It’s not as easy to add pockets as you might think — if you’re trying to do invisible pockets in the side seam, you really do want matching fabric, because it’s likely to gape a bit, especialy when you’re actually using said pocket. So you can’t just assume you can add pockets to any dress. But if you cut off a bunch of extra fabric from a long kurta, then you should have no trouble using that fabric to add pockets.
Well, maybe some trouble.
I didn’t use a pattern — I freehanded a pocket and sewed it in. Two of them, actually.
The first pocket took about an hour and a half, because I had to rip seams open and redo it something like 4 times because I kept getting the orientation wrong, gah. The second pocket took 10 minutes.
On the plus side, I think I’ve got the process down now, so hopefully future pockets will be more in the 10 minute range. 
What has she got in her pocketses?
Whatever she wants, because pocketses!
