Leather pouch replacement for electric razor

The cheap nylon pouch that came with my electric razor is coming apart at the seams. I don't much like synthetic fabric to begin with so I decided not to repair it.

This is my first attempt at working with leather. I found a suitably thin piece of scrap leather with the right dimensions, eyeballed the design using some paper cutouts and doodles, found the right leather needles for the sewing machine in a local craft store and simply got to work.

Result: Success

Despite some minor difficulties, I'm happy with how the pouch turned out.

Lessons learned

Don't use a normal ballpoint pen to draw cutting outlines on leather, not even on the insides. It's very hard to remove again and more noticable than anticipated.
Even a small needle hole in leather is permanent. (Not much of an issue in this case because the holes are hidden from view)

Gallery

The old pouch.
Prototyping.
Seams are sewn while the sides are inside out.
Fit check impression with sewing machine.
Fruits of the first evening.
Sew matching tab and loop to buckle, fiddly.
Happy with the results.

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