Hi!  Long time no see.  Work has been so busy that, after work, I’m either still working or unable to look at a computer for another second.  Hopefully things will start to settle down now that the first week of classes is behind us.

A few Saturdays ago, we had a fun program at my ASG (American Sewing Guild) neighborhood group meeting.  It was about things that you could sew for gifts. Starting as sort of a “Christmas in July” thing, it expanded to more than just Christmas gift ideas.  Each person was to bring at least one idea.

For my offering, I made something that I had been wanting to make for a while.  I copied a case that my prescription sunglasses came in. The original case was some sort of velvety bonded leatherette with a snap closure  like those we pound on with our Snap Setters.  The snap had received so much stress that it ripped right out of the fabric.  I loved that case–it was light weight and didn’t take up too much room in my purse.

It was a perfect pint-sized project, begging me to sew a copy of it.

Since I had no bonded leatherette and I wanted a magnetic snap this time, I had to plan a sew-and-turn design.  To make the pattern, I ripped open the case’s stitched side seams to make it lay flat, traced around it, and added seam allowances.  Then I cut lining, outer fabric and Peltex–with two layers of Peltex where the snap parts went.  I sewed the layers together leaving a turning opening, clipped, turned and pressed.

My outer fabric is more of that tooled-leather look knit that I found at the local Wal-M@rt a couple of years ago.  It was not a great choice for this since it tends to stretch as you sew it.  As long as I remembered to put the “leather” side next to the feed dogs, I was fine.  When I had to sew with this stuff next to the presser foot, I put transparent tape along the seam line so that the presser foot could ride there making sure that I didn’t stitch the tape.

On this new case I wanted a magnetic snap, but a regular snap or velcro would work fine.  I should have applied the snap before I turned it right side out but I didn’t think that far ahead, so I wiggled the parts in position and attached it after I had turned it.

I edge stitched whole piece to close the turning opening, then I folded the lower part up and stitched the sides to form the pouch.   I made the whole thing in less than an hour while helping Mr H practice his letters.  Talk about easy!

I made copies of my pattern for the ladies in the group.  Wanta make one?  Here’s my pattern.

Tags: Pint-sized Project

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