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CD Holder
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In the
age of MP3 players, smartphones and tiny little
laptops, CDs might start feeling a little 90’s. However,
the one place I’ve found CDs aren’t obsolete is cars.
I’m sure plenty of brand new fancy cars have iPod
plugins, but mine is just a plain old CD player. Don’t
get me wrong, I’m not complaining about my CD player,
primarily since my last car just had a tape deck and
this seems like a vast technological improvement. So the
last vestige of CDs and burned mixes live in my car.
Aaallll over the place...
No more
CDs stuffed in the glove box or down the sides of
chairs. It’s time to treat our CDs right, and give them
a place to live in our car where they’re neat and
organized.
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So,
we're going to make a visor CD holder that’s orderly and
neat and involves rockin’ cute hedgehogs. To make yours,
you’ll need:
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Our
downloadable template
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One
large swatch of fabric slightly larger than the
template
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7 to
8 fabric scraps at least 5" x 7"
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Two
pieces of letter size tag board
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Spray adhesive
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Cutaway stabilizer
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Heavy duty elastic (I’d recommend something thicker
than mine)
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Scissors
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Ruler and pen
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CD
for reference
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masking tape
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Let’s
start with our embroidery. I’m going to embroider the
very top pocket, the one you’ll see the most of. This
will be at the left edge of your CD holder.
Choose a
rockin’ design that’s a small size, around 4" x 4" or
so. Hoop up with stabilizer whatever fabric you’d like
your top pocket to have. Make sure the fabric is as tall
as your template and at least 6 inches wide.
I
embroidered my little
hedgehog, groovin’ away to his music. I changed up
his colors to match all my crazy fabric swatches.
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Let’s
cut out the CD case template before we get any further, since
we’ll be using it to measure everything else. Lightly
spray the back of your printed template with adhesive
and lay it on top of a piece of tag board. Cut out your
template shape.
Use the
template again to cut out another tag board shape, but
set the second one aside. We just need one for now.
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So,
a good length for a CD pocket is about 4 1/4 inches. This
is deep enough to keep the CD in place but still leaves
an edge peeking out so you can find which CD you want.
With
that in mind, fold and pin the right edge of your
embroidered fabric under, and then measure 4 1/4 inches
back. This is how big your pocket will be. You can see
me testing out the size on my template.
Once
you like your pocket size and embroidery placement, sew
a 1/8 inch seam down the folded right side of your
fabric, like shown.
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Now we
have one main edge figured out, let’s tackle the other.
We just need to cover the right edge so it’s not just
tag board./span>
Cut a
piece of fabric about 4 inches wide, and fold and pin
the edges in and under. We’ll sew a seam around all the
edges later, but for now we just need to secure it in
place. Sew two small seams on the top and bottom to keep
it in place while we’re making the rest of the pockets.
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Now it’s
time to make the rest of the pockets! We’re basically
going to repeat the same process over and over until our
pockets are done.
Take a
swatch that's at least 5 inches wide and about 7 inches
tall. Fold and press the right edge in about 1/4 inch,
and sew a small seam down the side.
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Lay
your pocket an inch or so away from the edge (leaving
enough of a gap for the edge of a CD to poke out). Pin it in
place.
Mark 4
1/4 inches away from your seam like shown. Sew a seam
down that line, securing your pocket in place.
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Repeat
your process again. Grab another swatch, fold and press
the edge and sew a seam. Measure 4 1/4 inches away and
sew your seam in place again.
It may
help to fold and sew the edge seam of all your pieces
first, and then lay them down on your template to
measure out the spacing.
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Continue
along until all your pockets are sewn in place, like
shown.
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Now we
need to fold in the rough edges. Since we have so many
layers, pinning it in place is kinda tricky. Masking
tape to the rescue!
Fold in
the edges behind your cardstock, and tape them in place.
Keep them pulled tight so it looks nice and neat from
the other side.
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Now,
because we don’t really want to be able to see all that
“pretty” tape, let's make a back piece.
Take
your second piece of cardstock and spray the back of it
with some adhesive. Take your larger piece of fabric,
and cut it just a little bit larger than your template.
Place your template on top of the fabric and smooth it
in place.
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Fold
your edges in, using a little spray adhesive to hold it
in place. For the corners, pull the edges in and tape
them in place.
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Now
we’ll put the two pieces together. Grab your elastic
(again, I would recommend a thicker piece of elastic
than I have here... trust me) and cut it so it’s just a
little bit longer than the template. Tape the edges of
the elastic in between the two layers, so that it’s on
the outside of the back piece.
Place the two pieces wrong sides together, and once
again, since it’s a bit too thick to pin, tape the two
layers in place.
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Finally,
we can stitch the two layers together. Place your holder
under your sewing machine and sew a 1/4 inch seam all
the way around it.
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Your
finished holder! Right now it’s a cute little buncha
pockets with a groovy little hedgehog...
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...but
add a few CDs and your holder comes to life. You can
use it just like this, to organize your CDs in a groovy
fashion...
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Or for
its full effect, use the elastic to attach it to your
car visor! Your CDs will be easily visible and always
in reach. Plus it adds a dash of much needed color to my
black and gray interior.
You’ll love your little CD organizer as much as your
little hedgehog loves his music. And he really loves his
music.
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All images and designs Copyright © 2012 Urban Threads ®
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