Lanyard/Keychain Thing-a-ma-boppers

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In case you missed it, I did a guest post on Sunday over at
Tattered and Inked
So I'm going to re-post it :)
Enjoy!

Today I am going to share a tutorial with you on how to make a lanyard/key chain.

I am a school photographer and I have to wear a name tag to work every day.

Lanyards are usually soooo boring, so I make my own!

So here's how I started

First I cut a strip of fabric 2 inches wide and 35 inches long {cut selvage to selvage}

Next iron the strip the strip lengthwise wrong sides together

Open it up and iron each side to meet the middle fold

Then fold it back in half and press flat

Please ignore how gross and stained my ironing board is, thank you!

 Then just sew straight down each side

Make sure you backstitch at both ends

I started with the open side to kinda put the fabric place so it doesn't slide around

I lined my edge up with that little metal piece under my presser foot...you see it?

I hope your machine has one too...if not, it's about 1/8 of an inch

Almost done!

Match up your ends and fold about an inch upwards

I held mine in place with a binder clip :)

I changed my needle to a size 16 for the next part because you are sewing through 16 layers of fabric!!

So just sew 2 lines right across where the ends are

Then slide on a split ring and you're finished!!

 Because you cut selvage to selvage your fabric shouldn't fray as easily, but just to make sure, I put a couple drops of Fray Check on those ends :)

And of course I have to show off my 2 pieces of flair! My District 12 button from Hunger Games! If you haven't read this trilogy, RUN, don't walk, RUN to your bookstore and read them ASAP!! And I have my Get Crafty button *wink*

So there you have it! If you can sew a straight line and iron, you're golden! 

These are super popular with teenagers too!

They love putting them on their keys...I see it all the time

Or you can shorten the length for a keychain for yourself :)

I hope you all enjoyed my little tut!

Much Love~

Meredith