... and a Scrappy Felt Sunglasses Case

Well we've had a glorious few weeks of weather here and dare I say - its felt like a "proper" Summer! What better time to make sure that my sunglasses are out, and that they have a beautiful case! As you can see from this picture, the one I had was perfectly fine - I actually like that it is a hard shell case... It was just soooooo boring! And it gave me the perfect excuse to try something new - making new fabric from scraps!

I'd seen this post a while ago by My Poppet and fell in love with the scrappy felt fabric. I had loads of scraps from various projects and decided to try something similar but ended up going in a slightly a different way. I think its called Crazy Patchwork?

I put together a few of the scraps and needle felted them together at the ends to fuse the fibres (I knew I would have trouble with machine stitching if they weren't attached a little!). I measured the case and worked out I needed two pieces approx 18cm X 10cm each.

After felting the pieces, I used a zigzag stitch in black all over each of the join lines. It was a bit rough in places but I have decided that adds to the effect!

I used a general all purpose glue to attach the felt to the case (which itself was already covered in a polyester type material). I wanted something that wouldn't dry too quickly so that I could smooth it in to place and round the edges etc.

Finally I trimmed around the case cover, getting as close to the zip as possible whilst still allowing it to open and close properly.

Ta Dah! Much prettier!