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Whether you are setting off on a staycation or decluttering your dresser, safely storing your cosmetics has never been easier thanks to this clever design from Carolyn Letten. You even have the option of using elastic to create loops inside the lid of this case so that you can tidy away your cotton buds, make-up brushes, tweezers, and nail files. This project also provides you with an excellent opportunity to become an expert at inserting zips – an invaluable skill for newbies and experts alike!
Download and print the templates from sewmag.co.uk. Use the oval template provided to cut the base and top; two pieces from the fusible foam stabiliser, three from green fabric and one from peach fabric. Place one stabiliser piece in between two green pieces wrong sides together and the second stabiliser in between the green and peach pieces, wrong sides together. Following the stabiliser instructions, iron on both sides to fuse the adhesive, then sew a 3mm seam all the way around. Mark the four points shown on the template with a water erasable pen.
Cut floral fabric, 12.5cm x 63.5cm. Snip pink check fabric, 4cm x 63.5cm. Pin them right sides together along the bottom and sew a 1cm seam. Press the seam open on the back. Topstitch in pink thread across the seam. Cut green fabric, 2.5cm x 63.5cm. Pin it right sides together along the top of the floral fabric and sew a 1cm seam. Press on the reverse. Topstitch across the seam in green thread.
Cut the stabiliser, 15cm x 63.5cm. Place the main section right side up on top of the stabiliser so the bottom raw edge of the pink check fabric matches the edge of it; there will be an overhang of 1.5cm of the green fabric across the top. Following the stabiliser instructions, use the iron across the surface to bond it. Cut green fabric for the lining the same size, 16.5cm x 63.5cm.
Cut two pieces of green fabric, 6cm x 63.5cm. Back one of the pieces with the stabiliser. Lay the unbacked pie
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