Personal Item Cover
A contraceptive cover with hand stitched details
Posted by Emmyann07
About
My birth control lives in my purse so no matter where I am I can take it at the correct time. The cover that comes with it is a blue plastic slip that is pretty noticeable every time I open my bag... I decided to make a cover for it that will be pretty and subtle.
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You Will Need (1 thing)
- Scrap
Steps (9 steps, 120 minutes)
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1
You Will Need:
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For this project, because of it's size, I decided to use scrap fabrics I had from other projects (note the floral fabric that was used for my ruffle collar tank)
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- Scrap of printed fabric
- Scrap of plain lining
- Fusible interfacing
- Matching thread
- Decorative thread
- One large button
- Cut out of your contraceptive traced on plain paper -
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Cut out Fabric:
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- Take your cut out and place on your fabric
- Measure out (either with a ruler or just using your cut out) approximately 2 1/3 x the length of the cut out
- Measure a 1/2" on either side of the cut out
-Cut all three pieces of printed fabric, plain lining and fusible interfacing to the same size -
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Interface and Basting:
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- Apply interfacing to printed fabric following manufacturers instructions
- Place printed fabric face side down (with interface showing) on top of plain lining piece
- Pin in place and hand baste stitch around the perimeter of the rectangle close to the edge, removing pins as you go -
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Stitching:
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-Machine stitch with matching thread around the rectangle just inside your baste stitch
- Leave a gap at the top so the rectangle can be turned, back stitch your starting and finishing stitches for security
- Carefully cut and pick the baste stitches to remove thread -
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Turning the Case:
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- Clip the corners on a diagonal
- Turn rectangle inside out through the opening you left, use a rounded end object (I use a crochet hook) to poke the corners out
- Press flat
- Use your cut out to measure where you will fold your cover and press flat -
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Slip Stitch:
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- Use a slip stitch in matching thread to close opening used to turn rectangle
- Bury the ends
- If you don't have the patience or time to hand stitch use your machine to sew close to the edge, back stitching at the beginning and end of the stitch line -
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Seams and Edges:
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- Using the decorative thread use a blanket stitch to join the front and the back of your pouch
- Once you reach the edge of the pouch continue stitch around the edge of the flap all the way to the other side of the pouch -
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Adding a Button Hole:
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- I was in the mood to sit down and hand sew so I used the machine to stitch a button hole sized rectangle, sniped open the inside and used a button stitch to make this
- If this is to time consuming (it kinda is) thread your machine with your decorative thread and use the button hole foot and stitched to create a machine made hole. -
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Finishing your cover:
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- Last step to finish your cover is to sew your in your button
- Place your contraceptive inside and enjoy having a pretty case that doesn't let everyone see your business