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November 21, 2016 by: sewwhatalicia

Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial

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Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial

I am a little too excited that Christmas candy is on the shelves! I love finding unique ways to reuse the insane amount of packaging that I find myself throwing away! These candy wrapper bags are just adorable so I knew I had to make something from them. Here is a candy wrapper gift card wallet tutorial.

Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial

Supplies:

Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

Holiday Candy Wrapper (Eat the candy first!!!)

Iron on Vinyl

Heat n Bond Interfacing

Kam Snaps

Fabric

Coordinating Thread

Instructions:

Trim the candy wrappers into two 5″ squares. Cut two pieces of iron on vinyl that are just over 5″ squares.

Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

Follow the on package instructions to iron the vinyl onto the candy wrappers. Make sure to let the wrapper and vinyl cool before handling it because when it is warm you can rip or warp the wrapper. Now square the pieces up to 5″.
Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

Sew the two wrappers together and finger press the seam.
Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

Cut a piece of interfacing that measure the same length as the finished candy wrapper piece. Mine measured 9 1/4″. You will also cut a scrap piece of fabric to this same dimension. Iron the interfacing onto the scrap fabric piece.

Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.comNow from your fabric cut four 3″ strips. Iron the top edge under by 1/4″ on three of the strips.
Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

Line the un-pressed strip up with the top of the scrap fabric. Sew the bottom edge in place (as pictured.)Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.comLine up the second strip of fabric 1″ down and sew the bottom edge in place.
Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

Continue this process until all the strips are in place. You do not need to sew the bottom strip in place. Just pin it. Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

Fold the piece in half and finger press. Then sew along the pressed seam to create two separate sides of the wallet.Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com Now place the candy wrapper piece on top of the fabric piece right sides together. Sew around the edges leaving a large portion of the bottom open to turn the piece out.Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com Once you have carefully turned the piece out use your fingers to press the open edges under. Then close the eyes up and sew the seam in place.Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.comAttach one kam snap on each edge to create a closure for the wallet.
Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

Tada! All finished! It is a super cute wallet!Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

Head over to the Thermoweb blog to see another fun candy wrapper project I made! This one is an adorable quilted zipper pouch!

Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial: This tutorial lets you eat lots of delicious candy! Use the wrappers to create a cute gift card wallet to fill with gift cards and gift to your favorite person! Click through for the full sewing tutorial. | www.sewwhatalicia.com

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