beautiful, unique tri-fold wallet!

I had been fiddling around with the idea of creating a wallet pattern for several months, and last March, I finally sat down and did it.  There were several parts of this that kinda scared me to begin with.  First, is the whole idea of designing my own pattern, which I had never before attempted.  It’s just that none of the patterns I looked at were exactly what I wanted, and if you make a wallet from scratch you might as well have it have everything you want! One pattern would have no coin purse, then another wouldn’t have enough pockets, then another wouldn’t have enough credit card slots, or they would, but not the right location….apparently I’m picky about my wallets, who knew? 
  
The other thing that scared me about this pattern is that I wanted a zippered coin purse, and before this, I had never sewn a zipper, and in fact had strictly avoided them.  However, once I dived in this fear quickly dissolved only to be replaced with another major problem.  Lining.  Of course my wallet has lining, but lining in general is such a hassle.  I’m not afraid of it, it’s just a lot of extra sewing that doesn’t seem all that necessary.  I cut this process down considerably by using a folding technique that cuts down on the sewing necessary.  
  

All in all, this pattern turned out pretty dang good for being my first pattern. It is a tri-fold wallet with a zippered coin purse, a bill pocket, and an extra pocket for all your receipts, checkbook, etc.  In addition it has 6 credit card slots! It fastens with a coordinated colored elastic and button fasten. I also added a cute rosette to the outside to dress it up a little. The pattern is probably of medium difficulty.  Don’t be afraid of the zipper! It’s one of the easiest parts for me now.  Unfortunately I will not be providing the pattern on this blog for free ( I do have some patterns up my sleeve that I will put on the blog later, so don’t be too bummed).  I’m trying to sell them and putting it on the web for free is kind of detrimental to that process.  However, I am selling the patterns for $8, or I can make a wallet for you with your specific color choices for $20+shipping. Just comment below, or e-mail me at columbiacrafts@yahoo.com.  Sorry for the plug, but I’m done now. One more wallet that has more of a landscape fabric to it.