Tues Tutorial~ Quarter Keeper

In a day when we really need Superman, he would be hard pressed to find a phone booth. Therefore, we had kind of gotten out of the habit of making sure we kept a quarter in our pocket/purse. 

    Then appears the stores that use the idea of a quarter to keep their shopping carts out of the parking lot without hiring someone to do that job. I don't carry a purse when I shop, so I'd be embarrassed to admit how many times I'd get half way to the shopping cart and have to turn around to go dig around in my car for a quarter.

    Recently, I saw a great idea of a key chain Quarter Keeper pop up on my Facebook feed. That was a great solution to my problem. I'd already been carrying on my key chain a "Cash Stasher" for an emergency $20 bill. I designed it back in 2014. 

    No instructions were given for the Quarter Keeper. It was made with hardware which would add cost. My plan was to use my scraps and therefore I'd make them for free.  I extensively researched online for a design that would use fabric and no hardware. I was thinking along the design of the envelope pillow case. Everything I found was made of a type of leather or included a snap. So I spent a couple of days with my small scraps and came up with this idea. 

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Tuesday Tutorial

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This little Quarter Keeper won't add much weight to your key chain.

First pull out scrap pieces that are at least 

2½ x 2 inches

Also strips that are 3 cm wide and at least 2 inches long.

 

Yes, in this case it's easier to use the metric measurement.

It was on the other side of

 my old long time used, now called vintage, sewing gauge.

 
 

Cut two 2½ x 2 inch pieces

 

Fold each in half

and press to crease fold.

Find a fabric you want to be on the back side.

To save time of cutting another specific sized piece,

just use a piece that is larger than the 2 folded pieces

when laid side by side.

It can be very big like this piece.

 

Lay one folded piece with fold down.

(Notice I used the upper right corner to save fabric space.)

Take the other folded piece

overlap the folded end

over the other folded end about a quarter inch.

 

Be sure to match the side edges of the 2 pieces.]

Now,

I use my gauge to measure each side

to be equal.

 

Make a strap from a 3 cm by over 2 inches long.

Look at picture below or

 

Fold in half lengthwise,

unfold

fold lengthwise raw edges to center

press.

Fold in half lengthwise meeting the folded edges.

Edge stitch on both sides.

Cut about a 2 inch piece for loop.

Fold in half.

See above where loop was pinned.

The folded end of the loop goes inside.

The raw ends go outside the seam edges.

The picture below shows how the strap is folded to center

and edged stitched.

 

Pinned down,

ready to stitch

1/4 inch all around 

Stitch multiple times

over the loop end

and each overlapped fold

where stress will be applied the most.

Trim out the piece

cutting down the seam as you go

to about 1/8 inch

and trim off corners

TURN INSIDE OUT

through the folded edges

Like I did on the following which was my prototype

with the loop on the other side.

So you can put wherever you desire.

With no interfacing used,

these pieces are very easy to turn inside out

and poke out corners

with your favorite device.

Mine is an old aluminum knitting needle

that lost its mate.

Making these things were as bad as potato chips.

I couldn't stop at one.

They were so quick and easy.

 

With no hardware or interfacing,

they were also super cheap,

basically free.

 EnJOY giving them to others.

This link was posted at the following Linky.

I thank them for giving me a chance to share this link.

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