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ITH Flash Drive Case Embroidery Project

By Pat Williams on March 11, 2014

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

TIME REQUIRED

00:40

Description

Quick and easy to make this In the Hoop Flash Drive Case is large enough to safely carry your flash drive and dongle with you to embroidery club. Depending on the fabrics used you can make great little gifts for men, women and the college students on...

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Materials

Fat quarter of printed 100% cotton fabric

Polyester zipper 7” or longer

Key ring or lanyard clasp

Tear away stabilizer

Scotch tape

3” of ribbon or cotton twill tape

Polyester embroidery thread to match or coordinate with fabric (Note: though there are 6 color stops in this design, you can sew all color stops with one color thread.)

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/FDC1

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

Cut fabric:
Cut on the fold two 3”x 5” rectangles
Cut two “5 x 5” squares

Step 1:

Hoop tear away stabilizer in 5”x 7” hoop.

Step 2:

Run color sequence 1 which is an outline for the zipper.

Step 3:

Place your closed zipper between the outlines having the zipper face up with the zipper pull at the bottom of the hoop. Be sure both the zipper pull and the metal end of the zipper are placed outside of the sewn placement outlines. TAPE BOTH ENDS OF THE ZIPPER TO SECURE IT TO THE STABILIZER.

Step 4:

Stitch the second stitch sequence which is a tack down for the zipper. Your machine will sew across the zipper at the required bottom length. The machine will stitch through the zipper just fine.

Step 5:

Lay a 5” x 3” folded rectangle of fabric on the right side of the zipper. The folded edge of the fabric should be placed upon the middle of the zipper as a vertical guide. For a horizontal guide, make sure the fabric extends at least 1” beyond the stitching lines for the zipper at both the top and bottom. (Note: the fabric is folded so that the wrong sides are together.)

Step 6:

Use scotch tape at the top, bottom and right side edge of the fabric to secure it to the stabilizer.

Step 7:

Stitch the third color sequence which is a tack down stitch for this right side fabric.

Step 8:

Place the second 5” x 3” folded rectangle of fabric so that the right side is along the edge of the zipper and the top and bottom ends are even with the first fabric placed.

Step 9:

Place a piece of scotch tape where the two fabrics meet at the top end of the flash drive case.

Step 10:

IMPORTANT: Slide the zipper pull ¾ of the way up towards the top of the flash drive case.

Step 11:

Fold approximately 2” of ribbon in half to form the loop. Tape to the bottom edge of the flash drive case, the loop should be facing towards the center of the case. The bottom edges should extend just below the stitched edges of the case.

Step 12:

Place two 5” x 5” squares of fabric wrong sides together. Place over the fabric in the hoop. Secure all edges with scotch tape.

Step 13:

Run the last stitch sequence which is the outside seam and final seam overcasting.

Step 14:

Remove the tear away backing from the outside edges and from the inner back of the flash drive case.

Step 15:

Work the zipper pull open and turn the back side of the case through the zippered opening. Work all corners with your fingers until they are smooth. Close the zipper and press the case with a steam iron.

Step 16:

Insert a key ring or lanyard clip through the ribbon loop so the flash drive case can be attached your purse or laptop case.

Step 17:

Make them up in many fabrics for yourself and friends.

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Meet the Author: Pat Williams

Award winning Digitizer, Embroidery Educator, Author and a Consultant to the Industry, Pat Williams has 30 years of experience in the embroidery industry. Pat has won multiple awards for her digitizing expertise including the 2007 Impressions Awards Grand Championship, Best of Show as well as the 1st and 2nd Place Awards. Pat’s love of digitizing has afforded her the opportunity to write numerous articles for Impressions magazine in the United States and Images Magazine in Europe. In 2001 Pat was named “Embroidery Educator of the Year.” For many years Pat taught digitizing seminars at the ISS Shows in Long Beach, CA and for Compucon software. She now resides in Tucson, AZ.

ITH Flash Drive Case Embroidery Project

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Flash Drive Case

Cut Away Stabilizer - 2.5 Oz wt.