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Glasses Case Tutorial

by Tonya Grant |Filed Under: Sewing, Tutorials Tagged With: Charm squares Get a Weekly Update of all Articles

sunglasses case tutorial sewing

My sunglasses travel with me. Literally. Usually on my head. When I take them off I need a case. I have one in the car and another in my hand bag. So wherever I am there’s a case to slip them into. This tutorial will help you sew one too.

sewing glasses case tutorial

What You Need

  • 4 charm squares or 5″ squares (12.5cm)
  • backing fabric 4.25″ x 15.75″ (11cm x 40cm) – I used soft flannel
  • Iron-on pellon 3.75″ x 15.25″ (9.5cm x 40cm)
  • Usual sewing items – thread, sewing machine, pins, scissors, iron, etc

glasses case sewing tutorial

What To Do

1. Match up two of your charm squares right sides together.

2. Draw a line across the back of one of them corner to corner.

3. Stitch a quarter of an inch seam on either side of the line. (5mm seam)

glasses case tutorial sewing

4. Cut along the line and open to make two sets of triangles joined together.

5. Cut each pair again into two smaller pairs of triangle.

sewing glasses case

6. Switch the pairs and join to make an hour-glass block like these.

7. Cut the other two charm squares down to 4.25″ (11cm)  square – the same size as the hour-glass blocks.

padded glasses case tutorial

8. Join the 4 blocks together with the hour-glass blocks at the ends and the squares in the middle to make a long strip. This will be the outer piece of your case.

9. At this point measure to check the size. Mine was 4.25″ x 10.75″, so I cut my backing piece that size to match. Adjust the backing piece slightly if your dimensions are a little different. This can be caused by seams being slightly different.

sewing glasses case tutorial

10. Iron the pellon onto the back of your patchwork piece.

11. Layer your pieces: Backing fabric, right side up. On top of that your patchwork piece, right side down so that the pellon should be on top. Pin them together.

tutorial glasses case sewing

12. Sew around the outer edge leaving a gap of 3″ (7.5cm) for turning.

13. Clip the corners then turn it through. Use a knitting needle to get the corners pushed out neatly. Iron it flat.

14. Sew around the outer edge again about 2mm in from the edge. This will close the turning gap, and give a neat finish.

15. Fold the strip in half, right sides together, to create a pocket and pin.

16. Sew up each side about 2mm in from the edge.

glasses case sewing tutorial

17. Turn through, press and you’re done!

Notes:

  • You could quilt your case between steps 14 and 15 if you wish
  • A simpler version would be to use the 4 charm squares without creating the hour-glass block. In which case,  just join the four squares into a strip and go from step 9. Your pellon and backing would be larger, and the case would end up slightly larger than mine.

patchwork glasses case tutorial

 

Filed Under: Sewing, Tutorials Tagged With: Charm squares

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Comments

  1. Paige Rundle says

    August 3, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    Being the owner of SO many pairs of glasses, I may have to try this one. However, I simply must finish some other projects first!!!!!!

    • CraftyMummy says

      August 3, 2012 at 2:27 PM

      I know that feeling, Paige!

  2. Amy @ MahliMoo says

    August 6, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    Love the fabric, Tonya

  3. Amy @ MahliMoo says

    August 6, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    Love the fabric, Tonya

    Thanks for linking up.

  4. Karen says

    August 6, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    Neat idea! – Love those fabrics also.
    Karen

    • CraftyMummy says

      August 9, 2012 at 1:03 PM

      Thanks, Karen. I had these left from a baby quilt I made so it was a great way to use them up

  5. Deborah Jennings says

    August 7, 2012 at 12:34 AM

    I wear either my readers or my sunglasses all the time. I am going to make a couple of cases (maybe more) !for my glasses, sun and otherwise. Thank you so much for this Tutorial! It and YOU are awesome! Thank you

    • CraftyMummy says

      August 9, 2012 at 1:02 PM

      You’re welcome, Deborah.

Hi! I’m the CraftyMummy

Tonya is the voice behind The Crafty Mummy. She dabbles in lots of different crafts – patchwork, quilting, cross-stitch, scrapbooking, knitting, crochet and sewing. This is the record of projects she has done, and the projects she dreams of getting to! Read More…

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