Passport Wallet Pattern Improvisation

Hello again,

I made this Mini Passport Wallet few weeks ago. This is an improvisation from the original pattern. This time I used faux leather and I really love how this turned out.

Ok, let's start!

First you have to download the Passport Cover Pattern from ETSY or HERE

You also need BIAS BINDING strip(around 10 inch long or so). 

Take the card slot base and cut the fabrics and interfacing by 1/2" and draw a curve on the TOP RIGHT corner only. Now, place the card slot as per pattern instructions on the card slot base. From the reverse side, attach the bias binding. Go easy on the curve and do not pull the binding. 

Snip along the curve, be careful not to cut the stitches :D

Fold the binding over the raw edge of the card base and pin in place

Carefully stitch the binding edge. Now your card slot is ready to be assembled. 

Finish the wallet as per the pattern:) It's super duper easy, right?

Get the Pattern on Etsy

 I use all purpose interfacing for the faux leather to stabilize the stretchy leather.

I've been experimenting with faux leather in the past few weeks. I bought high grade FL from local shop and oh I love the colors they have!! I will show you soon. 

Do tag me using #chezviespatterns when you're posting on social media, or tag my INSTAGRAM account. I'd really love to see your creations! 

Happy Sewing!!

- Elvira - 

First Quilt of the Decade Ground Cover Quilt Top

Hello everyone, 

I hope your new decade started with a bang! Well, though political situation still pretty tense, but the show must go on, right. The school was forcefully shut for 3 weeks in December here in my city,which made all plan went awry. The elder son pre board exam was postpone to January (just finished yesterday). Besides, he will participate in the Cadenza concert again, Insha Allah on 19th January. So these few days I've been busy taking him to his practice. Wish us luck!

On sewing front, I'm taking a break for custom order until maybe March and will slow down a bit to rethink and re focus! 

I started the new year with a bang tho. I finish a  quilt top!! woohoo!. After watching this Ground Cover quilt tutorial from MSQC on Youtube, I know I must make it. The fabrics are leftover from my wallet and bag making. I used to cut several set of fabrics for passport wallet and it turned out I always make wallet from different fabrics. Lesson learnt!

It took me 2 days just to make the layer cake! But once everything is cut, sewing them doesn't take much time. 

I also started to sort out my overwhelming scraps! well, it takes a LOT of TIME to iron them and them cut them into usable sizes but it's so worth it when you see them neatly in the box! I went to Fancy Bazaar especially to get the boxes, they are around INR 250 each! 

I am cutting by colors, since I already sorted them out in colors, it's easier just to pick up one bucket and start ironing them. I already started another quilt project, and Insha Allah I will write the progress in my next blog post!

My sewing room is in a big mess right now but I'm happy that my fabric scraps are turning into something! I will send the top to be quilted as soon as I found a matching backing fabric which I like. 

Well, we can say that's my resolution this year! Let see!

Thank you for visiting & reading my blog! 

Until next time,

Happy Sewing!!

~ Elvira~

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Dotty Mini Purse Last Day!

Thank you so much Sequoia for hosting the sew along! I'm sorry for the delayed post  but things have been pretty stressful and hectic here.

If you've been here and wondering where is the final step, here is the video of Sequoia Lynn Sews YouTube Channel. 

I how the Denim Dotty turned out!  Now I regretted why I throw throwing away all my denim cut off pieces:(.

Thank you everyone who participated in the giveaway. I already emailed the patterns to the winner! yay!! 

The Dotty Mini Purse pattern is available at 

ETSY

WEBSHOP

DOTTY SEW ALONG :

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Last Day

Videos on YouTube

Make sure you check it out Sequoia's channel, like and subscribe!! Let's support each other more in 2020!!

Happy New Year!!

~ Elvira ~

They don't really care about us

 After the internet shut down on December 11, 2019 because of the Citizenship Amendment Act protest, I kind lost my writing mojo. 

I keep writing in my head but when I sat to write somehow all the words disappear :(. The whole situation remind me of Michael Jackson song : 

Beat me, hate me

You can never break me

Will me, thrill me

You can never kill me

Sue me, Sue me

Everybody do me

Kick me, kick me

Don't you black or white me

All I want to say is that

They don't really care about us

All I want to say is that

They don't really care about us

Dotty Mini Purse Sew Along Day 2 and 3

I hope you all have fun time sewing along The Dotty Mini Purse with Sequoia! I apologize for delayed post for the Day 2, because yeah life happens :D. 

So here is the Day 2 and Day 3 Videos and don't forget to check out the previous blog posts Dotty Day 1, Dotty Day 2 . Enter the raffle on the BLOG!

Sequoia makes pretty dresses (you must check her Instagram!) and you can learn few things from her blog posts and videos!! I do binge watching Youtube tutorials pretty often and I am really grateful that there are people who shares their tips, techniques and hacks. The world really at your finger tips if you want to learn anything! So go ahead and watched the videos and let's keep creating!!

Dotty Mini Purse Pattern available at:

Etsy
Webshop

Happy Sewing!!

~Elvira~