Two-string-pouch

Scrap leather and too much procrastination...

Cut two of the desired shape with appr. 3 mm seam allowance. Sew, but leafe about 1 cm open at the top. You can decorate the top by cutting it nicely. For marking leather, don't use a biro, you won't get the ink off ever. Use pencil, coloured pencil or chalk.

 For sewing leather (yes, it's a different pouch; I did several in a row) you best use clips to hold the pieces together.

Punch holes for the drawstrings at the hight where you ended the seam. Remember to make it an even number if you want to have the strings go around nicely.

Turn and "quickly" braid a string in the matching colour because you just can't find any ready-made in your stash but want to finish the project...

Money pouch

This style of a money pouch was widespread at the beginning of the 19th century, be it made from leather, knitted, or crocheted, with or without embroidery, the owner's initials, or loving messages.

This version is the absolute basic, to be whipped through the machine if you discover you're off to an event yet still lack a pouch for your coins. And yes, it's really only suitable for coins.

The pattern for the leather version is simple and looks disconcertingly a bit like a panty liner unless you plan to make the pouch-ends a little more square.

Cut two, and make sure that the biggest coin you intend to store still fits through the narrow centre part. Cut a slit in the centre, lengthwise, also big enough to conveniently slip bigger coins in and out.

Sew along the edge with appr. 3 mm seam allowance. A strong needle in an average sewing machine is good enough for thin to medium leather. Turn and use. To carry it, you best tuck it into your belt so it hangs there conveniently and is really hard to lose, to my experience.

You can decorate the leather (before sewing) or add two metal rings to put in the centre as stoppers, but they're more of a decoration as absolutely nothing can slip out as long as the pouch hangs over your belt.