DIY Car Tissue Holder – Quick & Easy Sewing Tutorial

Check out this easy sewing tutorial of making your own car tissue holder to hang on your car visor. This DIY project takes less than 1 hour.

In this post, I’ll take you step by step through the process of DIYing your own car tissue holder. Having a car visor tissue holder is very handy whenever you are in need of a napkin on the go. Let’s get started!

DIY Car Tissue Holder Materials:

• Medium to heavy-weight woven fabrics (cotton canvas, waxed cotton, laminated cotton)
• Elastic straps
• Coordinating thread
• Interfacing (if using light to medium-weight fabric)
• Car tissue holder sewing pattern or draft your own

Fabric Recommendations:

The pattern is optimized for medium to heavy-weight woven fabrics like cotton canvas, waxed cotton, or laminated cotton. These materials provide the necessary sturdiness and structure for your holder, ensuring both durability and ease of sewing. If opting for a lighter fabric, consider adding interfacing to half of the rectangle pattern to enhance structural integrity.

DIY Car Tissue Holder Video:

Here’s a video of the DIY car tissue box holder process. Subscribe to my Youtube channel for more videos like this!

DIY Car Tissue Holder Step-by-Step Tutorial:

Step 1: Get the pattern

The first step is drafting the pattern, which is quite straightforward.

For your convenience, I’ve created a complete pattern with an instruction booklet available in my Etsy shop if you’d prefer to skip the drafting process. I designed it for standard rectangle-shaped facial tissue boxes – think Kleenex or Scott.

If you’re comfortable creating your own pattern, it’s fairly simple since the main piece is just a rectangle. Here are the measurements you’ll need:

Width: 4x the width of your tissue box, plus ease(to accommodate the box’s thickness) and seam allowances Height: 1x the length of your tissue box, plus seam allowances and ease

Once you have your pattern piece, you’ll also need to cut elastic straps to the appropriate length.

What to cut:

• Main fabric piece based on your pattern
• Elastic straps
• Mark the attachment points where the elastic straps will connect to the tissue holder

Step 2: Fold in half and sew

Fold the fabric in half, and with right sides together, sew the raw edges of the fabric using a 1/2 inch (1cm) seam allowance. Backstitch at the beginning and end for added durability.

Step 3: Add topstitches

After sewing, flip the fabric inside out, ensuring the right side is facing outward. 

Apply two top stitches on the left and right sides of the rectangle shape, approximately 1/8 inch (3mm) from the edge. This adds a decorative touch and reinforces the seams.

Step 4: Attach Elastic Straps

Cut two pieces of elastic straps. I recommend choosing one that is 3/4 inch to 1 inch wide.

Then secure them to the back of the tissue pouch according to the notch, reinforcing them with a square stitch for extra durability. These straps make it easy to attach the holder to your car interior.

Note: you can do this step later after you complete the tissue pouch just like what’s in my video, but attaching it now is easier.

Step 5: Create Tissue Opening

Fold the fabric to the center to create the tissue opening, encapsulating the elastic straps inside. To ensure it is well centered, I like to fold the fabric in half and open it up, then use that crease as a guideline of where the two topstitched edges should meet.

Then Stitch both edges with a 1/2 inch (1cm) seam allowance. Finish the edge to your liking (zigzag or serge)

Flip it inside out, and the elastic straps should be on the outside again. And you just got a tissue box! Now we need to add elastic straps to the back.

Step 6: Install in Your Car

Now the DIY car tissue holder project is complete and you can attach to the car sun visor! The elastic straps make it easy to adjust to the size difference of sun visors.

I hope you enjoy this DIY Car Tissue Holder easy sew project! Pick a fabric that spark joy to make each car ride more enjoyable! If you encounter any challenges or have questions, feel free to leae a comment in this post. 

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