Pattern making

Last night I had a very specific goal in mind...to make a pattern for the iPhone wristlets I wanted to make for the festival show in Gower at the end of the month. I had seen pics, but none of the ones I saw included pockets for cards and I knew I wanted that AND the zipper pocket for cash. And I didn't want people to have to take their iPhone out of its protective case to fit either. And I had to make a pattern because I want to make at least a dozen of these. Quilted of course. 

Due to concussion residual issues, this was a harder process then normal for me. But I got super excited when my first attempt turned out so cute...

...until I realized it was too narrow for a driver's license or debit card to fit in the card slots and an iPhone would only fit if you took the case off. 

So, I sat down with my pattern pieces and phone and too small wristlet and stared at it trying to figure out how much bigger I needed to expand the pieces. For a long time. I also knew I wanted a smaller tab for the strap to attach to, so that was fixed first. Eventually, I got a new pattern made, and then the new improves version of the wristlet quilted and put together (around 10 o'clock last night). 

Here's the side-by-side comparison...

I really love this fabric and had cut a cross shoulder bag out of it before working on this...glad there were enough fabric pieces leftover to do this twice...

Open flap ⬆

Closed flap ⬆

I love that the flap covers the cards and you still have another pocket to carry cash. And that you don't have to worry about pulling either out when you slide the phone out. And I've already gotten questions on Facebook about how much I am going to be selling these for. Which I am still trying to figure out. 😋