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DIY Tri-Fold Wallet

This wallet folds to close with coin and card pockets. The sewing your own wallet means that you can choose the color and fabric. Just follow the step-by-step instructions and you will have your own Tri-Fold Wallet.

Small Fabric Wallet Sewing Tutorial

The finished measurements of this wallet are approximately 4⅝″(11.5㎝) W × 3⅜″(8.5㎝) H.

You may watch the full video tutorial on my Youtube channel.

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Seam allowances are 3/8″ unless otherwise specified.

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To make this you will need:

Outer layer ( quilting cotton )
1   7½″ × 5⅜″(19㎝ × 13.5㎝)
1   3⅜″ × 5⅜″(8.5㎝ × 13.5㎝)
1   10⅛″ × 4¾″(25.5㎝ × 12㎝)
1   4¼″ × 3⅛″(11㎝ × 8㎝)
1   6¼″ × 3″(16㎝ × 7.5㎝)

Lining ( quilting cotton )
1   10⅛″ × 5⅜″(25.5㎝ × 13.5㎝)
1   10⅛″ × 4¾″(25.5㎝ × 12㎝)
1   4¼″ × 3⅛″(11㎝ × 8㎝)
1   6¼″ × 3″(16㎝ × 7.5㎝)
1   9⅝″ × 13⅛″(24.5㎝ × 33㎝)
1   5⅜″ × 4¾″(13.5㎝ × 12㎝)

Mid-weight woven fusible interfacing (Pellon SF-101 Shape Flex’ or ‘Vilene G700’)
1   9⅜″ × 4⅝″(23.5㎝ × 11.5㎝)
1   9⅜″ × 4″(23.5㎝ × 10㎝)
2   3½″ × 2⅜″(9㎝ × 6㎝)
1   5½″ × 2¼″(14㎝ × 5.5㎝)
1   8⅞″ × 3″(22.5㎝ × 7.5㎝)
1   8⅞″ × 3⅜″(22.5㎝ × 8.5㎝)

Snap Buttons 2 sets

Make a coin pocket lid and pocket and attach a snap buttons.

Place the coin pocket lid between the small outer layer and the card pocket lining and sew.

On the other side of the lining, place a large outer layer and sew.

Fold the lining in half and overlap it.

Place a coin pocket on it and sew both sides.

Fold and sew the lower part of the pocket as shown in the phicture.

Please check out the video on how to make the inner card pocket. Place the card pocket over the lining and sew.

Place the wallet inner panel on it and sew it.

Place the right sides together of the outer panel and inner panel. Sew with an allowance of about 3/8″, leaving an opening.

Turn right side out through the opening. After this, sew up this hole, and topstitch the top and bottom.

Apply the other snap buttons.

YOU ARE FINISHED!

Happy sewing!