Funner in the Summer, My Blonde Ambitions

>>> July 8, 2010 By


Hi! Nancy here, from My Blonde Ambitions. I’m excited to be guest posting again for Mique during her Funner in the Summer series. I don’t know about you, but a lot of my “crafts” are born out of necessity. I recently went to Puerto Rico with my husband Travis and the day before I left on the trip I thought, “I could really use a sunglasses case.” So I made one. I thought it was so simple and clever that I wanted to share it with you. I’ve made and seen similar little cases like this before, but I like this one the best (how’s that for confidence?). This case is so quick and easy it would be a fun beginning sewing project. Before I show you the how to I thought I’d keep your attention with a picture of the final product.

Cute, right? Now on to the tutorial.
So if you’ve read any of my tutorials before you know that I’m a visual learner/teacher and I like a lot of pictures. I think you could have your own sunglasses case made in the time it takes you to view all of these pictures (I really tried my best to condense and edit) but there’s a still a lot of pictures, just bear with me and I promise I’ll be your new best friend by the tutorial’s end.
You could make a case like this in any size you want, but for my purposes (and my sunglasses) I made mine out of two pieces of fabric that I cut 5 inches wide by 18 inches long.

Here’s the clever part. Instead of using quilt batting in the middle of two pieces of cotton prints I used one piece of a cotton print, and one piece of fleece.
(Now I’m not lying when I tell my kids their Mom is “one smart cookie” :)

Besides giving cushion to your sunglasses the fleece keeps them from getting scratched. Smart, right?

Line your two pieces of fabric up right sides together with the cotton print facing the fleece, pin in place, and sew around the two sides and bottom edge leaving the top open.

Then pull your fabric through itself like you’re turning a sock outside in. Isn’t it nice when those laundry skills come in handy? It’s just like in Karate Kid: you’re learning sewing skills when you think you’re doing laundry just like Danielson was learning Karate while waxing cars. Like I said, I’m really smart.

Once you’ve got your case turned nicely push the open top in about 1/2 inch or so, pin and then sew closed.

Then get your sunglasses or whatever you plan to put in your case out, and measure how high you need the pouch part of your case to come up.

But before you sew up your pouch it’s much easier to sew on your Velcro at this stage. Once you’ve sewn your Velcro on go ahead and pin and sew up the sides.

And guess what? You’re done, it really is that simple.

Now if you’re anything like me you might want a little embellishment (the icing on the cake). Why not pin on one of my fabric flowers? Check out that tutorial here.

But wait! Okay so I just like saying that and pretending that I’m an infomercial. But seriously, sometimes when I make projects that are this quick and easy I make two. One for me, and one for you. So head on over to my blog to enter for your chance to win the second case. Good luck! Thanks Mique!

Not too long ago I had Nancy guest post and she shared her fabulous jewelry holder. Lucky for us in addition to being super mom to her two cute kids and wonder wife Nancy posts her tutorials at My Blonde Ambitions. She’s an amazing seamstress and full of ideas. Stop by and say hi.

Mique

Mique

Hi- I'm Mique (as in Mickey). I started 30days as an idea file a few years ago. After three years and hundreds of ideas, I now realize that I'll never check them all off my list. When I'm not creating, I love spending time with family and friends and long drives, especially if they end at the beach.
Mique

@30daysblog

Mique
Mique

Latest posts by Mique (see all)

Filed Under: Funner in the Summer 7 Comments

Comments

  1. alissa says:
    July 8, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    Great tutorial Nancy! Thanks for sharing – makes me want to get my sewing machine out and sew right now!

    Reply
  2. Nancy says:
    July 8, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    Mique, thanks for letting me guest post again. Sorry for all the drama that has gone on, that sounds miserable, but don't let it get you down! Okay, amazing seamstress? You are funny. In fact I never utter the word seamstress and my name in the same sentence, but I'm glad I have you fooled!

    Reply
  3. Manda says:
    July 8, 2010 at 10:29 pm

    What a fabulous idea…

    Reply
  4. casserole says:
    July 10, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    So cute! I love the fleece for the lining – though it is making me regret having just purged my entire stash of fleece…

    I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-fleece-lined-sunglasses-case/2010/07/10/

    –Anne

    Reply
  5. [email protected] says:
    July 12, 2010 at 1:36 am

    Oh how pretty! What a fun way to use fabric. Thanks so much for this, I'll be linking.

    Reply
  6. Zuzu's Petals says:
    July 13, 2010 at 12:09 am

    GREAT IDEA & a wonderful way to use up scraps….one never has enough sunglasses or pouches to keep them in! Thanks a bunch!

    Reply
  7. mamassparetime says:
    October 31, 2010 at 5:58 am

    Thanks for this tutorial, I just made my Mom a case for her birthday! And I was able to just use the fabric I had on hand, a little time and a free personal gift!

    Reply

Leave a Comment

*