Mobile Menu IconMenu
Advanced Embroidery Designs -- Online Center for Machine Embroidery Designs
Easter Sale! 35% OFF EVERYTHING! Shop Now!

Quilted Card-Holder

Holiday season is coming on rapidly and very soon we'll be getting loads of greeting cards. This guide explains how to make a quilted card-holder project with embroidery designs to keep all your cards and letters organized.

You will need plain fabric for embroidery -- white felt is the the best choice, patterned fabric, low loft batting, fabric for backing, 3 yards of matching double fold bias quilt binding and a rod.

Quilted Card-Holder image 1

Step One: Embroider the designs on the felt. We chose the designs Santa with Letter and Christmas Border Set. First embroider the Santa, then the border around him. Cut out a square measuring 9" x 9" around the embroidery.

On another piece of felt, embroider the star pattern from the Christmas Border set, re-hoop and embroider the design again; there should be about 7" between the centers of the stars. Cut out a rectangle, measuring 7" x 14" around the embroidery.

Step Two: On patterned fabric, draw a rectangle measuring 18" x 21". If you like patchworking, you can assemble the rectange from different scraps of fabric. Be sure to leave plenty of fabric outside the rectangle, as you will need it for hooping.

Step Three: Pin or baste the embroidered pieces to the patterned fabric.

Quilted Card-Holder image 2

Machine stitch the piece with Santa along all four edges as shown on the diagram by the dotted line.

Quilted Card-Holder image 3

Machine stitch the piece with the stars along the sides and the lower edge to make a pocket. Find the middle of the upper and the lower edges, draw a line with a removable marker and machine stitch along this line to make two pockets.

Quilted Card-Holder image 4

Step Four: Place the backing fabric on an even surface (table), cover it with batting, and place your working piece over it face up. Pin or baste all tree layers together. Do not cut away the excess batting and backing at this stage!

Step Five: Hoop all three layers and machine quilt the hanging with the snowflake design. Quilt the area to the left, to the right and above the Santa embroidery, as you will not have any room anywhere else. You can download the snowfake design here:

ART
DST
JEF
HUS
PES
VIP
XXX

Quilted Card-Holder image 5

Step Six: Align all the layers and cut them along the lines you drew in Step Two.

Quilted Card-Holder image 6

Step Seven: Finish the raw edges with bias quilt binding.

Step Eight: Out of scraps of patterned fabric cut 5 rectangles measuring 4" x 3" for loops. Fold each in half lengthwise, machine-stitch the edges together. Turn them inside out and press. Attach to the upper edge of the hanging.

Quilted Card-Holder image 7

Step Nine: Insert a rod into the loops. Your card-holder is ready. Enjoy!

Here are some other designs that can be used to make an attractive card holder.

Skating Snowman
Snowman with Gifts
Skating Snowman II
Santa
Snowman Couple
Teddy Bear with Gifts

Mailing List
Enter your e-mail for news, discounts and exclusive special offers.


Find us on Twitter

Special Offers
Bonus design on all orders over $25
Daffodils and Eggs Set

Shop Now!

Announcement
Best Project Contest
The results are in!
Featured Project
Check out our latest project Birds and Blooms Quilted Tablerunner
Tutorials
Never heard of photo stitch? - Check out our What is Photo Stitch? page
Most Popular Designs
|| Home || Shop || Free Designs || New Designs ||
|| Projects || Tutorials || Links || About Us || Contact Us ||
|| Store Policy || Licensing || Accessibility ||

Social Media:

Copyright © Advanced Embroidery Designs. All Rights Reserved.