In-the-Hoop Sunglasses
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Keep fashion at your
fingertips with a cozy case for eyewear or sunglasses -- made
completely in the hoop!
Choose bright fabric for the outside, and fun, flashy print for the
backside and inner lining.
Polyester batting adds a protective cushion to guard against
scratches, bumps,
and bruises. |
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Supplies needed:
**10" x 10" low-loft polyester
batting
**2 quarter flats (18" x 22" each)
**1" sticky-back Velcro
**Spray adhesive
**Medium weight tear-away
stabilizer
Design Used:
**In-the-Hoop Sunglasses Cases
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Large or
Small (small size
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When you
download an in-the-hoop sunglasses case design, you'll find
three files. One is marked with "_DLFront" and one is marked
with "_DLBack." These two files are the dielines (DL stands
for dieline).
The DL files (dieline files) are outlines, and you'll use
these files to make the front and back pieces for the case.
The third file begins with the letter "X" followed by 4
numbers -- that is the "full design," the in-the-hoop
sunglasses case design.
The instructions below will refer to "front dieline" and
"back dieline," as well as "full design."
First prepare the front and back sides of the sunglasses
case, using the dielines. If you have embroidery software,
open the dieline files and print them. If you don't have
embroidery software, then hoop a piece of paper, and
embroider the dielines.
The printouts or sewouts of the dielines are "templates"
that will be used to prepare the fabric and batting pieces. |
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To make the front piece
of the sunglasses case, cut two pieces of fabric and one piece of
batting a bit larger than the front dieline. We chose a solid color
fabric for the outer fabric, and a print for the inner fabric. |
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Spray the wrong side of the outer fabric
with adhesive. |
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Smooth the batting onto the fabric. |
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Spray the batting with adhesive. |
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Smooth the wrong side of the
inner fabric onto the batting. |
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Spray the wrong side of
the paper template with adhesive. |
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Smooth that onto the
right side of the inner fabric. |
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Cut all four layers -- paper
template, inner fabric, batting, and outer fabric -- along
the template's lines. |
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Peel the paper template
away, and set aside. This is the front piece of the sunglasses case. |
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Next, make the back piece. The front
piece was a "fabric and batting sandwich." The back piece will
be a "fabric
and batting taco" with a folded edge.
Cut a piece of batting a bit larger than the back piece template. |
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The folded side of the
"taco" will need a nice, straight edge. Use a straight edge or ruler
and mark a line along one long edge. |
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