Eyeglass Case | Sewing Project

 SEWING PROJECT

EYEGLASSES, CELL PHONES, ETC. 

CASE

This sewing project was made from leftovers from Fat Quarter of fabric of a quarter of a yard of each two pieces of fabric.  Simplicity pattern number 5535 of the Eyeglasses Case.   It is an easy pattern that can be completed within an hour.  The case can be used in many capacities as seen here.  

Materials Needed

Basic Sewing Machine

1/4 yard fabric (2 separate pieces fabrics)

Pattern

Scissors

Pins

Instructions

Cut out pattern accordingly.  Layout fabric or material.  Place pattern on fabric, pin and cut.   Do seam basting before removing pattern and slip the stitch in the center (this helps with in seeing the seams as to where to stitch in seam allowances).   Remove pattern.  Fold under the unnotched part of the pattern band (16) at 1/2 inch.   Place pattern (15) the case, wrong of fabric face up; pin the band at right side to the wrong side of case, matching notches carefully.  Stitch and press.  Turn inside and press.  Top stitch.  Fold in half meeting at seams, pin and stitch. Press. Clip corners.  Turn inside out.  Press. 

Please note that these are not word to word instructions from the Simplicity pattern.  You will have to purchase the pattern to follow the instructions there.  I have just summarized from following their pattern and instructions.   

 Pictures indicating layouts and showing instructional steps.