Clara Card Holder
Clara is a super quick sew that is perfect for an adorable gift! The pockets are made of waistband elastic so they hold your cards in snuggly.
What you will need:
- vinyl: 1 piece- 5 ½” wide x 3 ⅞” high
- (optional) heat transfer vinyl for back of main piece
- 2” waistband elastic: 2 pieces-4” each
- ⅛” double sided tape
- Edge coat or mod podge to seal the raw edges
- Lighter
Construction:
- Optional: Apply heat transfer vinyl to the back side of your vinyl.
- Round all 4 corners. I use a template but you can use anything curved you have handy!
- Add some pieces of ⅛” double sided tape to both sides where your elastic pockets will be.
- Stick your pieces of elastic on each side, to create 2 card pockets. *you should have a little overhang.*
- Stitch at ⅛” all the way around the exterior.
- Trim the elastic to match the vinyl. And run a lighter around the cut edges of the elastic, to help prevent fraying.
- Stitch a line down the center to help force a natural fold. You can also hold it with clips until it naturally stays closed.
- You need to finish the edges, just to keep the elastic from fraying. I will be edge painting mine, but if you don’t have edge paint, you can use a little mod podge or fabric glue along the outside edges of the elastic.
