 ( edited May 28'15 11:18 )

Hi there Cuties! Tried my very first wallet today :)

After doing purses I had thought a wallet would be very quick n easy....it was too actually other than ofcourse the embroidery! But when it came to the stage of putting together. ...it was supposed to have a bias binding around the 4 edges! Oh my...such a nightmare!!! Actually my bad....coz the binding I was trying to put was just too narrow. ...anyway finally finished it the way I felt was best at that time in my very frustrated mood...lol!
Wallet pattern itself is really good....it has 4 card slots ...1 zipperd pocket for all the tiny stuff and 2 more full width slip in pockets for the money or pictures or receipts :) a little flap closure on which I added a magnetic button!
I would make it again with variations I guess....specially will try n find a better way to finish the edges ( or maybe get a wider bias tape...hahaha)
Thanks for looking!
P.s: followed the basic pattern from Debbie Shore's tutorial on youtube :)

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by 02kar 27 May 2015

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I think it looks great! I'm glad you kept working at it until you managed to finish it. I hope you make more.

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by tfk 27 May 2015

Thanks a lot Karen :) I missed you....good to have you back!

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by pldc 27 May 2015

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It looks terrific!~hugs~

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Thanks a lot :)

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by noah 27 May 2015

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Looks great from Canada lol hugs

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Thanks a lot Carolyn :)

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by pcteddyb 27 May 2015

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Nice Job. I bind my wallets like a quilt (the better homes and garden way). I have also recently purchased an ITH wallet and it is much easier than those I make by hand!

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by queenofhearts 27 May 2015

I have the ITH checkbook design from FivestarFonts and I love it, That could be adapted to make a wallet, but it wouldn't all be done in the hoop if you wanted to add more features like credit card slots, extra pockets etc.

by tfk 28 May 2015

Thank you so much :)
Quilting sounds like a good idea. ...thank you!

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by PIGNADA 27 May 2015

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I love colors you used light blue and brown with this sort of lace. Difficult but a nice result. Thank you for sharing. Amitiés de France.

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Thanks a lot :)
Unfortunately in the pics colours dont appear exactly same. ...the wallet is dark grey denim with grey embroidery!

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by arlene 27 May 2015

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Very nice. Love colors

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Thanks a lot! :)

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by dragonflyer 28 May 2015

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Nice job...

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Thank you so much :)

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by pennifold 28 May 2015

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So fantastic Fatima, this will match the bag you made. Keep on practicing, you are doing an excellent job on everything. Love Chris

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Thanks a lot Chris :) good to hear from you!
Hope you are having a good time. ...
This I made with the same fabric and thread colour for embroidery as bag no.2 but that was for my sis in law :)
This wallet I will keep....coz I have all my 'First ' tries of everything ;)

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by airyfairy 28 May 2015

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I personally think that you have done an amazing job. Well done.

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Thank you so much Sarah :). ..very sweet of you!

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by toogie 28 May 2015

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Hi, Like the wallet! I especially like your embroidery. I checked out at the grocery store today, and the cashier asked about my wallet, that matched my purse. I told her I made them and my medicine bag. She asked about me, making her a set, just like them. I told her the wallet I made, I don't want to make again, too time consuming for the little I would get. She said she would buy my whole set today and I could dump all my stuff in a grocery bag!-lol...I came home with my set!

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Oh wow that is great Toogie :) it shows how good you made them that she went crazy after it lol!
Thank you so much for appreciating. ...
embroidery was lining up perfectly till I did that one part of the border where a little gap was left....well better luck for me next time! ;)

by toogie 28 May 2015

You lined up better than I am sure I could have. It looks like it's on the backside, so that's better .

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by lidiad 28 May 2015

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You have done a great job, love it!
Hugs, Lidia

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Thank you so much Lidia :)

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by justsew 28 May 2015

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Fantastic work. I love the design you have used, it looks very professional.
Hugs Pam.

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Thank you so much Pam :)

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by Shyamala 28 May 2015

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Wow...this is beautiful. The embroidery is fantastic...love it. It is really time consuming but worth the effort. Hugs...Shyam.

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Thank you so much Shyam :)
The wallet itself can be done pretty quickly if there is no or little embroidery involved like applique maybe!
The construction is not as lengthy as a purse.....try the youtube tutorial!

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by lbrow 28 May 2015

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Looks great to me!. Matches the purse and I think that is neat/Lillian

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by tfk 28 May 2015

Thank you so much Lillian :)

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