Saturday 9 November 2013

Easy business card holder tutorial in 10 steps

Business Card Holder Tutorial


Hi again :)

As I am thinking of setting up my own business as freelance translator, I printed some business cards to leave at translation-related events. The thing is, I need somewhere to put them, right?

Somewhere like a business card holder, an handmade one!

So, yes, this is a business cards holder tutorial. 


It is very easy to make, I will try to be as clear as possible and hopefully all the pictures I am adding will help.


Before starting, I have to give credit to the crafty cupboard, that's where I got the inspiration from!


This is how I made it:

Ingredients :)
  • 2 fabric pieces about 14 cm (5 1/2") x 11.5 cm (4 1/2"). One is the lining piece and one is the outside;
  • 2 fabric pieces about 6.5 cm (2 1/2") x 11.5 cm (4 1/2");
  • 1 fusible fleece piece measuring  about 14 cm (5 1/2") x 11.5 cm (4 1/2"). I didn't use the fusible one, I used plain lining and it works perfectly fine;
  • 1 elastic hair band (I broke mine just the day before making this, so I used it)
Business Card Holder Tutorial


Step 1:
Fold and iron the long side of the two smaller fabric pieces, about 6 mm (1/4"), as in the picture:


Business Card Holder Tutorial

Step 2:
Sew along the folded side:


Business Card Holder Tutorial

Business Card Holder Tutorial

Step 3:
Now, we are going to put all the pieces on top of each other. This sounds complicated, but if you look at the pictures it is not really.

First, place the two sewn pieces on top of the lining one, as in the picture. I baste them together in each step to make thing easier:



Business Card Holder Tutorial

Business Card Holder Tutorial

Then iron your fusible fleece (in my case, I just basted it) on the back, as shown in the pictures:


Business Card Holder Tutorial

Business Card Holder Tutorial

Then place your outside fabric piece - right side down - on top of the two smaller pieces, as shown below:


Business Card Holder Tutorial

Business Card Holder Tutorial

Step 4:
Place the elastic between the lining and the top piece, again, I basted it, otherwise it wuldn't stay still. The elastic you will see at the end is the one on the inside, so you can decide how long it has to be, depending on where you want to place the button):


Business Card Holder Tutorial


Step 5:
Sew along the whole perimeter, but remember to leave space to turn your business card holder:


Business Card Holder Tutorial

Cut the corners, but be careful not to get too close to the thread:


Business Card Holder Tutorial

Step 6:
Turn your creation inside out and use something sharp to get the corners right. I used a screwdriver, but a pencil will do, too.


Business Card Holder Tutorial

Business Card Holder Tutorial

Step 7:
Iron to make it flat:


Business Card Holder Tutorial

Step 8:
Sew in the middle, dividing the card holder in two identical halves and sew along the perimeter, so that the open space you left to turn the card holder is now sewn:

Business Card Holder Tutorial

Business Card Holder Tutorial

Step 9:

Stitch a button, making sure the elastic can reach it (sorry, no pictures).

Step 10:

Enjoy your beautiful handmade business card holder!

Business Card Holder Tutorial

Business Card Holder Tutorial

Business Card Holder Tutorial

I hope you enjoyed this, I know I did!

Ciao,

Gibi


New sawing machine, new url, new life!

Yes, I am finally back!

After months of silence, here I am :)

Many things changed in these months, all in better I have to say!

1) New job, full-time,  great colleagues, very challenging but I am learning so much! I knew being a Project Manager isn't easy, but I decided to give it a go anyway and, well, so far so good.


2) New, beautiful home, 3 minutes from the train station and very cheap :) 


Living room

Master bedroom

Second bedroom

Amazing garden

Apologies for the bad quality of these pictures, they were taken with my phone...This house is just amazing, such an improvement compared to where we were before!

3) New sawing machine! It's a present from my lovely boyfriend and his mum and I love it so much! 

It's a Janome J3-24 and this is how it looks:

Sewing machine Janome J3-24

I tried it already and it works perfectly, so smooth! I can tell this is not a second hand sewing machine!

4) NEW URL! This is the new one: pandorasboxit.blogspot.com :)


I am going to post a tutorial now, I just have to edit the pictures and post them...see you soon!


Gibi