Go Back
Three colorful floral fabric envelopes with five colored markers on white background.
Print Recipe

How to Make Fabric Envelopes

How to Make Fabric Envelopes uses fabric scraps and a WTN free template to create beautifully patterned envelopes for your cards.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Art Project
Cuisine: Art Project
Keyword: diy fabric envelope, fabric envelopes, fabric gift card envelope pattern, free pattern to make an envelope
Author: Shelly
Cost: $1

Equipment

  • Hanger with clips 
  • OR hanger and clips
  • Scissors

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Print out the How to Make Fabric Envelopes Free Template. Here is the link for you to get that free pattern. 
  • Lay out your fabric, see that it is large enough for the pattern to fit and cut the fabric into an appropriate size, big enough for pattern to fit. 
  • Place wax paper on your work surface. Lay the fabric out on the wax paper. 
  • Use a flat paint brush and Mod Podge the entire surface of the fabric. Flip the fabric over and Mod Podge the entire surface of the other side of the fabric.
  • Let this dry by hanging the fabric up with clips on a hanger or with a skirt hanger (that has clips).
  • Cut out the envelope pattern on the solid black outside line.
  • When the fabric is dry, lay it on the work surface (print side down) and draw around the paper envelope pattern.
  • Cut out the drawn shape.
  • Cut a piece of wax paper in the shape of the finished envelope size (the center rectangle size when the flaps are folded in, shown on the pattern).
  • Place the wax paper rectangle in the center of the fabric shape (wrong side of fabric) as shown on the pattern. Fold the stiff fabric flaps in on the dotted lines, over the waxed paper rectangle. Unfold again.
  • Fold the two side flaps in and then the bottom flap up (with the wax paper rectangle still inside). Glue the bottom flap up onto the two side flaps using school glue. You may need to put something on top to keep the flaps in place. If you do, place a piece of wax paper on top to prevent it from sticking.
  • When dry, take the wax paper piece out and “Wah-lah”, you have a fabric envelope!

Video