Cutting the Material for Making a Homemade Wallet

Video Transcript

"Okay now we are going to cut the pieces for the wallet. And what I like to do, since I don't like measuring stuff, it's very hard to get a straight line without using rulers. So I, my husband actually came up with a way for me to be able to cheat. And what I do is, I put my pattern on there width-wise, because you always want to have the longest part of your pattern run along the finished edge, or that direction, because the material is not as stretchy that way, it's much easier to work with. So what I do is set the pattern on there, and then do one cut, about 1/2 inch to 3/4 of an inch long, get the material, and rip. Couple of benefits to this, much faster that having to cut, much more uniform, because I'm guaranteed that both ends will be the same width. This only works for certain materials, it's always a good idea to test it first. Most cottons I've not had any problems with. They sometimes will bunch, and it doesn't hurt to iron it again if you need to. But then you can take your pattern, and if you need to pin it in place. I use these one yard strips a lot. I actually used a full yard, just because that's generally what I have around. You can do this just as easily with a half a yard. And then actually you can do it the other direction also, just make a straight tare. And you cut two pieces like that, and that will be the pieces to your wallet."