Made my First Wristlet Key fobs from Fabric

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Hey my friends! Today, I’m sharing a new project in my Sewing journey – wristlet key fobs! Now, after I watched this video that came up in my YT feed, I was intrigued because I had never heard of fabric key fobs before so I had to look this up! It is…

A fabric key fob is a small, handmade accessory made from fabric that is attached to a key ring or worn on the wrist to keep keys organized and easily accessible. Source: Google Search

I watched this video from Tamara’s Joy, whom I follow on YT because she showcases easy sewing projects for beginners like myself! Her video shows 3 ways to make these and I chose version 3 because for me as a newbie, it seemed to be the easiest! I have embedded the video below but you can also watch it on YT here.

I love this project for these reasons:

It’s a functional item where you can keep your keys close to you if you’re carrying bags or holding a child.
It’s a great project for using up scrap fabrics and I’ve been accumulating a lot of scraps!
It’s an easy and quick project to make, I made 2 in less than 30 minutes and I had never made these before!
And, you only need two other items besides fabric: (1) 1 inch lobster clasps which is very affordable on AZ and (2) fusible interfacing which you can pick up at Dollar Tree! It’s lightweight and works great. I’ll talk about how I omitted interfacing on the pink key fob that I made below.

The first one I made (red/white), that fabric is 100% cotton but it’s a lighter weight than the pink fabric and I did use interfacing in the center. I made a boo-boo when sewing it where I didn’t keep the fabric lined up so my stitches weren’t straight and you can tell that in the picture. But, I was not going to go away defeated… I tried again!

The 2nd time, I used a thicker weight cotton fabric and no interfacing because as you fold the fabric onto itself (refer to the video tutorial), it gets heavier and I felt like it didn’t need batting or interfacing and it worked out better for my sewing machine as well. I didn’t want to use my walking foot to help me sew over thick layers, guess I was being lazy! :O

Made my first Fabric Key Fobs ~ BellaArt Creatives Blog Post

See how the red/white key fob is not lined up properly? That’s because I wasn’t paying as close attention as I should have. I caught it only after I had finished sewing up so I made sure not to get too distracted when I made the pink one and it turned out much better.

In fact, I want to make more of these for gifts! Easy, quick and cute! I love that combo! I’ll have links to the products I used below!

I’m even proud of how my straight stitching is going! I’m doing better at sewing straight lines but I’m also continuing to practice! Thanks for Reading!

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