How Do I Stitch "pockets" For My Pen Case?

[lowes48]

Hey Guys,

1st post but won't be my last! I am working on a small leather pen case and I think I have the plan down for what I need to do to get the result I want but I wanted to ask before I make a big mess! Anyway I am to the point where I'm going to sew on a front piece of leather that will act as a series of pockets for each of the 4 pens I want to put into the flap over case. My idea was to sew one side of the front piece of leather in on the far edge of the case, place a pen in under the upper leather I just sewed in then sew the leather on the opposite side of the pen to create the pocket. I would then proceed to the next till I got to the other far end of the case. Does this make sense and sound like a logical plan? The leather I'm using is not very thick (uppolstry thickness) so it is very soft and pliable. I used a piece of 10 oz. wrapped in the soft leather for the back, so I'll get the rigidity I need from that part. Any help would be greatly appreciated and for reference I have included a couple of pics swipped from the interweb that show some differnet pocket styles that would be OK for my project. The picture on the bottom is pretty close to the style of pockets I want to make. Thanks in advance for the help!

[Luke Hatley]

Sounds like you have a plan.......finish the case an show us your work.

you'll do good....

[grammyd]

I see you did this for pens. My grandmother had a very similiar item she made out of material but has used it for all her crotchet hooks. Just an idea.