The other day Barbara Emodi shared in her newsletter “The Elastic Wallet” (from Threads Designs Inc. Theory). Sounded interesting so I bought and downloaded the pattern and tried one.

The Elastic Wallet

The wallet is made from 2″ elastic with a non-fraying fabric piece on one side (although there’s no reason not to add it to both sides if you wanted to). The elastic is just the size of a credit card – Barbara suggests giving it as a gift with a gift card included – a nice idea.

The wallet is simple to make – but I have one suggestion – in the instructions is tells you to cut 15″ of a 2″ elastic (I just used the black elastic I had on hand), fold the two ends into the centre point, then fold in two again enclosing the two ends.

After constructing the one above, I’d do it the opposite way, I’d fold the ends into the centre but fold the elastic in two again leaving the open ends on the outside – my reason for doing it that way is because my 1/8″ seam allowance missed the open ends of the elastic in a couple of spots and they’re not secured. Leave them on the outside, use a decorative stitch to sew the two side and bottom edges together, and those ends would be sewn securely. I plan on making another one that way tomorrow.

Let you know how it turns out.