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April 5, 2019 ·

Quick & Easy DIY Sunglasses Case Pattern

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What’s the Project? This summer sew up a cute little DIY sunglasses case in 3 easy steps. It’s great to throw in your purse or beach bag and take on the go with you. 

I am notorious for losing my sunglasses.

In fact, my brother bought me a bunch of $5 pairs last year for my birthday so that I would always have a backup!

And then you know what happened? I managed to hang on to my favorite pair for almost a year! Well, now my favorite pair got all scratched up. Not sure if it was from being in my bag or from the 2-year-old, but either way, it’s sad right?

So, I put together a cute little DIY sunglasses case pattern and I am giving it to you today!

DIY Sunglasses Case-Make this cute sunglasses case in 3 easy steps. #sewingpattern #sew #sewing #summer

Seriously, these are easy. They should take you about 10 minutes (heck, even if you’re a newbie, it should take not too long!) and uses only 3 steps and all straight lines.

I made several because they were so much fun!

Easy sunglasses case pattern and tutorial

Let’s learn and let’s make some shall we?!

 

Easy Sunglasses Case Pattern:

Supplies Needed:

  • Scraps of 2 coordinating fabrics
  • Scraps of fusible fleece

 

Sewing Instructions:

Cut your fabric into 7 1/2 inch by 4 1/2 inch rectangles. You will need 4 total, 2 from each fabric. Go ahead and fuse your fleece to the wrong side of your outer fabric. Then cut about 1/2 inch off the length of that one so that it is slightly shorter than your inner fabric.

Step 1:

Partner each of your rectangles with their matching rectangle. With right sides together, sew around the outer edges of your rectangles, leaving one of the short ends open.

How to Make a Sunglasses Case

Step 2:

Turn the inner fabric rectangle that you just sewed right side out and stuff it down into the outer fabric (which is still wrong side out). Match up the top edges and then sew around the top edge leaving a small opening to turn it: (just be careful to only sew through your two layers of fabric at a time. This can be a little tricky-see the image below.)

Sunglasses Case Tutorial

Here I am sewing around the top. Stop frequently with your needle down to adjust the fabric if necessary:

Sew a Sunglasses Case

Step 3:

Turn it all right side out and stuff the inner piece down into the outer with just a little edge showing at the top. Press it flat and top stitch all the way around the top (again being careful not to sew through all 4 layers, just the two you want):

DIY Sunglasses Case

Sunglass Case Pattern

And you are done! Pretty easy I hope?

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  1. Marilyn says

    May 7, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    I LOVE to sew too!! I do not have a website as I am somewhat computer illiterate (sp?)! Want to work on that tho. My BIG passion is sewing handbags and purses. I pieced my first quilt this year, but, still need to have it quilted. You have a real knack with your blog! I retired 9 yrs ago and find sewing is what I should have done years ago. Lot less stressful!! 🙂

    • Margaret says

      June 5, 2014 at 3:49 pm

      Marilyn, I’ve cleaned out my quilt/knit room and have lots of unopened purse handles. A few years ago I made felted purses. I could send a picture of them to your email or a Facebook message. Will happily mail them to you for cost of shipping!!
      Margaret Walters
      Texas

  2. Deby at So Sew Easy says

    May 7, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    I love 10 minute projects like this. Thanks for the great idea Amber.

  3. Anne says

    May 16, 2014 at 9:00 pm

    Just what I needed! I’m going to give shades and a pretty sunglasses case to my daughter’s teachers as end-of-year gifts this year. I’ve got a Craft Gossip post scheduled for tomorrow morning that links to your tutorial:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-easy-3-step-sunglasses-case/2014/05/17/
    –Anne

  4. kresta says

    May 19, 2014 at 8:18 am

    I have to do this!! I have a few dang cute scraps this would be perfect for.

  5. Debby says

    July 9, 2014 at 12:51 pm

    I was wondering if you remembered the manufacturer of the multi colored polka dot. It’s so cute as a glasses case, and I have a billion little pink dots to chose from in my stash…

    Thanks.

    • Amber says

      July 18, 2014 at 9:13 am

      I got it at http://www.stitchstashdiva.com I thin and it was recently.

  6. Sheila says

    September 3, 2014 at 12:08 pm

    I love, love, love these directions for sunglass cases! Great for using up scraps. Thank you!

