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EYEGLASS CASES |
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| Supplies: Fabric (starch your fabric until it is nice and crisp first, it's easier to trim when stiff) Pellon Stitch 'n tear (tear away) stabilizer (for pockets) Vilene or Aqua Magic wash away stabilizer (for base of eyeglass case) Pellon Thermolam batting (or iron on fleece batting or any brand of thicker batting) Embroidery Thread (Sulky thread used in instructions and on all sample designs) Scotch tape and temporary adhesive spray |
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| These eye glass cases are made completely in the hoop. They can be made as a single eyeglass holder or a double eyeglass holder. To make a double glass holder just make two pockets following the instructions written below. | |||
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| 1. Hoop 1 piece of Pellon Stitch 'n Tear and stitch the first color directly onto the stabilizer. (No fabric yet) | 2. Place one piece of fabric over the outline just sewn. Use temporary spray adhesive to keep it in place. | ||
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| 3. Stitch the next color in the design - this tacks the fabric down to the stabilizer. Stitch the rest design in the center of the pocket following the color order in the text file. | 4. After the center pocket design is stitched, remove hoop & spray another piece of fabric with temporary adhesive spray and center it over the outline on the back side of the hoop. Place hoop back on machine. | ||
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| 5. The next color in the design stitches the outline again to tack the piece of fabric under the hoop down. | 6. Remove hoop & trim both pieces of fabric close to the stitches at the top of the pocket. Trim away the stabilizer leaving a 1/2" opening at the top. (don't trim anything else) | ||
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| 7. Flip the hoop over to the back side. Place wash away stabilizer 2" x 5" over the opening. Use spray adhesive or scotch tape to keep in place. | 8. Place hoop back on machine. The next color in the design stitches the satin stitch edge along the top of the pocket to cover the raw edge of the fabric. | ||
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| 9. Remove hoop and trim away the wash away stabilizer from around the satin stitching. Trim at least 1/16" away from the stitches so you don't accidentally cut into them. | 10. With a straight edge ruler & rotary cutter, trim the sides & bottom of design close to the stitches. Run a warm wet rag along the top satin stitches to dissolve the rest of the wash away stabilizer. | ||
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| 11. If you are making a double eyeglass holder, make another pocket exactly like the one you just made. | 12. Open the "eyeglass base" file, hoop vilene wash away stabilizer in the hoop & stitch the 1st color in the design. | ||
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| 13. Place 1 piece of fabric over 1 piece of thermaloam and center them over the outline just sewn. | 14. Flip hoop over on back side & place another piece of fabric centered over outline. Put hoop back on machine. | ||
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| 15. The next color in the design stitches the outline again to secure the fabric on both sides of the hoop. | 16. Remove hoop and trim the fabric and thermaloam close to the stitches on both sides of the hoop. | ||
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| 17. This picture shows how the fabric has been trimmed close to the stitches. The outer rectangle sewn around the design is there to help you with the pocket placement. | 18. Place pocket over the outer outline keeping it even with the sides & bottom. Scotch tape the pocket in place. Flip hoop over, tape the 2nd pocket down too. | ||
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| 19. This
picture shows how I taped the pockets in place. Place hoop back on machine. |
20. The next color in the design tacks the pockets down on both sides of the hoop. | ||
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| 21. Remove hoop & trim the excess pocket fabric close to the stitches on both sides of the hoop. Place hoop back on machine. | 22. The last color stitches the final satin outline around the eyeglass holder to cover the raw edges of the fabric. | ||
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| 23. Tip: As the satin stitch edge comes down the right side towards the right edge of pocket you may need to stop your machine to tuck the pocket under the foot if the tape didn't hold it down well enough to clear the foot. | 24. When finished, remove hoop and flip over on back side. Trim the case from the wash away stabilizer keeping at least 1/16" from the stitches. Run a warm wet rag along the edge to dissolve the rest of the stabilizer. | ||
 Here is the finished eyeglass case with a pocket on each side! |
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| Note: Some of the eyeglass cases have pockets that meet at the same point on each side. The case used above had an angled top so that the pockets did not meet at the same spot on the sides but were staggered. For the pockets that meet at the same point, I do not recommend using the embroidered design on both sides of the case because the satin stitched top edge will meet at the same point on the sides and is really too thick to stitch out nicely. If you want to make make a double eyeglass holder just cut two pieces of fabric 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" with wrong sides together and stitch a 1/2" seam across the top edge. Then just turn the fabric to the right side & top stitch along the folded edge. Spray in between the two pieces with temporary adhesive and smooth flat so it acts as one piece. | |||
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| For pockets that meet at the same point on (or height) along the sides, it is better to use a plain pocket on the back. Reason: When the two embroidered pockets meet at the edge, the satin stitching on the top of the pockets becomes too thick at the sides to stitch nicely. | Pockets that have angled tops do not meet at the same point on the sides. Since the top edge is stitches at an angle, the right side is lower than the left. It is fine to use the embroidered pockets on both sides when the top of the pocket does not meet at the same point along the sides. | ||