I had some leftover vinyl from the table project and I thought it would make a really amazing cuff. I think I was right.
Let me show you how I made it!
Faux Leather Cuff Tutorial
Supplies:
vinyl (faux leather) fabric 2″ X 9″ strip, two 4″ X 4″ squares
coordinating cotton fabric 2″ X 9″ strip
sewing machine, scissors, thread
Sizzix Big Shot (or other die cutting machine or punch-mine is the Big Kick which is hard to find now)
Flower Layers #2 die (or one of your choosing)
velcro
1. Gather all of your supplies and prepare the vinyl squares to be cut using the die cutting machine and your die.
2. The picture above shows the “Sizzix Sandwich”. Silicon plate, die, vinyl, silicon plate.
3. My daughter loves to help me with this step. Run your stack through your die cutting machine.
4. There are 4 different sizes of flower layers on this particular die. For my flower, I cut out the three smaller sizes. Of the biggest one of those, I cut out two.
5. Using your fabri-tac adhesive, glue the layers of your flower together. I’ve made three of these cuffs now and each flower I’ve done differently. They all look great!
Now it is time to start sewing!
6. Get your strips of fabric. You want to have about 2″ of overlap when you wrap it around your wrist so the 9″ length in the supplies list may vary. Most women have around a 7″-7.5″ wrist.
Place your strips right side together and sew around 3 sides.* Leave one of the short ends open so you can turn it right side out.
*One of the bracelets I made by sewing it together with wrong sides together. This leaves the edges unfinished and eventually it will start to fray but I think it might look good like that. Your choice.
7. Top stitch around all four sides. If you want to fold in the unfinished edge, that’s fine…but I didn’t bother. That edge will be hidden. In addition to the top stitching, I added some decorative stitching across the cuff. I made one without it and I think I like it this way much better. Personal preference, I guess.
8. Cut off some pieces of velcro and attach them using the fabri-tac. On the end of your cuff that is unfinished (the side you left open to turn it), place the velcro on the vinyl side. On the other end of the cuff (the one with the nice edge), place the velcro on the fabric side.
Glue on the flower using fabri-tac.
At this point, your cuff is complete. You’ll want to wait a bit for the adhesive to dry before you wear it or the velcro will just come right off.
