DIY "Sun"glasses Case

I can't believe this is my first time sharing a sewing pattern on this blog! I have been sewing all of my life, making purses and other small things. Recently I taught a lesson about sewing in my art class and I dreamed up this retro-inspired sunglasses case. I loved it so much that I decided to finish and photograph it to share on here!

 

Supplies:

Felt (Blue and Yellow)

Thread (Blue and Yellow)

Needle

Scissors

Straight Pins

Marker

  

I have included a link to a .pdf pattern I created, but I thought it might be interesting to see how I designed this! First I sketched out my ideas, then I created a mock-up out of construction paper to make sure everything would work. When I was happy with how it looked I took apart my mock-up and used pieces of it as a pattern for the finished piece. Working with felt is easy because I didn't have to make any changes for hems and such!

Step one: Cut out your pattern.

 Download and cut out the pattern (link to .pdf  can be found at the end of this post.) Trace onto your felt using a marker, or pin the pattern directly to the felt. Cut out your pieces.

Step two: Sew on your circle.

You want half of your sun to be on the blue and half of it to be off. Sew around the part attached to the blue, and sew a line along the top of your blue fabric. I left a little bit of a hole so I actually have a secret pocket! 

I chose to also sew around the half of the sun that wasn't attached to anything to give it a more finished look.

Step Three: Sew on your rays!

Arrange the sun rays so they are evenly placed and look how you want them to. Pin them down, then fold the fabric in half to make sure everything looks right. You should be able to fold the sun over like a flap and have the rays look like they are coming out of it. See the picture above for an example of how they should be placed!

Step Five: Sew up your edges!

Fold your blue felt in half and sew a seam on both sides!

I love the way this turned out. It's so sweet and a little funky. It's a perfect container for all of my fun sunglasses!

Click here to download the .pdf pattern!