Tackling the “to make list”: Flat Iron Case

I’m sure many can relate, we all have an ever growing “to make list” This year my goal is to tackle through a handful of my items on my make list, but still being open to the idea of deviating from the plan.

So how did I choose what item to make first?  It’s simple, the need. We’ve got a trip coming up and I’m planning on bringing my flat iron so what better time to finally tackle “flat iron case” on my list! And I’m glad I finally tackled it. I’m excited to share with my newest make,  a travel flat iron case! I debated just buying one online but truth be told I knew I could make one.  I based the design on a few I’d stumbled across online. I figured out the measurements and the construction on my own, and while this isn’t a full in depth tutorial of my process I hope it provides you a baseline to get started on a flat iron/curling iron quilted case for yourself!

Materials:
Scraps of fabric
Scraps of batting (if you have smaller pieces this is a great project to piece them together to use)
Insul-Bright
Bias Binding (for the curve) and Binding

My finished flat iron case is 4 3/4in x 14 1/2in it’s based on the size of my flat iron which is a 1in plate, I recommend measuring your flat iron to help you get a better idea of what size is best for you. Allow yourself plenty of space to make it easier to slide the flat iron in and out.

I chose to piece together my scraps of Essex Linen for the backing and for the front, but decided on a single piece of low volume for the lining. With the exception of the front pocket each piece is quilted independently, the lining fabric is paired with the Insul Bright and the outside panels (Essex Linen) is paired with a scrap piece of batting.  Once they were quilted I matched a lining piece with an outside piece against one another and clipped in place. Using a small round plate (nothing fancy over here) I rounded out the top two corners, and then basted them together.  I then added bias binding to the curve, here’s my lesson learned measure where your front pocket meets and make sure your bias binding extends past the pocket, you don’t want to do what I did and have to seam rip the binding AND make more. Once it’s all together it’s going to start getting really thick, machine stitch all the pieces together using an 1/8in seam allowance. Add your binding, because it is so thick I decided to use a thicker binding than I typically do for my quilts.

Thanks for stopping by! Now go on tackle something on your “to make list”

Happy Sewing!

Felie