CD Carrier

If you are on the go and you need your music to travel too, then the CD Carrier is just for you. Created from bright, stylish fabric and felt, this project makes a great gift for others or a useful accessory for yourself!

MATERIALS NEEDED:

  • 1/4 yd. of cotton fabric
  • 1/4 yd. of coordinating Kunin Rainbow Felt
  • 1/2 yd. of coordinating 3/4" wide Offray grosgrain ribbon
  • 1/4 yd. Warm & Natural Cotton Batting
  • Coats Dual Duty® All-Purpose thread
  • point turner
  • straight pins
  • Sulky KK 2000 Temporary Spray Adhesive
  • iron
  • ironing surface
  • scissors
  • Olfa rotary cutter
  • pinking or wavy cutting blade OR pinking scissors
  • Omnigrid cutting mat
  • Omnigrid ruler
CUTTING:

From fabric:

  • 1 - 7 1/4" x 14" rectangle
  • 2 - 7 1/4" x 7 1/4" squares
From batting:
  • 1 - 7 1/4" x 14" rectangle
From felt:
  • 2 - 9 1/2" x 12" rectangles
1 For a decorative finish, cut both of the 12" sides with a decorative rotary blade or pinking scissors.

** To make the pocket to hold the CD, make a 4" x 1/2" cut centered about of one of the 12" sides as shown.
1a From ribbon:

cut in half; notch one end of each of the pieces

QUICK CONSTRUCTION

All seam allowances are 1/4". Or you can simply use the edge of your presser foot as a guide next to the edge of your fabric.

HELPFUL HINT: Backstitching 2-3 stitches at the beginning and ending of all seams is the best way to keep your seams strong and stop them from unraveling. Make this a good habit!
2 Place the right sides of the 7 1/4" squares right sides together. Sew only one side as shown below, leaving an opening of 3" in the center. Then, press the seam in one direction.  
3 Lay the batting rectangle over a flat surface. If using KK2000 Temporary Spray Adhesive, spray it over the wrong side of the 7 1/4" x 14" rectangle of fabric as directed on the instructions printed on the can. Then, place the fabric over the batting with the wrong side against the batting. Center the blunt edges of the ribbon over the 7 1/4" sides of the fabric; pin in place. 
4 Finally, place the right side of the rectangle sewn in Step 1 over top of the fabric and batting. Pin through all layers so that all cut edges are even. Sew all the way around the outside of the rectangle, removing the straight pins as the presser foot approaches them. 
5 Cut off all four of the corners leaving a 1/8" seam allowance.
6 Turn the CD carrier right side out through the center seam opening. 

Use a point turner to turn out the corners. Press the seams out.

 
7 To prepare the pocket pages that will hold your CDs, fold one of the flaps up and one of the flaps toward the back of the felt piece as shown. Pin in place.
Select either a zig-zag stitch or a straight stitch and sew along the cut edges of each of the flaps. 

8

Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for other pocket page.
9 With the seam side of the CD carrier facing up, center each of the pocket pages over top. Pin in the center of the pages as shown.

 
10 Then, sew through the center of the pages remembering to backstitch at the beginning and ending of the seam. 

Fill the CD carrier with your favorite CDs, tie the ribbon and you are ready to go!