tutorial - scrappy loyalty card wallet

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Tutorial: Scrappy Loyalty Card Wallet

Lisa Cox, A Spoonful of Sugar, 2009. For Personal Use

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Scrappy Loyalty CardWallet

This Loyalty Card Wallet canbe constructed quickly from

your fabric scraps.


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Materials: Assorted scraps of fabrics, each measuring a minimum of 4 x 1

inch

Fabric 1: 8 x 4 inch (lining) Fabric 2: 8 x 4 inch (pocket 1) Fabric 3: 8 x 4 inch (pocket 2) Heavy interfacing: Cut 2, 8 x 4 inch One button One hair elastic

Method:

1. Sew scrappy strips together until you have a piece of fabricmeasuring 8 x 4 inch.

2. Iron the two pieces of fabric that will form the pockets in halflengthwise so they measure 8 x 2 inch. (Refer to picture above)


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3. Using your iron, adhere the heavy interfacing to the wrong sideof the scrappy cover and the wrong side of the lining fabric.

4. Overlock or zigzag along the bottom edge of the two pockets. Pinthe top pocket to the lining piece so that the bottom of the pocketis one inch above the bottom edge of the lining. Stitch in place.


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5. Position the lower pocket along the bottom edge of the lining andstitch in place. Using dressmakers chalk, draw a line that runs downthe centre of the lining, so the pockets are divided into two halves.

Stitch along the line three times to form the pockets for the loy-alty cards.

6. Position the hair elastic on the right side of the lining in line withthe top edge of the lower pocket, and stitch in place. (Refer to pic-ture below).


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7. Pin the wallet cover to the lining with the right sides facing, andstitch around the perimeter using a inch seam allowance. Leave a 3inch opening along the bottom edge. Clip the corners and turn right

side out through the opening. Use a chopstick or turning tool.

8. Press the wallet using steam and spray starch to get a nice crispfinish. Pin the opening closed. Sew around the perimeter of the wal-let (enclosing the opening as you go) using inch seam allowance.


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9. Sew a button on the front of the wallet to finish!


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