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Make This: Patchwork Lanyard Tutorial

Patchwork Lanyard Tutorial

For today’s tutorial, we’re going to show you how to make these cute patchwork lanyards, which we used to hold our badges last month at Quilt Market.  These are so quick to make, plus it’s a great  way to using scraps or mini charm packs.  Wanna make one, or two or three?make this button

Here’s what you’ll need:

-Mini Charm Pack , or (17) 2.5″ squares
-Swivel Hook or Latch

Make sure that the swivel hook has an opening that is at least 1.25″ long if you don’t want the loop to be bunched up.Patchwork Lanyard 1For the lanyard, line up 16 squares in the order you want them, then pick one square for the loop on the end.Patchwork Lanyard 2Sew the squares together with a 1/4″ seam.  Patchwork Lanyard 3Press seams open to reduce bulk later on.Patchwork Lanyard 4Fold in half lengthwise, with right sides together, and sew down the length, leaving the ends open.Patchwork Lanyard 5Put a safety pin on an end to help turn the lanyard inside out.  Try not to stretch the seams too much as you turn it.Patchwork Lanyard 6 Patchwork Lanyard 7

Press everything flat.Patchwork Lanyard 8Topstitch down both sides of the lanyard, about 1/8″ from the edges.Patchwork Lanyard 9Put the lanyard around your neck, and bring both ends together, lining them up one on top of another.  Pin together.Patchwork Lanyard 10Sew the ends together in a (relatively) straight line.  Trim ends.Patchwork Lanyard 11Patchwork Lanyard 12For the hook loop, fold the square in half, and sew down one side.Patchwork Lanyard 13Turn inside out, and tuck each end in, so no raw edges are showing.Patchwork Lanyard 14Place one side over the end of the lanyard.  It will be a tight fit.Patchwork Lanyard 15Fold the loop over, with the hook end in.
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Sew across the edge of the loop, catching both ends of the loop.
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That’s it!Patchwork Lanyard Tutorial 2 Patchwork Lanyard TutorialPatchwork Lanyard Tutorial 3Be prepared to get lots of compliments on your pretty new patchwork lanyard.  We know we did!  signature

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8 Comments

  1. What a cute idea. The pictorial is really good too. Thanks for sharing this great gift idea.
    ChrisDee

  2. Thanks for the great tutorial. It s my daughters birthday soon and I m going to make a lanyard for every kid in her class als a present. The first onze is made 22 more to go

  3. You know, I made lanyards for all the teachers in my school (there were 80 of them! I never thought to do patchwork ones – what a terrific use of scraps! I LOVE this idea, thanks for sharing.

  4. Such a fun and cute idea! I think I’m going to make these for teacher appreciation gifts for my boys’ teachers in May. Thank you for the great tutorial!

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