Scissors Case – Free PDF Sewing Pattern

📍 Level: Beginner • Video tutorial length: 15 min

Meet the free Scissors Case PDF pattern, the essential accessory for keeping your dressmaking scissors safe and tidy.

No more scissors rattling around in a drawer: this made-to-measure case protects them from knocks and stores them neatly in your sewing box. A very quick project, sewn in under an hour, and a great way to use pretty fabric scraps.

📄 What this free pattern includes

• the full-size pattern, available in French, English, German and Spanish;
• three paper formats: A4 for French, German and Spanish, and A4 plus US Letter for English;
• the material list and cutting dimensions;
• a 5 cm test square (and 1 inch on the US Letter version) so you can check the print is at 100%.

📏 Size

One size — case for a standard pair of dressmaking scissors.

🧵 What you need

• Outer fabric: 35 × 28 cm — cotton, liberty or any fabric you like
• Inner fabric: 35 × 28 cm — cotton or lining
• Fusible wadding (optional): to pad and protect the scissors
• Matching thread, scissors, pins, sewing machine

📐 Prepared fabric dimensions

• Outer: 35 × 28 cm
• Inner: 35 × 28 cm

✂️ Technical details

• Envelope-style case with a closing flap
• Protects the blades and tips of your scissors
• Very quick project: 15-minute video tutorial
• Suitable for sewists of every level
• A lovely handmade sewing gift

🎬 The video tutorial