Adding a cell phone pocket (by machine)

On By CarynIn Craft

I love the cell phone pockets that I put in my capris this summer, and I decided to put pockets in all five pairs of my jeans. Rather than hand sew, I decided to use my sewing machine to speed up the process. It was a little trickier to get a neat pocket (I consider myself an adequate seamstress, my seams are mostly straight), but reinforcing the corners with a satin stitch was much easier.

Some beautiful quilting fabric for the pockets
I cut the cotton material 5”x14” and ironed a 1/2” over on each long side.
Using pins, I marked where to cut the jeans (I like the pocket on the right side, mid-thigh).
I pinned the right sides together.
I sewed 1/4” from the raw edges on both sides.
After turning the pocket inside out, I over sewed close to the edge.
I used a dense zigzag stitch to reinforce the ends of each pocket.
Lastly, I sewed the sides of the pockets. I found the pockets were neatest if I did this last.
All five pockets done. Not perfect, but perfectly serviceable.