Passport

Holder Family Size

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Passport Holder Family Size

INTRODUCTION:
These passport holders are an organized and functional way to contain all
your important family travel documents while away or at home. There is space
for 2-4 passports, printed or regular boarding passes, 3 reward or credit cards
and a zippered pocket for money or other valuables. There is a mini pencil
pocket as well as a handy little pen loop to jot down your gate changes or write
up a luggage tag on the fly.
These passport holders make a fantastic gift for friends, family, and to sell. I
Using good quality cottons to make them allows you to use an unlimited
variety of patterns and coordinating fabric combinations for interest or to
personalize your final product. They are fairly straightforward to make as all
the seams are straight lines.
It should take no more than 2-3 hours to make including cutting and
measuring and youll get faster with each one.
This pattern includes:

Materials List

Detailed instructions in English

Clear step-by-step color photographs (I am a visual person myself and like

lots of photos to learn new projects)

Wash, Heat Dry & Iron your Fabric prior to cutting. Materials often shrink a
lot and you would hate to ruin your project before you even start!
TIP: Read instructions the entire way through prior to starting this project!

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MATERIALS & FABRIC:

1/3 yard of quality cotton (outer fabric)

yard OR 1 fat quarter of coordinating quality cotton (inner fabric)

Small piece of medium fusible stiffening (10H by 11 W)

11+ inch zipper (zipper can be longer & cut off)

6 inch piece of 1 inch wide velcro

2 inch long piece of 1 inch wide grosgrain or any ribbon (for pen loop)

Coordinating thread

Fabric pen

scissors, tape measure or ruler

iron

CUT:
Main Fabric:
Outer Panel: 10 H by 12 W
Right Passport Flap: 10 H by 8 W
Left Boarding Pass Flap: Two of 10 H by 4 1/2 W
Strap Closure:

7 1/2 H by 6 1/4 W

Coordinating Fabric:
Inner Panel: 10 H by 12 1/2 W
Credit Card Flaps: Three of 4 H by 4 1/2 W
Fusible Stiffening:
Outer Panel: 10 H by 12 W

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SEWING STEPS:
1) Gently iron all your pieces nice and flat.
2) Cut your inner panel in half down the middle so your left piece is 10H by
5 wide and your right piece is 10H by 7 1/2 wide.

This will be for your

zipper. (TIP: If there is an obvious pattern repeat, I like to keep my middle

cut edge as the two sides of the zipper. Just put a pin or a mark across the
top edge of each to keep them the same way up for ironing and sewing.)

3) Fold the centre edge of your two inner zipper pieces over a half inch
towards the wrong side and iron to create a clean fold to attach to your
zipper.

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4) Iron your fusible interfacing/Stiffening onto the wrong side of your outer
panel.

Cut any excess stiffening off at the edges.

5) Fold Strap Closure and right passport panel in half height wise and iron.

6) Fold 3 Credit Card Flaps in half width wise and iron. (NOTE: They should
be 2 inches high by 4 1/4 inches wide)

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7) Zipper Panel: Place two zipper panels right side up on a flat surface
beside each other with folded seams in middle. Pin or baste your fabric
folds onto the edges of the zipper. Top edge of zipper should be flush to the
top of fabric to have room for seam allowance. Zipper closure should be at
top edge, not bottom.

If your zipper is too long, no problem, just leave

tail end hanging for now. (TIP: I like to baste using a bright color along
the outside edge of the zipper so the thread can be easily pulled out after
sewing)

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8) Change machine foot to zipper foot. Sew along each edge of your zipper
using a 1/8 inch seam allowance. Change machine foot back to regular.

9) Right Passport Flap: Place zipper panel right side up on flat surface.
Place passport flap on the right side flush to the top and bottom of fabric
with fold to the middle. Pin in place.

