Appliqued Flower Glasses Case

I had a request recently, for a squeeze frame glasses case...this was a new project for me, as I'd never used these frames before. They are essentially two flexible strips of metal joined at either end with a watch pin (or at least that is my summation of them). I really had to buy one before I understood how it worked properly...So they need a channel sewn for each strip to go through, just like a draw string pouch. So pretty easy peasy!I had a lot of fun designing the front of the case. I had a french, shabby chic style in my head, and sketched this flower...I ended up stitching each of these shapes onto interfacing and turning them through, and appliquing them that way, rather then a straight needle turn. The stem of the flower is a tube turned through as well, and I think that method gives a beautifully even stem all the way down.

I used my favourite low volume combination of essex linen and small florals. The petals are a sevenberry floral, and the centre of the flower is a Yuwa print. I hand quilted around the edge in a pink perle 8 cotton, and added a cute french tag, and some pink crochet lace in the side seam. The back is quilted in a diamond pattern, which is my very favourite design at the moment.

I decided that I didn't want the edges of the squeeze frame to show, so I hand sewed the gaps around the frame, and I really like how it's now hidden inside.