Twinkle Toes 'n' Stardust: Flat Iron Case TUTORIAL

Friday, May 24, 2013

Flat Iron Case TUTORIAL

For Christmas I made my sisters flat iron cases. Thought I would share how I did it! They're an easy, useful, and inexpensive gift. Here's what we're making today:

To make this Flat Iron Case you will need the following:

6"xWOF of cotton of your choice
6"x30" of ironing board fabric (it's the silver fabric in the picture)
6"x30" of Insulbright fabric (this is NOT ordinary batting - it is specifically made to withstand heat)
Velcro

Cut your pieces of fabric so that they measure 6"x30". Keep the remainder of the cotton. You'll need the rest of the piece for a pocket.

First, hem one end of the pocket piece, then set aside. You'll use it in a minute.

Measure 13" from one end of the body piece, just the cotton, and mark it with a pin on both edges. The pins should be 13" from one end, 17" from the other.

Now take the hemmed pocket piece, wrong side up, and lay it on top of the 13" portion, hemmed end away from the pins, placing it about 1" from the end.

Now pin it in place, leaving the original pins where they were.

Sew a straight seam between the two original pins. Trim off excess fabric, and then fold the pocket up onto the longer piece. Pin in place.

Place the ironing board fabric, right sides together, on top of the cotton. Place the Insulbright on top. Sew around all three pieces together, leaving a small opening.

Clip the corners.

Reach between the cotton and the ironing board fabric. Pull it right side out.

Top stitch around the entire thing, using the top stitch to close the opening.

At the base of the pocket, sew a straight seam through all layers.

Sew Velcro onto each end, on opposite sides. I put the rough piece on the inside (silver side) of the 17" half, and the soft piece on the outside (cotton) of the 13" half. The pieces I used were approximately 3" long.