Spec-tacular!

A few years ago, my Mother-in-law mentioned that she’d really like a soft case for her glasses that also had a pocket for a pen, as invariably she was putting on her glasses to write something.  I made her a couple for Christmas that year but now they are a bit grubby.  It was her birthday a couple of weeks ago so I thought I’d make her some new ones.

To start, I cut out all of the pieces.  This comprised:

Outer fabric:    two pieces 18cm x 9cm and one 13cm x 9cm

Lining fabric:   two pieces 18cm x 9 cm and one 15cm x 9cm

Stabiliser:         two pieces 16cm x 7cm (I used Bosal single sided fusible)

Using a 1cm seam allowance, I sewed the larger outer and lining fabrics together along one narrow end and then pressed open the seams.  The pocket was also sewn together but this time with the lining fabric upside down.  This seam was pressed towards the lining fabric then the lining fabric was folded over the top.  I did a line of top-stitching just below the join.

The pocket was basted onto one of the larger pieces, ensuring that the basting stitches are about 0.5cm from the edge.

The stabiliser was adhered to the back of the outer fabric pieces using the iron – see packet for instructions for your particular stabiliser.

With right sides together, I sewed the front and back pieces together, leaving the narrow end of the lining open.  I trimmed the corners and graded the seams to reduce bulk.

The whole thing was then turned right side out through the hole in the lining.

I used a chopstick to poke out the corners at the bottom of the case before pressing.

The ends of the lining were folded in and stitched together.

Finally, the lining was poked back inside the case and given a last press.

My M-i-L was very happy with her new cases.