Creating a Sunglass Case: A Step-by-Step Guide

The first step in creating our sunglass case is to decide on the shape and design. We're going to use a simple loop-shaped design, which will provide a comfortable and secure fit for our sunglasses. To begin, we need to choose an outer fabric for our case. The outer fabric will determine the overall look and feel of our finished product.

After choosing the outer fabric, we need to select an inner lining. The inner lining is usually made from a lightweight material such as cotton or silk. In this example, we're using a lightweight foam material that's easy to work with and provides excellent insulation.

Once we have our fabrics selected, we can start cutting out the pieces for our sunglass case. We'll need two main pieces: one for the outer shell of the case and another for the inner lining. The outer shell piece will be slightly larger than the inner lining piece, as it needs to provide enough room for the sunglasses to fit comfortably.

To cut out our fabrics, we'll use scissors or a rotary cutter to carefully cut along the lines of our pattern. Make sure to follow all safety precautions when cutting fabric, such as using a ruler or template to ensure accurate cuts.

Now that we have our pieces cut out, it's time to start sewing. We'll begin by sandwiching the inner lining between the outer shell piece and a piece of interfacing. The interfacing will provide additional stability and support for our case.

Next, we'll pin the edges of the loops together, making sure they're aligned properly. This is an important step, as it ensures that our loops are even and symmetrical. Take your time to get this part right, as it will affect the overall look of our finished product.

With our pins in place, we can start sewing. We'll use a simple running stitch or zigzag stitch to sew along the edges of the loops. Make sure to stay close to the edge, about an eighth of an inch away from the fabric.

As we sew, it's essential to keep track of our layers and ensure that everything is aligned properly. This may take some time and patience, but the end result will be worth it. Take your time to get this part right, as it will affect the overall look and feel of our finished product.

Once we've completed sewing the loops together, it's time to add a top edge to our case. We'll use a contrasting thread color to create a visible stitch line that separates the outer shell from the inner lining. This is an important step, as it provides a clear distinction between the two parts of our case.

With our top edge in place, we can now fold and press the seams to create a crisp crease. This will help define the shape of our case and give it a professional finish.

Now that our case has a complete outer shell, it's time to add the loops. We'll use a simple folding technique to create the loops, making sure they're even and symmetrical. Take your time to get this part right, as it will affect the overall look of our finished product.

To add the loops, we'll simply flip one side of the case over and press the raw edges towards the inner lining. This will create a secure and comfortable fit for our sunglasses. Use a little bit of steam to help set the fold in place.

With the loops in place, it's time to stitch them down. We'll use a big backwards "L" at the beginning and end of each seam, followed by straight stitching. Make sure to stay close to the edge, about an eighth of an inch away from the fabric.

As we stitch, take your time and make sure to backstitch at the beginning and end of each seam to secure it in place. This will ensure that our loops are stable and won't come undone over time.

Once we've completed stitching the loops down, it's time to turn our case right side out. Use a little bit of steam to help set the seams in place, and make sure everything is aligned properly.

Finally, it's time to add any finishing touches to our sunglass case. We can use a simple running stitch or zigzag stitch to reinforce the seams, and add any additional details such as buttons or snaps.

With our case complete, we can now admire our handiwork. Take a moment to appreciate the simplicity and elegance of our design, and the comfort and security it provides for our sunglasses.

Tips and Variations

One tip I like to use is to orient the rectangle so that the longer side is going horizontally in front of me. This will help create a more balanced and symmetrical design.

Another tip is to use a contrasting thread color for the top edge stitch line. This will provide a clear distinction between the outer shell and inner lining, making it easier to see how everything fits together.

I also like to use a rotary cutter and mat when cutting out fabric, as they make it easier to get accurate cuts and avoid mistakes.

When sewing, take your time to stay close to the edge, about an eighth of an inch away from the fabric. This will ensure that our seams are secure and won't come undone over time.

