Glasses Case

My oldest wears glasses. She has since she was 3 years old. I still have trouble accepting it and I still get a little sad that she has to deal with all that goes with them. (I do realize also how ridiculous this is because there are parents out there that can only wish for a stupid "problem" of their child wearing glasses.) However I do find solace in the fact that one day she may choose to get contacts if she would like.


Last year we switched to bunk beds and she got the top one. I would take her glasses off before she went to sleep and then would check on her an hour or so later only to find the glasses back on her face and books scattered all around her. I hated that she was sleeping with them on because she was afraid to take them back off and climb down the ladder to put them on the shelf or to leave them lying on the mattress. So I came up with this:


The attach-it-to-the-bed-glasses-case:





This was actually my first sewing project. I know that it's so hard to tell -the way I sewed the double fold bias tape is spot on! Yes, I'm joking here people. This was extremely frustrating for me to do but I needed to hold all the layers together and this was the way to do it. The inside is lined with some kind of quilting material to add more protection. The back has a velcro strap that can hook onto the side of her bed:





This was definitely a learning experience the whole way through and I made several other mistakes that I will just keep to myself for now but it serves it's purpose. No more late night trips down and up the ladder or sleeping with glasses on.


You'll see this material later on... I made a bag for her that I am in the process of finishing up. It's intended to hold a Leapster but I have a feeling it will be used for anything but :)