One year made a Cell Phone Zipper Pouch for a friend that took a little experimenting.  (Take #1 is on the Right, Take #2 is on the Left) We finally got it right and discovered a few things I thought I'd share.

Cell Phone Zipper Pouch Experiment

My friend frequently rides her bike with her kids to school, runs to and from school, and coaches soccer. She likes to wear a little wallet on a lanyard that she can easily tote around with her active lifestyle.   She wanted to be able to carry her phone and iPod touch along with her wallet so I did some experimenting and came up with a handy little mini wallet.  Did you know that you you can control and iPhone or iPod through a layer of vinyl?  I think that is the coolest thing. 

So I started with this little cell phone zipper pouch.  I made a little zip up case adapted from this tutorial and added a pocket on one side with Clear vinyl to hold her ipod touch and a pouch on the other with a velcro flap to hold her phone.  On the inside I experimented with little card holder slots.

This worked out great until her husband surprised her with a new iPhone for Christmas and an Otterbox to hold it in.  My little design didn't work anymore and so we went back to the drawing board.

If You Mess It Up, Try Again!!

 After much deliberation for our next cell phone zipper pouch we decided to build the vinyl wall into the side of the pouch and that way there was no need for a flap to hold the phone in, and the screen could stay fully exposed.  

The inside of the wallet has two pockets, one to hold in the phone and the other to hold a few cards and money. I like that it unzips down the one side. It gives you great access and allows you to easily slide the phone in and out.

This one was a keeper.  I think the idea of adding a vinyl side opens up a whole new world of creative zipper pouch possibilities. I have a pattern for this in the works so let me know if you are interested in making one of these. Isn't sewing fun!

Update! I finally made a sewing pattern for this cell phone zipper pouch idea! It's called the Splash Proof Phone Wallet. You can read more about it in my Splash Proof Phone Wallet blog post. It's a little larger than the other ones above. I also added some card slots to turn it into more of a wallet.

I love that it protects my cell phone from sand and splashes when I go to the beach or pool. I just throw it into my big beach bag and I don't have to worry about it getting gross or damaged by the other things in the bag. The clear window allows me to access my screen and check notifications without taking it out. Two size options are included in the pattern! Check it out!

It has been fun to experiment with this phone zipper pouch over the years. Do you experiment when you sew? It's my favorite thing about sewing! I love a good challenge.

Looking for More zipper pouches to sew? Check these out!

• Ruffled Heart Zipper Pouch Tutorial
• Rainbow Zipper Pouch Tutorial
• Sunrise Zipper Pouch Tutorial
• Grow Zipper Pouch Tutorial

Happy Sewing!!