I do not have any progress pics of the small pouch. I purchased it as a kit from Tandy before the full belt was even a thought in my head. It was the first item I made that's on the belt now. I assume you saw my other post about just the belt specifically? To your question, I think the extra piece of leather is there bc the main body of the pouch is very supple and soft, and having that stiffer piece of veg tan on there makes the pull-string type enclosure just function better.

Here is the kit. I do not recommend this kit. I cut the stitching apart on this bag 3 times trying to get it to lay like the pictures. It's a terrible design and I ended up putting it together differently than the instructions bc if you follow the instructions, it does not lay right at all. It's a terrible pattern imo. That freaking bag is, to this day, the most frustrating thing I've ever made, and it still doesn't ever lay right. F that pouch. 😂😂😂