Monday, December 11, 2017

Bag It - Needle Case Tutorial


Need a quick gift for yourself or your BQF (best quilting buddy)?  What about a needle case?  I need for a couple of these to store with my various hand stitching projects.

My finished needle case is 5 x 3''.

Supplies



Note - a slightly wider piece of hook & loop tape will also work.

Fabric Prep

Adhere fusible fleece to wrong side of outer fabric.  Quilt and embellish as desired.

Right sides together, sew the two pieces of lining fabric together, leaving a gap in the seam of about 2'' for turning.  Lining will now measure 5 ½ x 8 ½ ''.  Press seam open.



Assembly

Sew one part of the hook and loop tape to the outer fabric, centering it top to bottom and lining the tape edge slightly more than 1/4'' from the outer fabric edge.

Sew the other part of the hook and loop tape to the lining fabric just slightly more than 1/4'' from edge. It should be sewn to the large lining piece - the blue fabric in my sample.  (See photo below for placement.)


Place the two units, right sides together, making sure that the hook and loop tapes are aligned on opposite ends, i.e. are NOT on touching

Sew 1/4'' seam all the way around.  (See photo A.)

Carefully turn unit right side out through gap left in lining.   (See photo B.)  Trim seams as needed to get crisp edge.  Press.

Top stitch around all four sides, slightly less than 1/4'' from edge.  (See photo C & D.)


Close hole in lining by hand.

Center felt over seam line in lining and pin. Sew from top edge stitching to bottom edge stitching.  This line of stitching serves several purposes.  First, it secures the felt to the needle case.  It also creates the fold line for your case.  As a bonus, the stitching also hides the hand stitching you just did to close the lining hole.  (Brilliant, right?)


Fold over needle case on the fold line the stitching created.  Align a ruler and mark along case edge for second folding line.  Stitch along this marked line.


Enjoy your new needle case!


Make one for every quilter on your list!











Linking up to Tips & Tutorials on Quilting Jetgirl

Have a wonderful day! Patty

7 comments:

  1. Simple and sweet! Thanks for sharing! Will make perfect little gifts for Quilty friends!

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  2. What a wonderful little gift. Thanks for sharing the complete tutorial.

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  3. Very cute. I want to make many of them :)

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  4. Beautiful needle case, I love the addition of the ribbon on it.

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  5. What a great tutorial; thank you for linking up!

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  6. What a very pretty needle case! I love how cute and compact it is!

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  7. So pretty! I like the ribbon embellishment very much. Thank you for sharing.

    -Soma

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