Finally, don't be afraid to experiment with different fabrics, colors, and designs. With a little bit of creativity and patience, you can create unique and functional sunglass cases that reflect your personal style.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey it's vanessa the crafty gemini i post weekly videos right here on my youtube channel and in this video tutorial i'm going to teach you how to make a sunglass case all right so let's jump in and talk about the supplies you're going to need to make a case for your glasses i'm using two 10 inch by 10 inch squares here that i had left over from a pack of this cotton and steel collection here and this is the perfect size because we're actually going to trim it down from this side so if you have some orphan squares from these 10 inch squares that you can buy then go ahead and grab two of those one fabric will be for the outer the other one for the lining and then what's going to give it its body is this inner form plus which you guys know that i love to use it's a double-sided fusible uh product that has like foam on the inside and it just gives it a really good body for this type of a project so you're gonna need a rectangle of that that measures eight inches by seven inches so the first thing we need to do is trim down our fabric pieces since mine are ten by ten i'm going to trim them down to eight inches by nine inches all right and i'm just saving myself a step here just going to stack them up one on top of the other that way i can cut through both layers at the same time so we'll cut it at eight in one direction so we're basically trimming off two inches off one side and then i'm going to turn it over and trim one inch off the other side as well so this should be nine all right so two rectangles that measure eight inches by nine inches is what we start off with now let's get our ironing board and iron and at this point it doesn't matter if you're like me and sometimes you can't really decide which fabric you want to be your lining you still have time to decide that so first just grab one of the pieces of the fabric and lay it with the pretty side facing down we're going to take our inner form plus and place it pretty much centered all the way around because this measures an inch shorter you should have about a half of an inch seam allowance on all four sides of the in our form plus all right once i looks like it's pretty much centered i'm gonna hold it with my fingers try not to let it move too much and just flip it because we want to press this from the fabric side definitely don't want to press it from the other side because the product is fusible on both sides all right so i'm just fusing this into place all right and notice it doesn't fuse on the opposite side okay so just fuse one side to it now we're going to take our other fabric and lay it with the pretty sides touching one on top of the other and you can put some pins if you want to at this point then we're going to head over to the sewing machine and using a quarter of an inch seam allowance we're going to stitch around all four sides but first we definitely want to make sure that we're going to leave an opening i'll tell you where i recommend that you leave that opening i like to leave it on one of the short sides so let me just put one more pin here so nothing moves on me all right and you notice it's a rectangle so we have two long sides and two short sides on one of the short sides is where i like to leave my opening so i'm going to leave it right here meaning we're going to start on one end of that opening back stitch you're going to pivot on all your corners and come all the way around and stop on the other end and back stitch there as well all right let's get our sewing machine ready and i'm just using a basic straight stitch again using that quarter of an inch seam allowance so you're not actually going to be stitching through the foam at this point okay coming around on the end so let me backstitch here all right so now let's grab our rotary cutter and we're just going to trim away the corners so we can reduce some of that bulk that we get on the sides so just shave them close at an angle making sure that you don't cut into your stitches because you're going to have to restitch it if you do all right now we can reach into our opening and we're going to flip the whole thing right side out make sure that you reach into the corners and flip now because we haven't stitched through the foam it may peel up a little bit on you may move on you but don't worry because it usually will stay there right in place and you'll be able to fix it once you get the whole thing flipped okay and then i just go back in and take my time poking out all those corners at this point you can use a chopstick if you want to to help you poke out those corners out all right let's grab our ironing board and iron again we're going to give this a good press now remember the product is fusible on both sides so the lining is not yet fused but now we're going to hit it with the iron so it will fuse it fine i'm going to come in here to where the opening is and i just put my pointer finger and just kind of tug on the ends of that opening and the seam allowance will roll right inside for me easily and then go ahead and give it a good press so you fuse everything down all right so at this point you need to decide which side you want to be your lining okay so we're not going to topstitch where the opening is because that will get caught up in a seam allowance in a little bit but let me show