deck o' cards holder

Anybody hate cardboard boxes that board games, puzzles and cards come in? I DO! They get so worn out and then you have a beat up box that hardly holds the game pieces/cards. Drives me a little crazy. Sure, you could just use a rubber band and wrap it around a deck of cards…… but, that’s just not me :-D.

My solution… a fabric card holder!

Once I figured out the right dimensions these little guys came together quickly! Want to make one? Here’s how…

{What you need}

Outer fabric – 2 pieces – 4 ¼ x 5 in

Liner fabric - 2 pieces – 4 ¼ x 5 in

Interfacing

Small hair tie

Button

{What you do}

Cut your fabric and iron on interfacing.

You will sew the outer fabric together and the liner fabric together the same way. With right sides together use a ¼ in seam allowance and sew around 3 sides … 5in side, 4 ¼ in side, 5in side.

Sew corners:

Open seams, match inside seams at corner, pin. {see picture}

Measure about 7/16 – ½ in from corner and draw a line {see picture}.

Sew along line.

Repeat on the remaining 3 corners.

Open and press seams.

Turn outer fabric right side out. Keep inner fabric wrong side out.

Fold down top {raw edge side} about ½ in. You may need to adjust depending on how far you want your cards to stick out.

Press.



I folded over the raw edge and then inserted the deck of cards. I didn't want the cards to stick out so I refolded the fabric {seen in next picture}.



Insert lining into outer fabric.



Fold hair tie in half and place in the middle of one side. Pin on both sides to keep in place. I did not pin the whole thing.

Start sewing a top stitch starting at the hair tie. Sew with the lining side up. I found it is easier that way to manipulate the fabric to get a nice straight stitch. Sew all the way around, past the hair tie. Finish off.

Add a button.

Done!

Now you have a pretty and practical way to hold your cards. No more beat up boxes!

Make some for all your decks of cards. Great for kid card games! Old Maid, Go Fish, Crazy 8s, matching games, even Pokemon, Magic, Ninjago {or whatever the kids are into these days}, even flash cards!

Start sewing!

{Please note: Deck ‘o Cards holder is an original idea from handmade by stacy vaughn. Please use for personal use only. Thank you.}