{Easy} Glasses Case Tutorial

This weekend my neice Katee is in town with us and she asked to sew. Of course we came up with an awesome little project (and we took pictures along the way to share). 

To make an awesome padded glasses case you'll need just some scraps of pretty fabric and batting.

***To be sure that your glasses will fit please first measure your glasses, folded up, from top of frame to bottom of ear piece. Ours folded up pretty narrow. If you need (or just to be on the safe side) you can add an extra inch or more to all those 5.5" measurements to allow extra room for larger glasses.***

Cut:

Cuff Fabric (pictured in purple): 2" x 5.5" 

Contrast fabric (grey): 1" x 5.5"

Main fabric (teal): 5.75" x 5.5

Lining fabric: 5.5" x 7.5"

1) Sew cuff, contrast, and main fabrics together as desired.

2) Stack fabrics in this order: on top - lining fabric, right side down
                                               middle - outside/patchwork, right side up.

                                               bottom - batting

3) Sew short side together.
4) Open up fabrics and iron seam allowances and batting toward the outside fabric.

5) Fold entire piece in half width wise (hot dog) and pin.

6) Mark 2" section on side of lining to leave unsewn.

7) Sew around the three sides (backstitch at beginning and ends), leaving open 2" gap in lining.

8) Clip corners and turn right side out. Press.

9) Hand sew or machine stitch opening with scant seam allowances or invisible stitch.

10) Push lining into outer fabric (using chopstick --or paintbrush handle lol), press, and enjoy!!

Here's the beautiful finished product! Katee and I finished from sketching it out to putting our glasses in, in about half an hour. Katee (age 10) sewed everything on hers by herself. I'll bet you can't guess which one above she made!

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