Quick and Easy Vinyl and Paper Card Wallet

 Today I thought that I'd share a tutorial with you.  This particular tutorial is for a paper and vinyl card wallet.  It is perfect for storing business cards, or debit and credit cards.  I whipped up several of these this past weekend (before my sewing machine decided to quit on me).  They are really quick and easy to make, and they are super inexpensive.

I plan on giving these to a few of the girls that I work with at church for their birthday presents.   I figure that it will be a nice place for the girls to keep their lunch money, student ID's, and their drivers licenses.

They would make fantastic stocking stuffers as well. You could tuck in a gift card to someone's favorite restaurant or store.

For the full tutorial click read more below.

Giveaway & New Items

I'd like to introduce you to the newest member of my little Etsy Shop.  Meet Mama and baby Kangaroo. How about we call the little one Joey (original right?)?  This painting was actually done before many of the others in my shop, but it has taken me some time to get it ready for printing and formatted for the web.  My dear friend Natalie (who also has a little one in tote) likes this print and motivated me to add it to the shop.  I hope that you like it too.

If you are interested in winning an 8x10 inch print from my shop just hop on over to Char's giveaway party at Crapivemade.com.  She is having a week full of giveaways in celebration of her 1,000,000th hit.  I'm so excited to be a part of the celebration.  I would feel awful bad if no one participated.  Make me feel loved and stop by.  It is super easy to enter.   Feel free to enter all of the other wonderful giveaways when your there...I just might.  She has new giveaways posted throughout the day.  My giveaway is set to hit the party at 2:00 pm MST, so stop by after then.

My favorite of the Bunch

Check Out just how much you can fit inside.

You might notice that there are a few other new additions to the shop.  I've recently added some of this super cute and useful credit card (or business card) wallets.  I've been giving some of these wallets out to the girls that I work with at church.  They've been telling me just how useful they are.  They are great for carrying student ID's, drivers licenses, girly essentials, and of course a stash of cash.  Check out some of the fun fabric prints.

Card Wallet Pattern with Little Birdie Template

Today I am sharing a pattern for a simple card or coin wallet. This is a really basic little wallet that is perfect for little ones that are learning to manage money or keep track of an allowance. I have modified the pattern to make a more grown up version that is perfect for debit cards, gift cards, or business cards.  

I recently made these purses for my nieces that came to visit. It was so much fun to see how excited they were to have their own wallets. These particular wallets I made from some mens dress pants that had worn out. I love reusing materials. It is just really hard for me to throw out material when I know that I can reuse it. This material is a good choice for a wallet because it can handle quite a bit of wear and handling. I lined the inside of the wallets with a soft flannel, but any cotton fabric would work nicely. The appliques are Eco felt, If you plan on washing the wallets regularly you should consider using a cotton fabric in place of the felt. You have to option to add the closure of your choice, I generally use velcro or snaps, but you could use a button closure or a reinforced magnetic snap if you choose.

The wallets shown are quite basic, but there are several things that you can do to dress them up. I love the idea of having little ribbon tabs below the closure, ribbon as an embellishment, different shaped pocket flaps, buttons, ect. The possibilities really are endless.

The wallets featured above are slight variations. This is a great project to use up scraps of fabric that you might have Ieft over from previous projects. I have used a wallet similar to this for the past 4 years. I really love having all of my cards in one place. I just recently created a slightly different version that just might end up in my Etsy shop in the near future.


This is my first attempt at writing a pattern other than for my personal use, so bare with me.




Feel free to use the pattern below for personal use only. Please do not sell items made from this pattern or applique.

Card Wallet and Birdie Template