30 Minute DIY Passport Cover
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- 23 thg 9, 2022
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- One 12.5 inch by 6.5 inch piece of fabric for the outside of your passport holder (This fabric will be referred to as print A) I used fabric from the Cricut Riley Blake Designer Fabric On Trend Line for this project.
- One 12.5 inch by 6.5 inch piece of fabric for the lining of your passport holder (This fabric will be referred to as print B)
- One 12.5 inch by 6.5 inch piece of fusible fleece for inside your passport holder to give it a bit of structure
- Two 3.25 inch by 4.5 inch pieces of fabric for the outside pocket (you can do both pieces the same print of fabric or do one the same as the outside of your passport holder and the other the same as your passport holder inner lining)
- Sewing Machine
- Iron
- Thread in coordinating colors (this is one of my favorite brands)
- Fabric Scissors, pins and pin cushion or Wonder Clips (You’ll love this sewing kit from Cricut that has all the tools you need to start sewing)
Directions:
Step 1: Cut out your fabric either with scissors, a rotary cutter and cutting mat
Step 2: Lay the fusible side of your fusible fleece facing up on your ironing surface. Lay the 12.5 by 6.5 inch piece of Fabric A (the fabric you want on the outside of your passport holder) on top of the fusible fleece with the printed side facing up. Line up all the edges and then iron following the instructions on the packaging until the fleece has fused to the fabric.
Step 3: Lay the fused piece you just ironed on your work surface with the printed side facing up. Lay the 12.5 by 6.5 inch piece of Fabric B (the fabric you want on the inside of your passport holder) on top of the fused piece with the printed side facing down. Line up all of the edges and then pin or wonder clip in place.
Sew around all 4 edges of the rectangle using a 1/4 inch seam allowance and making sure to leave a 1 to 2 inch gap between where you start sewing and where you end sewing so that you can flip your project right side out.
Step 4: Clip your corners with a pair of scissors (this will make your corners turn out nicer) and flip your project right side out so that the printed fabric is on the outside of your project. Press out your edges and corners and iron your project so that it is flat.
Pay special attention to the area that wasn’t sewn shut. Turn in your edges at the hole and press into place.
Step 5: Take your two small 3.25 by 4.5 inch pieces of fabric for the pocket. Lay the pieces on top of each other, lining up the edges with the printed side of the fabric, in the middle, facing each other. Pin or wonder clip into place.
Using a 1/4 inch seam allowance, sew the pocket pieces together, sewing on the two long sides and the top short side. You want to leave the bottom of the pocket unsewn.
Clip your two top corners and then flip your project right side out so that the printed fabric is on the outside of your project. Press out your edges and corners and iron your project so that it is flat.
Sew along the top of the pocket using a 1/8 inch seam allowance.
Turn in the bottom raw edge of your pocket by 1/2 inch and press into place.
Step 6: Now it’s time to figure out where you want your pocket. Fold your passport holder in half and lay a passport inside. Fold the short edges of the passport in to create a little pocket for the edges of your passport to rest in. The area folded over on each side should measure roughly 2 inches. I like to press the folded edge so that it’s easy to determine where your fold was after you sew on your pocket so you don’t have to repeat this step. Remove your passport.
Flip your passport holder over so the back is facing up. Position your pocket and pin in place.
Open your passport holder back up so that it is one long flat rectangle (don’t worry, you’ll be able to easily determine where your folded over the edges for the next step because you pressed them. Sew on the pocket using a 1/8 inch seam allowance sewing down one of the long sides of the pocket, across the bottom of the pocket and up the other long side of the pocket.
Step 7: Lay your passport holder flat and using a 1/8 inch seam allowance sew along the two short edges of the passport holder (you can see this finished in the photo above on the inside edges that are now folded over). Lay your passport holder so that Fabric A is facing down. Fold your two outside edges back in towards the center using the ironed edge that you pressed before as a guide (see photo above) Pin or wonder clip into place.
Sew around all 4 edges of your passport holder using a 1/8 inch seam allowance.
Viola! You’re finished! Tuck your passport inside and you have a beautiful 30 minute DIY passport cover with a pocket for ID!
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