watermelon case








My first attempt at sewing a zippered case turned out pretty well!  I used these instructions from design*sponge and found them relatively easy to follow.  There was only one point towards the end where I got confused- how are you supposed to turn the case right side out when it's zippered shut and the zipper is on the inside?  I was able to get the zipper open a little by pulling it through the fabric.  I must've made a mistake at some point, but couldn't figure out where.  I used a hot pink slightly nubby linen for the outside and a striped cotton for the lining.  With the green zipper it makes me think of watermelons =).

6 comments:

  1. It's gorgeous! Congratulations, Things like this scare the hell out of me...pattens ...sewing...zips....ahhhhhh! Its my hope to actually complete something like this soon!! This is great! :-)

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  2. I am afraid of zippers too! Love the colors you used on this though! So luscious!

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  3. Thanks Rebekah and Denice! I was a little scared of the zipper at first too, but it was actually not as tricky as I thought it would be.

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  4. hey just open the zipper before you sew all the sides together, I forget to open the zippers all the time and its a bit of a pain!

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  5. that makes sense. =) thanks for the tip!

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