After I designed the Mosque Lantern, I wondered what a scaled down version would look like. This is how this unique accessory that celebrates architectural beauty and craftsmanship was born.
Ready to begin? Let’s first take a look at the materials you’ll need and the detailed steps to make your mosque-inspired leather keychain.
Print it on US letter or A4 paper depending on the version you downloaded.
Make sure that the pattern is not resized by checking your print settings. You can check if it was printed properly by measuring the reference found at the bottom of each page.
Securing the pieces of the pattern on the leather
Roughly cut-out around the different elements of the pattern and secure them to your piece of leather with masking tape.
Punching the stitching holes
Use stitching prongs or a hole punch to punch the stitching holes directly on top of the paper.
Cutting-out the pieces of the project
Use an X-Acto knife to cut-out all the pieces of keychain.
A 5mm hole punch will make it easier to deal with the curves of the windows located on the element denoted B on the pattern.
Bevelling the edges
Bevel the edges of all the pieces of the base of the mosque (C, D, E, F, G and H). This will help with the assembly.
Painting the keychain
I used Angelus leather paint to paint the different elements of the keychain.
I painted the dome, the dome retaining wall, the roof and the sides to match the colour of the Mosque Lantern. I used gold metallic paint for the inside.
Stitching it all together
Start by stitching the 8 panels of the dome (A) together using a cross-stitch.
Stitch the two opposite short edges of the dome’s retaining wall (B) to form cylinder shape.
Then stitch the dome to the retaining wall.
Screw the swivel rivet to the top of the dome.
Stitch the bottom of the wall to the roof (C). The technique is akin to a saddle stitch. But instead of having two pieces flush with each other, they are positioned at a 90 degrees angle.
Stitch the top of the four side panels (D, E, F, G) to the periphery of the roof (C).
Close the 4 corners of the base of the mosque.
Finally stitch the floor (H) to the bottom of each side panel (D, E, F, G).
There you go, you made your own little mosque keychain!
Final result
I hope you enjoyed following along this tutorial. Please consider posting a photo of your creation in the comments below. It would mean a lot to me to see my little projects out into the world as you make them your own.
Any feedback/question about this tutorial or project idea that you’d like to see posted here is and always will be more than welcome.
Happy crafting!
Footnotes
The following online content provided some assistance and/or inspiration during the making of this project:
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Tutorial
Mosque Keychain
3 hours
Easy
Common for leathercraft
After I designed the Mosque Lantern, I wondered what a scaled down version would look like. This is how this unique accessory that celebrates architectural beauty and craftsmanship was born.
Ready to begin? Let’s first take a look at the materials you’ll need and the detailed steps to make your mosque-inspired leather keychain.
Requirements
Skills
Tools
Bill of Materials
Pattern
Mosque Keychain Pattern
Free!Walk-through
Printing the pattern
You can get the pattern here if you haven’t already.
Print it on US letter or A4 paper depending on the version you downloaded.
Make sure that the pattern is not resized by checking your print settings. You can check if it was printed properly by measuring the reference found at the bottom of each page.
Securing the pieces of the pattern on the leather
Roughly cut-out around the different elements of the pattern and secure them to your piece of leather with masking tape.
Punching the stitching holes
Use stitching prongs or a hole punch to punch the stitching holes directly on top of the paper.
Cutting-out the pieces of the project
Use an X-Acto knife to cut-out all the pieces of keychain.
A 5mm hole punch will make it easier to deal with the curves of the windows located on the element denoted B on the pattern.
Bevelling the edges
Bevel the edges of all the pieces of the base of the mosque (C, D, E, F, G and H). This will help with the assembly.
Painting the keychain
I used Angelus leather paint to paint the different elements of the keychain.
I painted the dome, the dome retaining wall, the roof and the sides to match the colour of the Mosque Lantern. I used gold metallic paint for the inside.
Stitching it all together
Start by stitching the 8 panels of the dome (A) together using a cross-stitch.
Stitch the two opposite short edges of the dome’s retaining wall (B) to form cylinder shape.
Then stitch the dome to the retaining wall.
Screw the swivel rivet to the top of the dome.
Stitch the bottom of the wall to the roof (C). The technique is akin to a saddle stitch. But instead of having two pieces flush with each other, they are positioned at a 90 degrees angle.
Stitch the top of the four side panels (D, E, F, G) to the periphery of the roof (C).
Close the 4 corners of the base of the mosque.
Finally stitch the floor (H) to the bottom of each side panel (D, E, F, G).
There you go, you made your own little mosque keychain!
Final result
I hope you enjoyed following along this tutorial. Please consider posting a photo of your creation in the comments below. It would mean a lot to me to see my little projects out into the world as you make them your own.
Any feedback/question about this tutorial or project idea that you’d like to see posted here is and always will be more than welcome.
Happy crafting!
Footnotes
The following online content provided some assistance and/or inspiration during the making of this project: