Business Card Wallet Tutorial

 You may have noticed at the bottom of my sidebar is a button linking up to a great idea over at Twelve Crafts called Stuff Your Stocking Saturday.  Well...

Last week at Twelve Crafts, Elizabeth had me over as her Saturday Stuff your Stocking guest!  I know, right!  I was so excited to be guest posting there!  So, in case you missed this tutorial over there, I'm sharing it with you again.  I'd love to see some photos if any of you try it out.

 This project is great because all you need to make this wallet is a couple scraps of fabric and a couple scraps of heavyweight interfacing.  So first things first...

Materials

-2 fabric scraps  (1/8 yrd)
-2 interfacing scraps (1/4 yrd)

-matching thread
-normal sewing notions

Unless otherwise noted, use a 1/4" seam allowance.
Step 1.  Cut two pieces from your desired fabric to measure 3 1/2"x8 1/2".  Cut your interfacing to match the size.  Iron it to the wrong side of the fabric per the manufacturer's directions.

Step 2.

Fold one piece in half length wise to cut out the thumb piece. Cut a 1/4 of a circle out on the fold, at the top of the fabric piece. Do this to both pieces of fabric.

Step 3. Line them up, right sides together, with the thumb piece lining up as well.

Begin sewing about 2/3 of the way down one side of the wallet.

Be sure to back stitch a couple times at the beginning and the end for strength when turning at the end. It helps to use a small stitch when manuvering around the curve at the thumb piece. Leave a 2 inch space along the side for turning the wallet.

Step 4.
Clip your corners and your seam allowance on the curve. Do not cut the stitches!! Turn wallet right side out and press well.

Step 5. Top stitch all the way around the wallet.

Step 6.

Fold wallet in half length wise, then stitch down each long side.

Voila! You have your business card wallet!