Easy Snap Pouch (upcycled jeans part 1)

Hello and welcome! Today I'm sharing a quick and easy tutorial to make a small purse with snaps and a keyring loop.

 

 And the best? It's partially made from a pair of old jeans!

These were old hand me down jeans that didn't fit my son anymore, but part of the fabric was still in pretty good condition. 

 

 

To create the snap pouch I started by cutting a rectangle, approximately 13 x 29 cm:

 

Then I cut a similar rectangle out of fabric, for the liming:

Out of the same liming fabric, I also cut a much smaller rectangle (which, folded bias tape like and then top stitched, turned into the keyring hoop): 

 

The two main pouch pieces were sewn right sides together, all around the rectangle expect for a small opening on one of the smaller sides (and then turned inside out through said opening):

The opening was manually hand sewn and then I folded the rectangle to create the pouch and pinned in place, as shown below: 

Before sewing the sides of the pouch, and as an afterthought, I decided to cut a small heart from the lining fabric and place it at the back of the pouch:

I used a blanket stitch to sew around the heart:

 

Then I used the same yarn (and stitch) to sew the sides and contour the top of the pouch (making sure the key chain hoop was placed on one of the sides): 

 

 

I finally I added the snap. Here is the finished pouch, with the keyring and a matching tassel already in place: 

 

Overall, this was a pretty fun project and I'm very happy with the result!

 

This pouch was one of the two projects I managed to sew from these old jeans. The second project is still missing a few finishing touches and I'll share all about it next week.

 

Have fun, and happy Tuesday!

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