  7. Mdm Samm says

    June 7, 2015 at 2:10 am

    a lovely lesson thank you

  8. Audady says

    September 25, 2015 at 6:58 am

    Hey, guess what, Amber: You said making this thing takes only 10 minutes, and I made it in 11 minutes! *sarcasm*

    • Amber says

      September 25, 2015 at 9:28 am

      Not bad right?!

  9. Iren says

    November 16, 2015 at 3:52 pm

    Hi! It’s my first time visiting your blog and the first time I touch a sewing machine in years!

    I’ve already made your chapstick key chain and wanted to try this project as well. Do you happen to know a good substitute for fusible fleece? I don’t think I can find it in my country. Would regular fleece work with your projects?

    • Amber says

      November 19, 2015 at 5:18 pm

      Yes, or any sort of interfacing.

  10. Leentie Ferreira says

    September 13, 2016 at 6:18 am

    I do community work where we teach people skills to help themselves.
    This weeks project will be your sunglass bag! Thanks for your idea’s!

    • Amber says

      September 21, 2016 at 10:41 pm

      Yay! Very cool!

  11. nicole says

    February 1, 2017 at 10:08 am

    hi! is there a way to download to print this?

  12. Allison says

    February 3, 2017 at 3:37 pm

    What if you do not have fusible fleece? Can you substitute something else?

    • Amber says

      February 6, 2017 at 9:04 pm

      Yep-any sort of interfacing should work.

  13. Lorrie Kottke says

    March 27, 2017 at 10:44 am

    Hi Amber just made one came out great. The only question I have is the top stitching around the top . I can’t get it around my free arm and trying to stitch from the inside doesn’t seem to line up on the outside. Any suggestions?

    • Amber says

      April 4, 2017 at 9:45 pm

      Shoot-mine fit around my arm. Maybe hand stitch?

  14. Cheryl says

    August 10, 2017 at 1:33 am

    I found that the lining was too short, so would recommend making the dimensions for the inner fabric 8 “x 4.5”
    I made the following changes which resulted in a neater top:
    When sewing the inner rectangle, leave an opening at the top, as per instructions, but also at the bottom (you can sew a short way round the bottom corners)
    Turn the outer piece RSO and stuff it into the inner case which is WSO. Then sew right around the top edges not leaving a gap.
    You then turn the case through the bottom of the inner pouch. Before stuffing the inner pouch into the case, topstitch the opening at the bottom closed.
    This makes for a much neater top to the case.

  15. Katharine Cunningham says

    January 1, 2018 at 1:04 am

    Hi Amber, I made six of these as gifts for my coworkers, daycare provider and preschool teacher. We don’t have a lot of sun out here in Belgium, all the more reason to protect sunnies while in storage! Due to late night sewing, I couldn’t get the upper topstitching to work, there was a twisted edge at the spot where it’s turned. So I left a small opening in the bottom of the lining, sewed the top all the way around and topstitched the opening closed. Worked out and I got 6 done before my baby woke up. Great project and made the recipients smile. Thanks.

    • Amber says

      January 10, 2018 at 11:12 pm

      So fun to hear that!

  16. khadija alabood says

    January 18, 2018 at 5:49 pm

    OMG.thank you it helped on father’s day he was sooooo happy thank you

  17. Katherine says

    March 18, 2019 at 2:35 pm

    Thanks for this tutorial – I have successfully made one and will use up some of my stash to make more. I left the turning opening at the bottom of the liner, sewing just around the corners on each side and back stitching, leaving the other short end open to sew to the outer, as Cheryl said. I then turned it all right side out, closed the turning opening and stuffed it inside, leaving no opening to close at the top. Then it is just top stitching – no hand stitching to close the turning opening.

    • Amber says

      March 21, 2019 at 11:07 am

      Glad you like the tutorial! Thanks for visiting the blog!

  18. Brenda Spiekermann says

    July 1, 2019 at 8:17 pm

    Hi I’m new. Haven’t seen in years. I love the sunglass case but I don’t understand the assembly. Can you help me please? I just love this case.

  19. Heather says

    July 23, 2020 at 2:25 pm

    Love your tutorials. I am a beginner at sewing and take your projects and make them weekly so that I can learn. Keep up the tutorials! 😀

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