Maggie wanted to make an earring holder for her friend for Christmas.
She had already bought a set of earrings for her.
So, she went to the sewing room and found this flannel and just started making it!
You can use any type of fabric.
Maggie first cut a rectangle about 7 inches x 12 inches.
Next, she folded it in half to make an almost-square.
I used my rotary cutter and clear cutting ruler to make the edges straight and the corners right angles.
Maggie cut a piece of ribbon about 8 inches long.
Unfold the fabric so it's a rectangle again.
Place the ribbon near the edge on one half of the rectangle.
Make sure you leave a little space between the ribbon and the side edge, so the ribbon doesn't get caught in the seam.
Fold the fabric back into the square, with right sides facing each other and the ribbon on the inside.
Maggie held the ribbon in place with her fingers while I pinned them in place.
Pin 2 edges together with just a couple of pins, as shown below.
Make sure you've pinned the ribbon in place!
Stitch around those 2 edges, leaving the 3rd edge open (don't worry about the folded edge).
Maggie used a 1/2 inch seam. (distance between the stitch and the edge)
Turn it inside out.
Maggie ironed the earring holder , so it would look nicer being flat.
Fold bottom open edge in about 1/4 inch.
Pinch the folded edges together like lips.
Iron those lips together.
You can either sew that edge with or without pinning first.
Maggie is pretty much a beginner, but was able to sew 1/4 inch seam just fine, and it looked great!
Voila! The finished product!
This whole project took Maggie about 20 minutes to make 2!
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