The Zara Double Zip Mini Accordion Wallet pattern JUST released and I admit that I was super intrigued by it, so I looked for an excuse to try it out. Fortunately I needed to make a project with the awesome strike fabric from Snow Willow Designs, so I was able to squeeze it in!
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| Getting the grey to show up required playing with different lighted areas. Also, I think my model needs a name. |
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| Can Narwhals give you the finger? Is it giving the flipper? |
The pattern is really nice looking, 2 zippered sections, lots of card slots, and an inside coin pocket! I used the Speechless version of the Funky Bunch fabric, with the Grey coordinate for my projects, the characters were perfect for featuring on the outside of the wallet, and I even was able to get them inside the card slots! The fabric comes with the 'clean' version without words, a 'pearl clutcher' version with snarky sayings, and then a 'crass' version with cussing. This is definitely a snarky fabric, and not for the easily offended!
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| I had to squish that part around a bit to get it to go evenly and close better |
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| All the card dividers, perfectly fit a credit card/gift card! |
I didn't have the peltex that it calls for in the pattern on hand, so I decided to substitute heavy Decovil. Many regrets. I did modify it slightly, leaving off the fusible fleece, and only doing half of the card slots interfaced, but there were some times I was holding my breath and hoping that my sewing machine wouldn't give up. I think I need to take it in for servicing/timing because my semi-industrial machine has been getting finicky with thicker stuff, which is the entire reason I bought it!
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| This wallet has a lot of STRUCTURE! |
I found the PERFECT matching zipper tape and zippers in my stash, both from Wizardry, Stitchery, and Crafts. I even used the Unicorn Mane sewing string, but the pictures don't show the fun rainbow very well! The zipper tape is the Alex Purple with night-mare iridescent teeth, and I also had the matching purple thread in my stash!
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| Did I super zoom in to show the awesome colors or hide my bad stitching? Yes? |
Don't look too close at my stitching, I was working on this very late at night, and also realized too late that I didn't have a really good zipper foot to stitch in the ditch, so my hand sewing had to hold up where my machine refused to go! I didn't even realize it skipped a few spots until I was editing the pictures...so this wallet is definitely NOT good enough to sell! I think the next time I make it will be better, but it was a learning curve!
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| Pretend the center section is nice and even...
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The fabric is a collaboration with String Theory Fabric Art, and there are matching embroidery patterns! I stitched the Hate people one on the grey coordinate, which is so perfect for backgrounds, and even fun by itself! The grey is a soft color, with fun stars, hearts and symbols sprinkled through it.
I was pretty impressed, my orchids match the wallet! Be sure to get your Funky Bunch order in at
Snow Willow Designs by June 26 for this fun fabric!
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| One last fun shot! |
You did very well with that wallet. I gave up on sewing wallets and purses long ago. I did enjoy seeing the Hate people fabric, plus the fact that he gave me the finger.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I love to sew them, but sometimes they take a lot of seam ripper time to get even halfway decent looking. Usually the first one I sell at a discount because it's my 'learning' version and I need to practice (or don't sell at all because it's not good enough...yet). The fabric is super fun!
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