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Friday, April 27, 2012

Zebra wallet...from a bandanna!

My daughter bought a pink and zebra print purse and wanted a wallet to match. I went through my stash and surprise, surprise, I did not have any zebra print fabric. I think I have every other print but that one. Then I remembered-a few months ago I bought a zebra print bandanna for my oldest daughter and she never even touched it. Perfect! I took the bandanna and a solid pink fat quarter, added some craft fuse interfacing, a snap instead of velcro, a zipper and a pattern, and ended up with this (shown here with the purse):

The pattern is called the Whimsy Wallet from This & That Patterns and I'll admit-it was just ok to make. I don't know if I would make it again or maybe I'd do a few things differently. Here is another picture that shows the wallet more close-up (those are my flowerpots in the background-the red one with the white dots looks like a giant mug and I LOVE it. I got it from Joann's.):

And the inside with the gift card pockets (she has no credit cards, of course) and the zipper pocket.
She is thrilled with it.

7 comments:

KER said...

FABU!!!...i love it...if i made this my dd would love me for...awhile...til we had our next dust-up anyway...lol...it is perfect for that bag

Jennifer Schmidt said...

Hi Gale :) You are so creative!! I love that wallet and all it's fancy features! I also love those flower pots in the background, too cute!

Cheryl said...

Oh my gosh! This wallet is awesome! I'll bet your daughter just loves it. I love the pink and zebra.

Larissa said...

Wow this is really cute Gale! Love the purse and matching wallet. I bet your daughter loves her wallet very much!

Hugs,
Larissa

Diane Clark-Sutton said...

Awesome zebra goodies.

Jenn Embry said...

You are so talented! Great wallet. I bet your daughter loves it. I know I would. :)

Unknown said...

This is fabulous! I totally need something like this! :)

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