58. Easy Felt Eyeglass Case

MATERIALS

One piece of felt (or felted fleece)
needle
scissors
thread or embroidery floss
eyeglass case pattern (PDF)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Print out the eyeglass case pattern, making sure not to reduce the size when printing.
   
2. Using the eyeglass case pattern, cut out your piece of felt
   
3. Fold the felt in half, lining up all edges
   
4. blanket stitch the edges, sewing the side and bottom edges together, and leaving the top open:
   
   BLANKET STITCH INSTRUCTIONS:
   
   1. Stitch the thread into the layers of felt so that it can't be seen.
      
   2. Push the needle out of the felt and below the edge of the eyeglass case on the outside.
      
   3. Bring the thread up and around the cut edge to the opposite side and push the needle in.
      
   4. Push the needle straight up toward the top edge and through the middle of the thread.
      
   5. Move the needle over however wide you want your stitches to be and push the needle straight down into the top edge and back out the outside 1/2 inch down. Reapeat steps 3-5 until you have the complete edge stitched in the blanket stitch.
      
      

      

Source: Owning-Alpaca.com