jewelry wrap

 jewelry wrap

  

I made this jewelry wrap for a friend.  She always had a hard time keeping all her amazing jewelry untangled.  I also had a difficult time finding a cute one in a store... So I made one! These are great for protecting jewelry while traveling.

Special thanks to  Chris Luther for the amazing pictures!

 This was created somewhat like a quilt.  All pockets were sewn to the inside fabric, then laid onto batting and the outside fabric.  The last step was to finish the edges with binding.

   

Step one:  Design your jewelry roll.

•  Decide how big you want it to be and what kinds of pockets you want and where you want to put them.
• Remember to add a quarter inch for seam allowance when you are planning. Also, the entire border should have an extra quarter inch for the binding.   

  Step Two: Cut your fabrics.

• I tried to choose fabrics that not only looked good together, but that would also not get dirty very easily.
• I had three different fabrics 
• Black and White (outside and binding)
• Pink and White (inside and pockets)
• Teal and White (inside of the pockets)
• Lining the pockets is not necessary, but I wanted it to look completely finished.  You could also use batting or flannel to line the pockets since they are very soft.   

    Step Three: Sew Pockets

• The easiest pocket is made by just sewing two fabrics together (right sides together) in a square, leaving a small opening to turn.  Turn the fabrics right side out.  Use a pencil to carefully poke out the corners.  Tuck in the fabrics where the hole is that was used to turn, press.  Sew this on (sew only the sides and the bottom).  This works well, but some things may try to slide out.  When the entire wrap is closed they should be fine.

  Several of these can be made at once by doing a longer slip like this and just separate the pockets with stitching.

 

• Pockets can be given closer flaps by stitching two fabrics together and turning like in the above pocket.  But this time the open edge gets slid behind the pocket and the other end is folded over the pocket (I stitched on snaps to hold the flap closed). 

• Zippers can also be added to pockets.  If using a zipper, it is much easier to sew the zipper in between two smaller pieces of fabric and then sew into a pocket.  When you purchase a zipper it will have instructions (they are not as difficult as they seem at first).
• I stitched the smaller edges of the zipper to tiny pieces of fabric first.  Then the three rows (see below- top row of fabric, middle row includes zipper sandwiched between small pieces of fabric, and bottom row of fabric.

• I also added a ring holder.  I sewed a long strip (right sides together and then turned like the pockets above). Sew one part of snap to finished end, and the other part to the inside fabric.  Stuff fluffy batting into the long tube (enough to fit your rings snuggly, but be careful to not add too much bulk).  This will be attached to the wrap by pinning it to the edge and placing the binding over it when the binding is sewn. 

 Step Four: Attach binding

• To make sure the binding looked perfect I did it a little differently than you would normally do for a quilt.  I cut long slips of fabric and folded both sides into the middle (wrong sides together).  

• I then measured and folded the binding over each side evenly and stitched. Start at the bottom, but not in a corner.

•  When you go all the way around and the bindings meet, fold the raw edges under on both sides, overlap them slightly and finish sewing the binding on. 

 Step Five: Attach Closers

• I used magnetic closers.  These are extremely easy to use- slits are cut in the fabric, the metal prongs are placed through the slip and then flattened and separated.  The bottom closer was hidden behind a pocket.  The front closure was hidden by gluing a decorative button onto it. 

I also used Scotch Guard on the entire wrap to keep it clean longer.  Many of the seams were stitched twice to make sure they are very strong.  

 

The design I made is much more complicated then it has to be.   You can make it extremely simple by only using simple pockets and wrapping a pretty ribbon around it as a closer.  Instead of binding, the edges can be finished by sewing the layers together (right sides together) and then turning them and closing the hole. The batting can also be omitted, but I like to include it as extra protection for the jewelry.