you you need to decide now which you want to be your lining or the outside like which fabric is going to be which but actually before we do that let's quickly make the little tab right here and for that you can use any of the prints that you use what i like is that since we trimmed down these 10 inch by 10 inch squares i have strips here that i can still use to make my tab so i think i'm going to go with this navy fabric for the outer and i'm going to make the tab out of the lining fabric so for this what you need to do is cut out a piece that measures two inches which this does already and you want it to be four inches the other way so two inches by four inches and grab your iron and ironing board and let's quickly make a little tab you're going to lay this with the pretty side of the fabric facing down fold it in half give it a press so you create a crease down the center and then you're going to open it up and bring in the edges right towards that center crease line and give it another press then re-fold it on the initial fold press it again and your strap is done all you need to do is top stitch down the folded side so it holds it together so i'll do that real quick all right and there's our little loop so now we've decided which i want to be the outer which is going to be this side and so i need to sandwich it in there all right so you're going to flip your loop so the raw edges are now going towards the outside of the seam so let me show you how this is going to look you need to orient the rectangle so that the long ways is going horizontally in front of you because it's going to be folded up like this if you do it like this it's going to be taller taller but it's going to be narrower as well okay so make sure that you orient it that way with the longer side going horizontally in front of you and you're going to fold it across this vertical fold here so a little bit of a waste from the top i kind of like to look first of all and see which end looks better this looks like a more crisp edge to be the top of it and the top part meaning this part where is the opening going to be for the sunglasses okay like here you see this line of top stitching that i did around here that's what i'm going to do now so i've selected this to be my top part where the opening is going to be so let's top stitch it first and you're just staying real close to the edge about an eighth of an inch away or so so now we know that's our top edge it's been top stitched our sunglass case is going to be like this so we want to fold our loop and put it so that the raw edges are matching the side the loop should be going in towards the center of the case and i just place it about an inch or an inch and a quarter away from the top edge you can put it anywhere you want to i'm just going to fold it and put it right there i usually like to have this edge stick out a little bit just so when i stitch this down i can make sure i'm catching all the layers all right let's put a couple pins actually let me grab my clips for both your fabrics it's better to use these wonder clips it's just a little easier and i'm matching up the sides here all the way down this side and along this bottom part so remember the top stitch part is your opening we're now going to stitch down one side and the other way so big backwards l back stitch at the beginning here and back stitch at the end down here again straight stitch now this is quite bulky but the foam is really lightweight so it stitches up like a dream but i still like to go ahead and up or increase my stitch length a little bit more since we're going through a bunch of layers if you don't have a heavy duty machine just go ahead and take your time and just make sure you're using about 90 14 needle in your machine and you should be fine sometimes i go back and backstitch right where the tab is just to give it some secure security right there i'm pivoting here when i get to the bottom corner and back stitch at the end as well now this part is fun this is the big reveal you're going to reach in here it's a little bit tight but i like it like that that way the sunglasses won't really just slip out so just take your time and flip the whole thing right side out again grab that iron and ironing board you know i love to press everything pretty much after every seam that i sew and if you're wondering about my mini ironing board here definitely you can click right here and this graphic will take you to that video tutorial because i actually made this myself and it's a super easy project to make as well all right so there it is oh i'm loving this fabric this is mochi i think by rashida coleman hale for cotton and steel super cute color combinations i love it and so here it is our sunglass case is complete i have some sunglasses here just to show you how it works cute and simple so that's it for this video tutorial i hope you all enjoyed learning how to make this cute and easy sunglasses case definitely give the project a try and if you do remember to upload pictures and tag me on them you can find me on facebook twitter pinterest and even instagram definitely use the hashtag craftygemini so that i can see what you're working on i love to see what you guys are making from my tutorials now remember there's always a link in the description box below where you can find all the materials that i use to create this project in this video now if you enjoy the video tutorial definitely make sure you hit it with that thumbs up below share it across the different social media sites and don't forget