This simple eye glasses case pattern is easy to make out of your favorite fabric. Glasses case has a flap closure and quilted padding to keep your glasses safely protected.

Always looking for a glasses case? This simple fabric eyeglass case is easy to make and perfect for reading glasses, blue light glasses, or your favorite fashionable shades. Make them in your favorite fabric with matching binding to keep your glasses safe stored in the prettiest of pouch!

Sewing Pattern for Eyeglass Case

Today’s easy tutorial will be a simple padded glasses case. The padding is added by quilting your fabric fabric with batting to add extra thickness to your glasses case.

In addition, the eyeglass case pattern has a flap on top with Velcro closure. This way, you don’t have to worry your glasses might accidentally slide out of the pouch inside your bag.

How Big is this Padded Glasses Case?

Please note that dimensions are approximate and your final project may differ slightly from the dimensions listed below.

Glasses pouch measures approximately 4 in (10.15 cm) across and 7 in (17.8cm) in length. Width of pouch is approximately 0.75” (1.9cm).

What Do I need for this Easy Sewing Project?

Materials

EXTERIOR FABRIC (I recommend cotton) – 1/4 yard.
LINING FABRIC (I recommend cotton) – 1/4 yard
EXTRA LOFT BATTING
3/4” (18mm) WIDE BIAS TAPE – store bought or make your own!
3/4” SEW ON VELCRO or PLASTIC SNAPS
BASTING ADHESIVE
1/2” D-RING

Tools

HOME SEWING MACHINE
FABRIC SCISSORS – these Ginghers are my favorite.
WALKING FOOT – helps holds multiple fabric layers together and prevents fabric from shifting as you quilt so you won’t get unsightly puckering and misalignment.
SEWING PINS or SEWING CLIPS
CLEAR RULER – I have the Dritz See Through Sewing Ruler 2 x 18 inch
FABRIC CHALK – I really like the Clover Chaco Chalk Liner for marking. It’s thin thin, marks well, and easy to use!
POINT TURNER – optional, but useful to push out beautiful corners
MATCHING THREAD
HAND SEWING NEEDLES
IRON – I love my Rowenta Iron with a retractable cord for easy storage

Sewing Pattern for Eyeglass Case

Cut out the following Pattern Pieces:

BODY PIECE EXTERIOR (X2)
BODY PIECE LINING (X2)
BODY PIECE BATTING (X2) – Doesn’t have to be exact, just make sure to cut 2 pieces slightly larger than the pattern. We will trim them down later.
FLAP PIECE EXTERIOR (X2)
FLAP PIECE LINING (X1)
FLAP PIECE BATTING (X1)

How to Sew Eyeglass Case

Prepping Fabric Pieces

applying basting adhesive to wrong side of exterior body piece. eyeglass case sewing pattern.

First, spray wrong side of EXTERIOR BODY PIECE with basting adhesive.

Second, stick it onto the batting piece. See how the batting piece is slightly larger than the fabric.

NOTE: I recommend spraying the basting adhesive over something disposable (i.e. paper grocery bag, disposable tablecloth, etc), under a well ventilated area. I’m spraying under my kitchen vented hood.

applying basting adhesive to wrong side of exterior of flap piece.

Next, spray wrong side of FLAP PIECE EXTERIOR.

applying basting adhesive to wrong side of lining of flap piece.

Then stick it onto the batting and spray on wrong side of FLAP PIECE LINING.

adhering lining fabric to flap piece batting.

Next, stick LINING FLAP PIECE to other side of batting.

exterior and lining fabric basted to flap piece.

Now, your FLAP PIECE BATTING will have two pieces of fabric stuck on, one on the front and one on the back.

trimming off excess batting from pattern for glasses case.

Finally, trim excess batting from BODY PIECE EXTERIOR. Repeat on other piece.

Sewing Quilt Lines on Glasses Case

marking chalk lines on batting side of pattern fro glasses case.

First, flip BODY PIECE EXTERIOR to wrong side and mark a line 1.75 in (4.44cm) from both edge. This marks the stitching line for quilting.

