Use 2-½" Jelly Roll Fabric Strips to make a Fabric Keychain Wristlet! Such a fun time saver to make a keychain wristlet!

green floral keychain wristlet laying on a blue cutting mat

These keychains are often referred to as wristlets or even key fobs. They are super handy and fun to make. Once you make one, you'll want to make more and more!

This tutorial is similar to the original tutorial on this site, and if it's handmade gifts you like, be sure to read about my Coffee Cup Sleeve tutorial or maybe my Composition Notebook Cover tutorial.

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Fabric Keychain Wristlet

Watch the Step-by-Step Video

If you'd rather sew along with me, I've created a video showing each step from start to finish on my Hooked on Sewing channel.

Prefer written instructions? Keep scrolling for the complete tutorial!

supplies

For this tutorial, I'll be using Jelly Roll fabric. Jelly Roll is pre-cut 2-½" wide strips of fabric, typically from a fabric collection. The below is Terrace Blooms by Maywood Studio from Missouri Star Quilt Company.

And they're the perfect size for these keychain wristlets! Why are they the perfect size? Well, because you cut your fabric 2-½"x13" and since these are already pre-cut at 2-½", they're the perfect size!

Instructions

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Step 1: Cut fabric and fusible fleece or interfacing as follows:
Fabric: 2-½"W x 13-½"L (2)
Fusible Fleece: 1"W x 13"L (2)

Step 2: Fuse interfacing to wrong side of fabric.

Step 3: With your sewing machine set to a long stitch length (I used 3.0mm), stitch ¼" from the long edge. Repeat with the other long edge. Then add a second row of stitching ⅛" from both long edges. Trim any threads and the ends of the fabric so they are nice and even and straight.

Step 4: Apply fray check to the raw edges (short ends) of your fabric.

Step 5: Carefully apply a bead of E6000 glue to the inside of your key fob hardware.

Step 6: Use your keychain pliers to hold the keychain hardware. Fold the fabric in half so that the raw edges are even and insert into the hardware. Make sure the fabric is centered and pushed all the way into the hardware. Squeeze the pliers to secure the hardware to the fabric.

tip

If using directional fabric, be sure to pay attention to how you're using it and realize one side might be upside down.

Variations

Giving the visitor ideas on how they can change this recipe to better suit their dinner guests, or their cultural cuisine, is a great way to increase the chances they make the recipe

Contrasting Fabric - of course, you can use the same fabric for both sides of the wristlet, but using a contrasting fabric gives it a little more personality.
Scrappy - have a leftover quilt block or scraps of fabric? Then piece those together to make your wristlet totally scrappy!
Length - you can make your wristlet any length! I've made some that were more like fobs and even adjusted it to make a lanyard.

You can see these ideas on the Hooked on Sewing blog here.

Sewing machine

This project is totally beginner friendly and you should be able to sew it on any sewing machine. Keep it mind, if you're using heavy fabric like denim, you may want to use a denim needle, change your stitch length, etc.

I sew with the Janome 8200QCP sewing machine. I also have the Janome Lovely Lilac and an antique Singer sewing machine. I can and have made these wristlet keychains on all three machines!

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MORE IDEAS

These are my favorite handmade ideas to accompany the wristlet: