I made a lanyard.

I got this idea when I saw a photo of Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts who was attending quilt market in Pittsburgh. She was wearing a beautiful lanyard. http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2014/05/to-market-and-back-again.html. Sorry about the link. I’m having trouble getting the “title” part to work when I insert the address. Oh well.

I took one of my Fat Eighths and went to work:

I cut a 3-inch strip along the length of the Fat Eighth.

I cut a 3-inch strip along the length of the Fat Eighth.

I folded it in half and ironed it.

I folded it in half and ironed it.

 

I unfolded it and then ironed into the middle seam like I was making binding.

I unfolded it and then ironed into the middle seam like I was making binding.

 

I sewed one end about a quarter inch.

I sewed one end about a quarter inch.

I added the ring.

I added the ring. (they make rings which snap on, but I didn’t have one; I used the one from the one I was replacing)

Overlapped the two end pieces, matching the same stitched sides together.

I overlapped the two end pieces, matching the same stitched sides together.

Stitched it together.

Stitched it together.

To make it lay flat around my neck, I twisted it at the back.

To make it lay flat around my neck, I twisted it at the back.

Stitched across the two pieces about 1 inch from the ring.

Stitched across the two pieces about 1 inch from the ring.

The finished lanyard.

The finished lanyard.

The happy employee.

The happy employee.

Let's go to work.

Let’s go to work.

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