lip balm cozy

For the first tutorial, I just ripped myself off and am giving you my old lipbalm cozy tute I published on Craftster.org awhile back (click for original)

The lipbalm/lipstick cozy tutorial for all you folks who are interested:

I use very small seam allowances, so you may want to play with the fabric size, but:

-Sew into tube

-Turn tube inside out

-Press flat

-Tuck under the raw ends and sew them shut

-Get out your favorite lipbalm and measure it to the cozy (I've made mine loose to fit all sizes, you may want to make yours more precise).

(btw, the Merry Hempsters make lipbalm that is far, far superior to this waxy garbage. Livin' and learnin')

-The fold should be made with the seam on the top, because we will be turning it inside out later. This is the part that your lipbalm will sit in

-Fold the other side down so the edges meet and pin (or not. I actually don't normally pin it at all, I just sew carefully)

-At this point you should have two pockets. Turn the two pockets inside out

-Press flat.

-The hardware. I'm using a D-ring here, but I've also used a clip which is more versitile. Also need a snap (or velcro if you feel brave)

-Put top snap on. You have to wiggle it down into the longer tube so the top portion doesn't show when the cozy is done

-Then fold over the cozy, sewing D-ring inbetween

-Then put on bottom snap in appropriate spot (again, wiggled into pouch). I find rubbing a bit of chalk on the top snap and then pushing it down to wear it will sit helps me get the bottom snap in the right place.

Viola!