FashionRatty: Quick to Make Project: Key Leash

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Quick to Make Project: Key Leash

2008-03-12 20:06:11 by Editor in BeSewStylish

Iâm a proponent of large handbags. I often carry my laptop along with my wallet, makeup and keys in one large tote. It makes things much more convenient. What isn't convenient is fishing about in that large bag to find my keys. Well, here's a project that solves that problem: a key leash. This was inspired by my friend Gigi's Prada key leash. Unlike hers, this allows you to hook any keychain to any bag. And it is simple to make!

Materials Needed
To make your key leash, you need the following materials:

A length of fabric 1 7/8 inches by 19 inches
A length of fusible interfacing 1 7/8 inches by 18 inches
Two decorative swivel hooks (in this case, I used hooks with 1/2 inch eyes)

Instructions
First, if necessary, apply your interfacing per the manufacturerâs instructions. In this case, I used a heavy denim that didn't need interfacing.

Fold your fabric in half along the long edge. Press. Fold each half in upon itself as shown and press, making a strap 19 inches by 1/2 inch.

(Now you may wonder: shouldn't the width of the fabric for the strap be 2 inches if the finished product will be 1/2 inch? Well, because of the interfacing and the resulting thickness of the strap, you'll get better results with the 1 7/8 inch starting width.)

Set your stitch length to 3.5 mm and topstitch along the long edges of your fabric strap, as shown:

Insert the strap through the eyes of your swivel clip and secure by stitching over the ends.

Repeat for the other end, hook one end to your keys and the other to your bag and voila, you'll always know where your keys are!

Photos by: Ann Steeves