Glo and Go Cosmetic Wrap

Hello sewers and hello 2018!

With the start of each new year, I find myself in organization mode.

This Glo and Go cosmetic wrap from patterns By Annie

is your go to makeup brush and supply organizer.

The pattern instructions call for quilting cotton for the exterior of the wrap,

but I chose to use marine glitter vinyl.

The marine vinyl is easy to sew and easy to wipe clean.

I purchased mine from Pile O Fabric

If you decide to use the marine vinyl for your exterior,

you can omit the interfacing that is called for in the pattern instructions.

The vinyl is more than stable enough on its own.

This wrap is for my daughter, so I machine embroidered her monogram to the font of the wrap.

Before doing so, I searched and searched for blog posts, you tube videos, etc. that might

give me some helpful tips on embroidering on marine vinyl.

I came up empty, as everything I found focused on vinyl applique.

I plan to record a video on said topic, so check my YouTube channel in the near future.

I used my Baby Lock Alliance and I experimented . . .

and it wasn't pretty!

The above photo was the first font I chose for my monogram.

Such a pretty font - not such a pretty stitch out.

I hooped Inspira light cut away stabilizer and placed the vinyl on top.

Do not hoop your vinyl - it is too thick for the hoop and the hoop would leave marks on the vinyl.

The stitches were embedding down into the vinyl, so I added wash away stabilizer

on top of the vinyl (you can see a remnant of the wash away on the second stitch out).

But it still wasn't a pretty monogram.

Soooooo . . .

I changed the font, used the Inspira light cut away stabilizer,

and used wash away stabilizer on top.

Look at that!

The font was the culprit!

The original font was just too delicate.

It got lost in the loft of the glitter vinyl.

The inside of the wrap features mesh pockets to house your brushes and supplies

and a clear vinyl flap to protect your supplies and to keep your wrap clean from makeup

that might be on your brushes.

The top edge of the mesh fabric is finished off with fold over elastic.

Here's a video on how I attach the fold over elastic to the mesh fabric:

 

The interior (lining) fabric, which is quilting cotton, is coated with Slicker iron-on vinyl.

This pattern can be customized in so many ways.

You can vary the number, the type, and the size of mesh pockets.

Have fun sewing your version to meet your needs.

If you don't want to sew your own, or if you don't sew,

please send me a message,

and I would be glad to sew a custom version just for you.

Okay, back to organizing and de-cluttering my house!

Thank you for stopping by, my friends.

Here's to an organized New Year!!!