Totally a good point… But it also seems to be solving other problems working out how to “do it right.”
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That is what my approach would be a lot of the time, too! As for an edge stitching option, I would probably sew the two thicknesses separately so that the foot and the tension wouldn’t have to adjust in the middle of doing their work.
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I had that thought mid stitching but tried it anyway. Next time I am definitely going that route. I think I knew it wasn’t the best plan to do one continuous stitch around the whole edge.
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So, I found TWO free motion feet! How even? I dunno… And then a double layer gathering shirring foot… (!!!) And it appears to be a different brand than my machine but still low shank and possible to use… But will I ever? Maybe now just because now I want to try out ALL of them… I am making myself a cheat sheet to remember the names and I finally printed out the exploded diagram of my machine that I downloaded last time I had to fix something in it. I am thinking this will turn into a small booklet for troubleshooting…
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I got a low shank converter for some of the feet…lol…I have yet to use it, but I have three different machines and I know for sure one is high and one is low…I tend to use about four feet on a regular basis, but you have inspired me to explore the other feet and gadgets!
I might challenge myself to find projects to use specific feet…I have a foot that is used to make pintucks…maybe some linen napkins?
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I took @Magpie’s suggestion and did some embroidery to stitch the front and back together. The thread matches the ribbon tab. Not sure if I am going to leave it like this or get more fancy, but it already looks better than the machine stitches.
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Nice. Hand stitching always looks so beautiful and interesting to me. No machine can duplicate the human hand 
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I agree…I think that is what I loved about the TM patches…they just looked so handmade and personal.
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This scissors pouch is really cute. You’ve inspired me to make my own. Did you put any extra padding in the tip? You did an outer fabric, a lining? Did you use a batting? Is that why it was so thick? I did read all of the replies but don’t remember if you mentioned that.
I like the rustic look of your hand-embroidery solution that replaced the top-stitching.
I went all out with this because every scissors holster I have ever made for this pair, the points end up sticking through. There’s heavy fusible interfacing AND batting in there. Plus the darker flannel is extra thick. So, there isn’t anything extra in the tip other than the seam.
It’s working great except that the flannel is picking up all the lint and such in my purse!
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That would drive me nuts! 
I would be picking at it all the time or using one of those lint rollers. I plan to use fabric for my outer layers and probably use up some felt for the batting. I may add something extra in the tip because my felt is not thick. Thanks for responding. 
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