Project #2: Travel wallet resurrected

Last week, I received a personal message from Craftster saying that my travel wallet had been included in the Purses, Bags and Wallets Featured Projects of 2011.  I consider this an honour simply because hundreds (or thousands?) of projects are posted in that board each year.

As I've mentioned here before, I have sort of abandoned my travel wallet project.  I intended to make a pattern for it last year but when I encountered problems with the pattern and with the binding, I got frustrated and set it aside.  The news from Craftster, however, has inspired me to work on this pattern again.  After all, I did have all I needed ready and I even have the most appropriate fabrics for it.

I worked on a new travel wallet yesterday and surprisingly, everything just fell easily into place...from the pattern down to the binding.  I wondered why it was so hard before!  And I must say, the resulting wallet is really one of the best things I have ever sewn!

Closed wallet.  What you think of that fabric?

Open wallet

Left side with passport and ticket pockets plus a long pocket and a pen loop

Right side with ID window and card slots plus 2 extra pockets and a luggage key holder

The cover

Filled with everything I will ever need at the airport!

I feel confident that I can finish this pattern this time around.  If you think the fabric I used is awesome, wait till I show you another fabric I bought specifically for this....

Lately, I have been enjoying my non-baking time sewing stuff.  Apart from the cosmetic bags and this travel wallet, I also made myself an apron.  I used my son's work apron as my pattern.

 I even made it reversible!

The fabrics are from David Textiles' Kiss the Cook range.

When my apron was in the wash the other day, I had to borrow my daughter's.  I could tell she didn't want me using hers.  When I told her I was making an apron, she said, "Good, so you don't have to borrow mine."  After I had sewn this, I went to her room and flaunted it in front of her.  Then she said, "Can we swap?"

Naaah.  This one's mine...but I'm letting her borrow it, of course.