A Quilter's Table: Pascal Carrying Case Sew Along

I do love a sew-along. I've done two with Kristina of Center Street Quilts
@centerstreetquilts - the Hemingway Pouch and the Nightingale Zipper Case. So when I saw she was doing one with her new Pascal Carrying Case, I thought, why not?

For fabric, I chose a Speckled Canvas Metallic by Rashida Coleman Hale in Sarah (green) for the main exterior; and a Fableism Camp Gingham in Sunshine for the lining. I wasn't 100% sure about choices for the interior pocket and bindings, but had a few options chosen so I could decide as I went. But I did find a nice taupe webbing in my stash, so I had enough to get started.

Day One's assignment was to sandwich and quilt the main body of the case, where foam stabilizer was one option for the middle layer. I knew from previous projects that that would be a good choice, and used Soft and Stable from byAnnie. I had planned to quilt a grid, but when I sat down to my machine, a serpentine stitch sounded fun. And it was!

For Day Two, we were to prep our bindings and strap. There was an option to cover the webbing - or not - and since I had some that coordinated so nicely, I'll be using mine au naturel.

It's not unusual for me to pull supplies for a project and then change my mind midstream. After Kristina sent her tips for Day 3, I realized she used zipper by the yard, so I switched to that; and decided I liked a different fabric completely for my case's pocket than I'd originally chosen. But I never regretted the combo I ended up choosing.

For Day 4, it was quick work to secure the webbing strap, including the hardware. I was really happy to find perfectly coordinating thread in my thread stash for both the exterior and the strap (which also matched with the lining!).

And tada! On Day 5, I just needed to add some binding, and my Pascal Carrying Case was ready to use. Though in all honesty, I think sewing on the binding took me longer than any other step. It wasn't hard, just a little finicky. But all turned out well in the end.