Making notches of where to make quilt lines. Sewing pattern for eyeglass case.

Next, On FLAP PIECE, mark 1.25 in (3.175cm) from both edges by making a small notch with scissors. Do this at the top of the FLAP (left photo) and at the bottom (right photo).

Where to quilt on flap fabric of eyeglass case.

Then, connect the notches by marking with fabric chalk (yellow lines). This will be your quilting stitch lines.

Using walking foot to quilt fabric for eyeglass case.

Next, use a walking foot to quilt the batting to the fabric following the stitch lines. Do this for the BODY PIECES and FLAP PIECE.

fabric eyeglass case all pattern pieces quilted.

Your fabric pieces are now quilted!

How to Bias Bind the Flap

Unfolding right side of bias tape. Glasses sewing pattern.

First, unfold right side of bias tape.

Matching edge of bias tape to edge of flap.

Second, pin bias tape to FLAP PIECE (exterior fabric facing up), right sides together. Matching at the edges.

Sewing bias tape in place. Eyeglasses sewing pattern.

Then, sew bias tape to FLAP PIECE (yellow line) along told line of bias tape (approx. ⅜ in or 9.5mm).

Trimming off excess bias tape at top of flap.

Next, trim off excess bias tape along top of the FLAP PIECE.

Front and back of flap piece after one side of bias tape is sewn in.

Now your flap piece will look something like the photo (front and back view). In the next step, we are going to fold the bias binding from the front to the back so that it covers the stitch line.

Folding bias binding over seam allowance to back of flap piece, to cover stitch line.

Now continue by folding bias binding over seam allowance to the back (lining side) so it covers the stitch line.

Pinning bias binding from the front of flap. Eyeglasses sewing pattern.

Next, pin bias binding in place (from the front side).

Top view of bias binding around flap piece.

Another view (from the top) of bias binding wrapped over seam allowance and pinned in place.

Pinning bias binding around bottom of FLAP PIECE.

Repeat until bias binding covers entire curve of FLAP PIECE.

stitching in the ditch of bias binding. Glasses Case Sewing Pattern.

Stitch in the ditch and you are done! Don’t forget to back stitch at the start and end of your stitch.

Sewing Glasses Case Together

Place FLAP PIECE and BODY PIECE – EXTERIOR right sides together, 1/2” (1.27cm) from edge. Hold in place with pins or clips and machine baste together.

sewing lining and exterior piece together

Place BODY PIECE – LINING over, right sides together.

Hold in place with pins/clips and sew at 1/2” (1.27cm) seam allowance (yellow line).

BACK PIECE and FRONT PIECE of glasses pouch

Repeat on other side. You will end up with 2 fabric pieces like the photo. The piece with the flap will be called “BACK PIECE” and the one without the flap “FRONT PIECE”.

sewing loop Velcro to exterior fabric of front piece.

Next, sew Velcro (loop end) onto exterior fabric of FRONT PIECE, ⅝ inch (1.58 cm) below seam line, and centered, approximately 2” (5cm) from the sides.

Place FRONT PIECE and BACK PIECE right sides together, lining with lining and exterior fabric to itself.

Sewing glasses pouch together with opening on bottom of lining.

Hold in place with pins/clips. Sew together at 1/2” (1.27cm) seam allowance, with ~2” (5cm) opening at the bottom of lining. Back stitch at both ends of opening.

trimming seam allowance of glasses case.

Clip corners and trim seam allowance down to 1/4”(6mm).
Also trim seam allowance at the middle (where lining is sewn to exterior fabric) by cutting a ] shape. This eliminates bulkiness at the top of glasses pouch. Repeat on other side of bag.

Turn glasses pouch to right side through opening on lining.

using point turner to poke out corners of glasses case.

Use a point turner to push out the corners.

closing hole on inside of lining with invisible ladder stitch.

Close opening with invisible ladder stit ch.

Push lining into pouch. Almost done!

where to sew velcro hook on side of flap

Sew Velcro (hook side) onto lining side of FLAP, approximately 1/2” (1.27cm) from top, and centered.

Your fabric glasses case is now finished!

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