Sew to Swap: Quilting Projects to Exchange Online & by Mail by Chrissie Grace
FREE SEW PROJECTS
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FREE SEW PROJECTS
If you’re done with your project, you may begin the following free sew project.
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•Cut 1 long strip of fabric •Measurements: - About 40 in. long - At LEAST 2 ½ in. wide.
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* Note: The red yardstick below is 36 inches.
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• Fold the fabric so it remains 40 in. long & pretty sides are together.
• Press and then pin all the way down the raw edges.
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LANYARD SEW• Sew along the
pinned edge with a 3/8 or 1/2 seam allowance.
•Be sure to backstitch!
• Using the drawstring threader, turn the lanyard right side out.
• Do this by completing the following steps:
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• Attach the drawstring threader to ONE side of the fabric with the safety pin.
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• Place the threader inside the casing and continue to push it all the way through to the other side.
LANYARD SEW• Once the threader is through to the other side,
hold the red wand with one hand and gently push the safety pin into the casing using your thumb.
LANYARD SEW• While holding the fabric with
your left hand, pull the threader with your right hand.
• GO SLOW… If the fabric gets bunched, the safety pin will pop off.
LIGHTLYGENTLY
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• Hold the fabric 1-2 inches from the edge, and gently pull the threader with your right hand.
LANYARD SEW• Repeat this process until the safety
pin makes it safety through the opposite end.
LANYARD SEW• Unpin the threader and completely turn
the lanyard right side out. • Next, size the lanyard around your neck. • If it’s too long, trim off any excess.
LANYARD SEW• Tuck the raw edges of the fabric
inside the casing. Sew across the edge to close the hole.
LANYARD SEW• Place one end of Velcro on the edge you sewed
shut and sew around the Velcro on the edge.• Repeat this process for the other piece of Velcro.
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CONGRATS!You did it! Now attach
your Student ID to the lanyard!