Mother's Day is less than a week away, time to get busy making Mom's gift. She had mentioned a few weeks ago that it was hard for her to carry anything while she is using the walker. Light bulb moment ! I knew right then that sewing her a pocket organizer for her walker would be this year's Mother's Day gift. So I whipped out some fabric from my stash and here it is.
Here is a flat view of the top. The pocket without the button is actually divided into 2.
On the back you can see my markings for the machine quilting and the placement of the velcro.
Here are a few hints to get you started if you would like to try one for a friend, family member, or donate one to a charity. I used cotton quilting fabric and batting, but if you chose something heavier like a decorator fabric, or denim, you could leave out the batting.
Back and front: cut 2 from dark fabric 24.5 x 15"
Pockets: cut 2 from floral 18 x 15"
Batting: 24.5 x 15"
6 " hook and loop (velcro)
Machine quilt back to batting, and add velcro. 2" pieces set about 2.5" off center and about 3/4" from edge. Loops on the left and hooks on the right. You want the hook and loop to match when the piece is folded. Be careful to leave about 5" space between them so there is room for them to go over the walker bar and still attach to each other.
Fold pockets in half wrong sides together to make a 9x15 rectangle, baste to each end of top. Add 1" velcro to back and inside of one pocket. (The button is only decorative, my mom would have a hard time with a button and button hole) Stitch a divider line in the other pocket if desired. Mine is about 5" from one edge.
Put front and back right sides together and sew around (I use a 1/4" seam) leave 6 inch opening for turning. Trim corners, turn, press, and top stitch close to edge around to close opening.
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