I decided to get rid of some old jeans, but didn't want to waste the material. It just so happens my wallet needs replacing, so I figure it might be worth a shot to combine the two thoughts into an idea.
(photo above) I started making the pattern with paper to closely match the pattern of my current wallet. It all comes apart into pieces I can trace around for cutting. (photo below)
Any areas that needed additional fabric to fold seams was remedied by adding tape or paper. This ensures the pattern contains all the necessary fabric I needed. Then I cut straight up the less pretty side of the jeans to show how I would lay out the pattern and maximize material area, followed by tracing and cutting.
After cutting, all the folds needed to be ironed so thick seams could be sewn together more easily. Then I chose a nice stitching pattern that I could live with if it skewed slightly or wasn't perfect (see below). These five pieces in three sections represent the inside pockets. The middle one has a clear plastic sheet that will display my license, similar to my old wallet. I harvested the plastic from some old packaging. I did this much last night, and I found out the last step, which is sewing all those pockets to the large sheet of fabric, is too thick for the machine to handle. Lesson learned. Next time I post about this, my needle working skills will be amazing.
