I’d been tiring of my large wallet, especially how much effort it took to travel light (to go see a band or for a bike ride, for instance, and be bag-free). It was time to change to something with more flexibility. Enter the modular purse organizer set.
There are five sewn pieces, including an outer pocket that holds the other four. I was happy to see my keychain of store loyalty cards also fit in the pocket. We’ll start with the simple ones.
On the left is the coupon and gift card envelope, a smaller version of the outer pocket. On the right, a folder for checks, stamps, and fortunes. I read advice once not to drag your whole checkbook around with you if you rarely write checks, and since I write only a handful of checks a month I took it.
Each of the last two took as long as the first three combined, of course. One is a card holder with six slots. I miscalculated and had to make the slots shallower than intended, and still cover over the top with the contrast fabric in order to keep the teal seam allowance for pocket-making. However, that’s turned out to be a good thing – the cards are really easy to get out and put away even without taking the card holder out of the outer pocket, and since it’s in that pocket there’s no danger of losing a card into the depths of my purse if I miss the slot.
The centerpiece is the cash holder. It also has my license, insurance information, library card (for potential bike rides to the library), and one credit card (for emergencies if this is the only thing I have with me out on the town). There’s a zippered pouch for change and a pocket on each side for cash and cards. It fits in the back pocket of my jeans, though I hiked for an hour with it there and it was… kinda damp. But still, very handy.