A couple weekends ago the local sewing store had a 50% off sale so I ran out and bought a bunch of needles for my sewing machine. After going to sewing class and listening to the importance of using a needle meant for the type of fabric you are sewing and changing them often I knew the only way I'd do this is if I actually had these needles on hand. So I stocked up. And then realized I needed somewhere to put all these needles, enter the needle case! Just what I like in a project - all materials were on hand and it's quick enough to complete in a day/few hours. And in case you want to make one too I've put together a tutorial. What you need: Two pieces of fabric, 6 x 5 1/2 inches One piece of interfacing, slightly smaller then the fabric Thin elastic A snap (or other closure) Thread to match elastic and fabric Fabric marker (I use the purple disappearing ink kind) Step 1: Iron your interfacing to the backside of one piece of fabric. Step 2: Layout your needle cases and use them as a guideline when figuring out where to sew the elastic. Mark these places with your fabric marker. Using 6 Schmetz cases I marked dots at 5/8", 2", 3 3/8", 4 7/8" across the fabric at 1.25" & 3.5" from the bottom edge. The second picture shows (with ugly blue dots) where I had marked the sewing spots. Step 3: Sew the elastic on the dots you've marked leaving a little ease in each section of elastic so it bubbles up. So when you're done it should look like this. Step 4: Take your two pieces of fabric and sandwich them right sides together. The ends of the elastic should stick out the sides. I wanted the top of my case to have curvy corners so I drew those on with my marker before sewing. Sew around the edges leaving space for turning at the bottom. (After taking this picture I realized I hadn't left enough room and ripped some stitches out). Trim the seam allowances, including elastic, and clip the curves & corners. Step 5: Turn everything right side out and edge stitch the whole way round to close up the bottom seam and make it look nice. Here I am edge stitching the newly learned cheater way with a blind hem foot to guide my fabric. This is how it should look now. And when you slot your needle cases in: Step 6: Attach your snap according to the package directions and fold up your case. I pressed mine a bit to help make the folds Enjoy!