A Flute Case

“warm, warm, warm, hot… hot! oh… really cold”.

Gosh this was fun. Good ol’ giggle fun. Like take a guess, be lucky sort of fun. I had some great laughs (who can’t use those) and a lot of great ideas! Maybe my back to school projects aren’t finished yet. Well, no one guessed correctly, which I predicted, but I was pulling for you guys. Some of you were so ‘hot’ around the back-to-school tote thing I thought one picture might give it away.

But around here, there’s always a winner. And often two! This time the random number generator chose Pam of PamKittyMorning. My second prize goes to Nicolette of devliégendekoe for the guess that made me laugh the most. A bowling bag. Greg and I used to make a regular appearance at Japantown Bowl in San Francisco. Nothing better on a Friday night than sushi and a few games accompanied by Heineken out of the bottle. (While researching this post I’ve become aware that Japantown Bowl AND Park Bowl are no longer in existence, dang…I really hate change.)

The prizes deserve a post of their own so check back tomorrow. Send me your snail mails my friends and it will be in the mail before you can say “… a flute case, I knew it!”

Construction details:

I measured the physical case and cut two rectangles and a sashing dimension that were all much too large. Major hint: a flute case doesn’t need ease. It doesn’t eat Haagan-Dazs Vanilla & Almonds ice cream bars for dessert. I worked my way down to a pattern that was about 1/2″ bigger than the actual case measurement.

I created a sash that was two pieces (it’s 4 if you look at my pictures and count my seams but that’s because I didn’t know how the whole thing would come together, if I made it again it would have 2). One piece is split down the middle, a zipper and a slot for the case handle. The second piece is whole and joins the first one on either end.

Fusible fleece as batting. I quilted each of the four sections before piecing.

I assembled by sewing the sashing completely together (one big loop) and then sewed the sashing to one rectangle and then the other. Just like it was a boxed cushion. Yet another book review I need to do…

All the inside seams were finished with a serger.

In working my way down to the correct pattern size I basted the seams each time to make seam ripping, re-cutting, and re-sewing easier. I think it took 4 attempts to get right. I just couldn’t believe it didn’t need to be bigger!

Strap is a length of twill tape covered in ribbon. Just like the water bottle carrier.

Thanks for playing along. Only 10 more days till school begins!