Lilo Stitch Eyeglass Case, Portable Travel Zipper Sunglasses Case Glasses Bag Guard Set

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You need less than one fat quarter of fabric altogether - use matching or contrasting fabric scraps! I used three different prints from the Lucy June collection designed by Lila Tueller for Riley Blake Designs (it's gorgeous!) and added one single piece of hardware - a magnetic snap. Super happy about how it turned out! Supplies TIP: If you want to make a smaller case use ½ inch (1.3cm) and you’ll need to trim it. Trim the seam allowance so its neat, grading it, which means leaving the outer fabric slightly wider than the lining. This allows for a neat finish. STEP 4: Press If you are using a patchwork fabric now is the time to sew your patchwork pieces together (see above). I always start with a larger piece of batting than required in the pattern. Once you have learned how you’ll want to make a few glasses cases, so you have one for the car, one for home, one in your purse, and maybe a couple extra while others are in the wash. You can use gorgeous fabric scraps if you have some suitable pieces stashed. They also make great gifts that you can personalize according to the taste of the recipient. Just imagine, distressed denim for the teens, sophisticated stripes or polka dots for career girls, and paisley designs for the Bohemian types. If you are anything like me you keep hopping into a car with your sunnies on, then find you have nowhere safe to put them when you enter a shopping mall. I’ve scratched so many pairs of eyeglasses and sunglasses by shoving them into a purse, or leaving them lying around at home or in the car. This nifty DIY glasses case is just what everyone needs. All you need to do is get my free sunglasses or eyeglass case pattern and carve out 15 minutes of your schedule.

Stitch all the way around the seams you have pinned leaving a 1 ½ to 2-inch gap midway down the long seam for the lining as this is where you will push the fabric through to turn it. And one thing more. It wasn't planned, but boy does it make even better: friends, I've just noticed my phone fits in here, so you can easily use this pattern for eyeglass case to make a cute cell phone wallet too! Now take the two compound pieces and place them right sides together. Make sure to align the seams perfectly, especially the ones where the lining fabric and the main fabric meet , and on darts.You’re nearly there. It just remains to neatly close the opening on the lining seam with your machine or hand stitch it closed using a ladder stitching or a slip stitching STEP 11: Finish the sunglasses case Open out your seam and press. It really is worth taking the extra few seconds to press as you go along as it makes such a difference to the finish. Open out the fabric so you have two long rectangles, and place them on top of each other so the right sides face each other (like you do if you are making a zipper flat bottom bag). If you’re workings with some lightweight fabrics, you’ll need to add a little structure to your main fabric. Place the main fabric on top of the bumpy side of the interfacing and press with an iron from both sides. If you'll use fusible foam it's good to trim a quarter of an inch around the piece to reduce bulk in the seam allowance. (image #2 above) Don't trim the piece if you use a non-fusible stabilizer. Step 3 - Fuse Stabilizer To Fabric

The glasses do fit well inside, and personally I think the eyeglasses case looks sleeker and more sophisticated without closings. Place your next piece of quilting fabric wrong side facing you, and raw edge aligning an existing raw edge, stitch and then open out. You absolutely NEED to sew one! Scroll down for the link to the pattern for the eyeglass case - and see how to get it for free. To do that before cutting this place your fabric right side to right side, so the wrong side of the lining is facing you. Now cut the angle, or lip as it’s known and pin along that angled edge. Below you will find my step by step DIY sunglasses case written tutorial with VIDEO instructions for all the visual learners.Attach/sew on button in the appropriate spot (mine is attached at approx. Row 7 from the top, not including the edging row – use your own glasses as a guide Now you are going to take that flat seam and stitch a neat line on the lining side next to the original line you stitch. This is called under-stitching and will prevent fraying, hold the seam in place, also giving the edge a neat finish when turned. Stitch around the fabric rectangle leaving a turning gap at the base of the lining, using a 1/4″ seam allowance, ensuring you do not catch the casing as you stitch. Trim the corners to reduce bulk. In most post for my Cocoon Hanging Basket I mention that I have a LOT of sunglasses. I’ve been looking for a way to keep them safe and scratch free in my 3 Hour Tote bag when I throw everything in it for a day out. This glasses case is perfect. Notch and trim the fabric on the seam allowance for easier turning, then turn right side out. Press and close the opening in the lining.