April's Across The Pond Sew Along Project

Cell Phone / Camera Pouch for April's Project

Across The Pond Sew Along
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"April showers bring..." more  pouches....  at least it does around my house!

The theme for April's Across The Pond Sew Along project is -

                             Cell phone/ Camera Pouch

Need some ideas so you can make a cute little pouch of your own?

The first pattern that I found (and I want to make next) is: 

A Purse Thingy    design by Anna at  Thimbleanna 
       -  Anna has a super cute tutorial for creating this  keychain phone pouch with a zip {for drivers license and cards and money}....  and it's free !   (pattern  here)

A Purse Thingy     photo by Ann at Thimbleanna 

A second pattern:

                         The Little Cell Phone Wallet      
                              design by Valori Wells Designs      
                                    I bought my pattern at QuiltHome.com .  

Little Cell Phone Wallet    pattern by Valori Wells Designs

This was one of those purchases that I made when buying some fabric from Quilt Home.com, where I picked out  a pattern that looked cute, to make "someday."

And here is my litte cell phone wallet~

Pouch dimensions:   6 "tall x 3 1/2 " top/ 5 1/4 " bottom
Adaptations:    

• I made the strap 12 " long x 1/2  inches wide
• I used a magnet snap in place of a pearl snap
• I added the fabric strips on to the main fabric front and back pocket

Fabrics used:  Kaufman Essex Yarn Dyed Linen Blend Black

                       DS Quilts fabrics    by Denyse Schmidt

                       Eclipse Geo Dash Yellow   by Timeless Treasures

I wanted to use fabrics that matched a fun sling purse that I made recently...(I'll be posting about the purse this week...)

Little Cell Phone Wallet coordinates with a purse... here's a sneak peek of the purse!

The back pocket holds the I phone... it just fits in it's Otter case.

Here's the wallet part.. with a flap that snaps shut

The side view... how clever is this pattern?!

It is a very functional little wallet/cell phone .    There is one change I might make the next time I make this pattern....

 The back of the cell phone wallet is rather
 "bell shaped " at the bottom....

I might make the shape more rectangular, with   a uniform 4 1/2 " width at the  top and bottom. 

Valori Wells designed a little mini wallet , too.  (the left wallet)   I love this mini wallet.  This pattern is also available at QuiltHome.com

Looking for some more inspiration and pattern ideas to make your own cell phone pouch?  Check out Amanda, The Patchsmith,  and Amy,  of  Amy Made That! to see more.

And look over and see the projects   made, and added to share, in  our Across The Pond Sew Along  Flickr Group (click here).  We love to see what you make with our projects!

The Little Cell Phone Wallet        Susie's Sunroom

Ok, now I am ready to go!  (Look for the new purse soon!)

I'm off to my sewing room!