I had so much fun making these felt and vinyl keychains for my jr. high girls. I am their leader for prayer time each Wednesday night at youth meeting.
I cut out two pieces of pink felt, approximately 3"by 3 and 1/2". I cut out a smaller square from one of the squares of felt for the vinyl window, about 2" by 2". Vinyl is pretty easy to sew on if you place a piece of tissue paper underneath it while sewing it on. After stitching the vinyl on, tear away the tissue paper. The next thing I did was sew the two pieces together using a decorative stitch. I love this heart stitch. When that was completed, I glued on felt hearts and ribbon (so that they can tie these anywhere, like a school bag). I also glued on a small piece of velcro so that the top could be closed. For the finishing touch, I wrote, "I love (heart) u" on the top of each one with fabric paint.
As a special surprise, I placed a Bible verse card in each one, along with a few candy hearts. The girls loved them! They can use these wallet-keychains for holding money, a picture, chapstick or just about any little thing that they want. Before making nine of these for the jr. high girls, I made up a sample one and sent it to one of my nieces who is five years old. I'm sure she'll love it, too.
Adorable! Does your machine do the heart stitch or did you do it by hand?
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