to click that subscribe button so you won't miss out on any of my future videos thanks again for watching and i'll see you next timehey it's vanessa the crafty gemini i post weekly videos right here on my youtube channel and in this video tutorial i'm going to teach you how to make a sunglass case all right so let's jump in and talk about the supplies you're going to need to make a case for your glasses i'm using two 10 inch by 10 inch squares here that i had left over from a pack of this cotton and steel collection here and this is the perfect size because we're actually going to trim it down from this side so if you have some orphan squares from these 10 inch squares that you can buy then go ahead and grab two of those one fabric will be for the outer the other one for the lining and then what's going to give it its body is this inner form plus which you guys know that i love to use it's a double-sided fusible uh product that has like foam on the inside and it just gives it a really good body for this type of a project so you're gonna need a rectangle of that that measures eight inches by seven inches so the first thing we need to do is trim down our fabric pieces since mine are ten by ten i'm going to trim them down to eight inches by nine inches all right and i'm just saving myself a step here just going to stack them up one on top of the other that way i can cut through both layers at the same time so we'll cut it at eight in one direction so we're basically trimming off two inches off one side and then i'm going to turn it over and trim one inch off the other side as well so this should be nine all right so two rectangles that measure eight inches by nine inches is what we start off with now let's get our ironing board and iron and at this point it doesn't matter if you're like me and sometimes you can't really decide which fabric you want to be your lining you still have time to decide that so first just grab one of the pieces of the fabric and lay it with the pretty side facing down we're going to take our inner form plus and place it pretty much centered all the way around because this measures an inch shorter you should have about a half of an inch seam allowance on all four sides of the in our form plus all right once i looks like it's pretty much centered i'm gonna hold it with my fingers try not to let it move too much and just flip it because we want to press this from the fabric side definitely don't want to press it from the other side because the product is fusible on both sides all right so i'm just fusing this into place all right and notice it doesn't fuse on the opposite side okay so just fuse one side to it now we're going to take our other fabric and lay it with the pretty sides touching one on top of the other and you can put some pins if you want to at this point then we're going to head over to the sewing machine and using a quarter of an inch seam allowance we're going to stitch around all four sides but first we definitely want to make sure that we're going to leave an opening i'll tell you where i recommend that you leave that opening i like to leave it on one of the short sides so let me just put one more pin here so nothing moves on me all right and you notice it's a rectangle so we have two long sides and two short sides on one of the short sides is where i like to leave my opening so i'm going to leave it right here meaning we're going to start on one end of that opening back stitch you're going to pivot on all your corners and come all the way around and stop on the other end and back stitch there as well all right let's get our sewing machine ready and i'm just using a basic straight stitch again using that quarter of an inch seam allowance so you're not actually going to be stitching through the foam at this point okay coming around on the end so let me backstitch here all right so now let's grab our rotary cutter and we're just going to trim away the corners so we can reduce some of that bulk that we get on the sides so just shave them close at an angle making sure that you don't cut into your stitches because you're going to have to restitch it if you do all right now we can reach into our opening and we're going to flip the whole thing right side out make sure that you reach into the corners and flip now because we haven't stitched through the foam it may peel up a little bit on you may move on you but don't worry because it usually will stay there right in place and you'll be able to fix it once you get the whole thing flipped okay and then i just go back in and take my time poking out all those corners at this point you can use a chopstick if you want to to help you poke out those corners out all right let's grab our ironing board and iron again we're going to give this a good press now remember the product is fusible on both sides so the lining is not yet fused but now we're going to hit it with the iron so it will fuse it fine i'm going to come in here to where the opening is and i just put my pointer finger and just kind of tug on the ends of that opening and the seam allowance will roll right inside for me easily and then go ahead and give it a good press so you fuse everything down all right so at this point you need to decide which side you want to be your lining okay so we're not going to topstitch where the opening is because that will get caught up in a seam allowance in a little bit but let me show you you need to decide now which you want to be your lining or the outside like which fabric is going to be which but actually before