why not make a passport wallet? i always find, while traveling, that i'm constantly wondering where my passport is. of course, now i have to carry cole's too and i figured it was high time to do something about it. i'd been given a functional yet truly hideous case for free from the photographer when got a new passport photo taken recently, so i had a good template to start with. ta-da!
it was surprisingly uncomplicated. two horizontal pockets on top of two vertical pockets inside. fully lined with a double-layer of flannel as batting so it feels sturdy yet soft. and i love the fabrics, of course. finishing the inside edges was actually really quick - i've only recently started using bias tape and i love it. it's kind of a pain to make, but i got this lovely blue linen bias tape from namolio on etsy.i definitely think this is something i can keep track of in my purse! there's even a little loop on the top, should i feel the need to securely attach it to something else, though heaven help me if i ever wear it around my neck.
and while i was at it, i realized that i should really have a new coin purse too. the one i've been using forever was actually a little zippered wallet that came with some jasmine pearl tea. i found the perfect pattern in aranzi aronzo's cute stuff.
and of course i had to fill it with change for the photo... we have an old piggy bank from daiso that has a ton of pennies and other non-functional change, including some that's no longer actually even legal tender - hello, deutschmark, french & swiss franc coins. and some pfennigs - i haven't even been back in time to visit east germany, so i must have had those slipped into my regular change sometime. now i know what an american must feel like when they discover an out-of-place canadian quarter in their pocket. ;-) amongst all the other stuff, i did manage to find £2.95 to give the coin purse a nice little jingle.will be making these to add to my table and etsy shop. they were just too fun to make!