10)

Using fabric pen and ruler, measure 4 inches up from bottom and

make a horizontal line. Measure 4 inches above that and make a second
horizontal line for your passport pockets. (NOTE, if your passport is not a
similar size as 3.5 by 5 like in Canada and 3 3/8 by 4 7/8 in USA,
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measure the width of your passport plus 2/8s of an inch for the height of
your pockets. Then add inch to the bottom line for seam allowance)

11)

Sew across both lines starting at fold side and backstitch at the

beginning for strength. (NOTE: There will be a small slim pocket at the
top for a second pen or pencil. Golf pencils fit perfectly!)

12)

Left Boarding Pass Flap: Lay one left panel right side up on flat

surface.

Place one credit card layer at bottom of flap with bottom and

edges flush. Pin across bottom. Tuck next layer underneath with inch
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showing across top. Pin across bottom. Tuck third layer underneath with
inch showing across the top and pin across bottom. (TIP: Eyeball them
to make sure they are straight and each row is evenly spaced)

13)

Sew across bottom of top flap and bottom of second flap using a

inch seam allowance to create card pockets.

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14)

Place this flap right side up on a flat surface. Place the other left

boarding flap right side down on top and match up edges. Pin in place.
Sew down the right side using a 1/2 inch seam allowance.

15)

Open up the seam and iron flat. Fold it wrong sides together and

iron it as flat as possible; you want the seam to appear as it if its a fold.

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16)

Strap Closure: Fold strap closure in half with right sides together.

Sew down each short end using a inch seam allowance. Clip corners,
turn inside out and iron flat. (TIP: a knitting needle, pen or hook rug
tool work really well for clean pointy corners.)

17)

Fold ribbon in half and place about 1/3 down on non folded side

flush to the edge. This will be for your pen loop. I prefer it not in the
middle but you can put it wherever youd like. Attach it by sewing down
side using 1/8 inch seam allowance.

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18)

Place rough half of Velcro face up on strap about 1/8 of an inch from

edge. Ensure it is centered top to bottom and hold or pin in place. (I

find pinning Velcro just bends pins so I usually just hold in place!) Sew
around the edge of the Velcro to attach it to your strap. Backstitch to
strengthen.

(TIP: Most Velcro comes in white or black only so you may

want to change your top thread when sewing the Velcro)

19)

Outer Panel:

Place outer panel right side up on flat surface. Place

soft Velcro on right side in centre. It should be 2 inches from top and
bottom and inner edge should be 1 3/4 inches from side edge (TIP: If
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there is a pattern direction to your pattern, it should be upright so that

your outer flap is not upside down)

20)

Sew around the edge of the Velcro to attach it to your strap. (Your

machine should still be set up with the same color top side thread for
Velcro.)

21)

Change top thread color back if changed for velcro.

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22)

Put it all together: Place zipper panel right side up on a flat

surface. Zipper should be undone about an inch to ensure it does not get
caught. Place left card holder panel in place. Place Strap Closure on the
right side in the middle with the Velcro facing down and fold towards the
middle. Ensure it is centered top to bottom and pin in place. (Should be
1 3/4 inches from top and bottom edges). Place outer panel right side
down on top with velcro closure on left side. Ensure edges are all even
and pin all in place. (TIP: Ensure zipper opening is pulled together and
pinned at top by placing two pins vertically to ensure it does not gape
open.). Your excess zipper may be hanging out at the bottom

23)

Sew around the entire circumference of the passport holder using a

1/2 inch seam allowance.

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24)

Cut your corners off to reduce bulk and for clean squarish corners.

Cut off any excess zipper.

25)

Turn inside out through the zipper hole and poke out the corners.

Watch for pins! Iron flat.

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26)

Fold the passport holder in half right sides together and use chalk or

fabric pen to make an approximate line down the middle on the fold. Use
a ruler to straighten it if necessary.

27)

Ensure zipper is closed and sew a straight line down the middle to

close the pocket. (seam should be about an inch to right of zipper)

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You are all done! Get your family passports, travelers checks, money, pen,
golf pencil, credit cards or loyalty reward cards and boarding passes all
organized in one spot and go to the airport!

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