we do that let's quickly make the little tab right here and for that you can use any of the prints that you use what i like is that since we trimmed down these 10 inch by 10 inch squares i have strips here that i can still use to make my tab so i think i'm going to go with this navy fabric for the outer and i'm going to make the tab out of the lining fabric so for this what you need to do is cut out a piece that measures two inches which this does already and you want it to be four inches the other way so two inches by four inches and grab your iron and ironing board and let's quickly make a little tab you're going to lay this with the pretty side of the fabric facing down fold it in half give it a press so you create a crease down the center and then you're going to open it up and bring in the edges right towards that center crease line and give it another press then re-fold it on the initial fold press it again and your strap is done all you need to do is top stitch down the folded side so it holds it together so i'll do that real quick all right and there's our little loop so now we've decided which i want to be the outer which is going to be this side and so i need to sandwich it in there all right so you're going to flip your loop so the raw edges are now going towards the outside of the seam so let me show you how this is going to look you need to orient the rectangle so that the long ways is going horizontally in front of you because it's going to be folded up like this if you do it like this it's going to be taller taller but it's going to be narrower as well okay so make sure that you orient it that way with the longer side going horizontally in front of you and you're going to fold it across this vertical fold here so a little bit of a waste from the top i kind of like to look first of all and see which end looks better this looks like a more crisp edge to be the top of it and the top part meaning this part where is the opening going to be for the sunglasses okay like here you see this line of top stitching that i did around here that's what i'm going to do now so i've selected this to be my top part where the opening is going to be so let's top stitch it first and you're just staying real close to the edge about an eighth of an inch away or so so now we know that's our top edge it's been top stitched our sunglass case is going to be like this so we want to fold our loop and put it so that the raw edges are matching the side the loop should be going in towards the center of the case and i just place it about an inch or an inch and a quarter away from the top edge you can put it anywhere you want to i'm just going to fold it and put it right there i usually like to have this edge stick out a little bit just so when i stitch this down i can make sure i'm catching all the layers all right let's put a couple pins actually let me grab my clips for both your fabrics it's better to use these wonder clips it's just a little easier and i'm matching up the sides here all the way down this side and along this bottom part so remember the top stitch part is your opening we're now going to stitch down one side and the other way so big backwards l back stitch at the beginning here and back stitch at the end down here again straight stitch now this is quite bulky but the foam is really lightweight so it stitches up like a dream but i still like to go ahead and up or increase my stitch length a little bit more since we're going through a bunch of layers if you don't have a heavy duty machine just go ahead and take your time and just make sure you're using about 90 14 needle in your machine and you should be fine sometimes i go back and backstitch right where the tab is just to give it some secure security right there i'm pivoting here when i get to the bottom corner and back stitch at the end as well now this part is fun this is the big reveal you're going to reach in here it's a little bit tight but i like it like that that way the sunglasses won't really just slip out so just take your time and flip the whole thing right side out again grab that iron and ironing board you know i love to press everything pretty much after every seam that i sew and if you're wondering about my mini ironing board here definitely you can click right here and this graphic will take you to that video tutorial because i actually made this myself and it's a super easy project to make as well all right so there it is oh i'm loving this fabric this is mochi i think by rashida coleman hale for cotton and steel super cute color combinations i love it and so here it is our sunglass case is complete i have some sunglasses here just to show you how it works cute and simple so that's it for this video tutorial i hope you all enjoyed learning how to make this cute and easy sunglasses case definitely give the project a try and if you do remember to upload pictures and tag me on them you can find me on facebook twitter pinterest and even instagram definitely use the hashtag craftygemini so that i can see what you're working on i love to see what you guys are making from my tutorials now remember there's always a link in the description box below where you can find all the materials that i use to create this project in this video now if you enjoy the video tutorial definitely make sure you hit it with that thumbs up below share it across the different social media sites and don't forget to click that subscribe button so you won't miss out on any of my future videos thanks again for watching and i'll see you next time\n"