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Make your own Sunglasses Case

These are fast and easy to make and all I needed were scraps. You may recognize the lace one as a scrap from my binder cover!

Materials:

Scraps of fabric for the outside
Scraps of satin for the inside
Scraps of batting
Ribbon

First make the pattern. One rectangle 8" x 4.5" is all you need. Cut 2 ea. of the two fabrics. Fold the long side of the pattern down one inch and cut two pieces of batting. Press all pieces. Fold the satin towards wrong side one inch and press again. Insert the batting under the fold, matching edges and hem across the top.

Next fold in the sides of the outside fabric just enough to stitch one inch at the top. This is to provide a clean edge for the ribbon opening. Pin this sandwich: satin/batting combo satin side up, outside fabric right side down, other piece right side up, and second satin/batting combo satin side down. Hem across the bottom. Unpin.

On each side of this long piece, fold under slightly the top of the outside fabric and then fold down to meet the hem you made when attaching the batting to the satin. Stitch along the same line to make the ribbon casing for each side.

Fold in the middle so the satin is on the outside. Hem the sides. Clip the corners and cut close to the stitching. Turn right side out and press. Cut the ribbon into 2 pieces. As you can see in the picture, I made on with long ribbon pulls and one with the ribbon just outside the case. It's up to you how long you want the ribbon.

Take the first ribbon and attach a safety pin. Run it through one side's casing and back through the other. Double knot the ribbon. Do the same with the second ribbon except run it through the opposite side to start. This way, when you pull both knots on opposite sides, it gathers the bag shut. That's all there is to it!

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