How to sew a cell phone case.

After my previous publication, many of you let me know that  wanted  a tutorial on

how to make an iPod case, I was happy to receive many personal messages with this

request and that is why I am here with you today to share my first tutorial about

sewing.

I have to admit that I started this tutorial several times, always trying to be

clear, I discovered that it is not easy to put into words the actions we take

almost automatically, but I will try to do it the best way that I can.

This time I decided to make a case for my phone and since I had a pair of jeans I

wanted to recycle , I did it and  the result is in the picture. In this tutorial I

will show you the steps that I did to sew this cell case.

1) The first thing to do is take the measures and draft a pattern.

We have to create tree patterns, one for the front,one for the back and one for the

flap.
In order to create the patterns we must take the following measures of our device
-with
-length
-thickness of our device ( cell, ipod or iphone or.....)

If you want a page with the measures to create the case, click here

Let's start by creating the pattern of the back side (pattern A). Let's draw a

rectangle, to determine the width of the rectangle, we just add the following

measures witdth + thickness + 1''.

To determine the height of the pattern, measure the height and

add 1''.

To create the pattern of the front (pattern B), we will draw another rectangle

where the width will be the same as in the back pattern (width + thickness + 1'') and the

height will be the high + 1/2''.

Now we still have to draw the last pattern, the flap ( pattern C). Let's draw

another rectangle the width will be the same as used for the back, the high will be

3''. If you look at my picture you will see that in the corners of my rectangle  I measuring a 1/2''

in and I traced lines to draw the sides of the flap.

2)  Now that we have the patterns ready, let's cut the pieces.

from the pattern A( back) :

 -one outside fabric

-one piece of pellon or timtex (something stiffener)

- one piece of lining fabric

from the pattern B ( front)

-one outside fabric

-one piece of pellon or timtex (something stiffener)

- one piece of lining fabric

from de pattern C  ( flap)

-one outside fabric

-one piece of pellon or timtex (something stiffener)

- one piece of lining fabric

 We also need a piece of velcro for the closure of the case, a snap hook and a strip

of cloth to hold the hook.

3)Preparing the outside fabrics

I started here, I wanted to recycle an old pair of jeans that I had  ,in this photo you see my three pieces of fabric to make the outside of my case.

I wanted to recycle this part of the jean, I do not know the name but is at the waist

where the belt is passed. I thought it would be perfect to put my case with a belt.

Here are my three pieces of fabric ready to start sewing my case.
The case will close with velcro, but I wanted to decorate my flap with a button and

a buttonhole, to give an accent to the flap.

4) Create the strap for the snap hook .

Looking at the photos I took, I think you will understand how to prepare the strap

to hold the hook. The pictures belong to another case I've done, but the steps are

the same.
I cut a strip of fabric: 1.5'' x2.5'' and a band of Pellon 1.5'.
The width of my snap hook is 3/4''.

Put a strip of Pellon, in the center of the band of fabric. Fold one side of the

fabric towards the middle, double the other side of the fabric to 1/8'' and then

folded towards the center of the band and sew both sides of the strap. Slide the

clasp onto the strap, fold in half and stitch close to clasp as possible.

5) Sew the velcro in place

 We are going to sew  the velcro in the lining of the pattern C (flap) 1 "from the

edge

and on the outside fabric pattern B (front) also 1" from the edge

6) We began to put all the pieces together  ( sewing)

Pin the flap( outside fabric) and the back ( outside fabric) right sides together,

aligning the row edges and sew together

Now with the right side facing you , we going  to place the strap with the hook, you

have to decide now how long you want your strap, place the front fabric right side

down (do not forget to check the strap with the hook is well centered ), and sew

all around the edges leaving the top open

clip the corners

align the side seam with the seam of the base and sew

turn right side out

We ended up with the outside of the case, we will continue with the inside

7) Make the lining

-Pin the flap( lining) and the back (lining) right sides together, aligning the row

edges and sew together
- place the back right side facing you and place the front piece right sides

together, aligning the row edges and sew together, leaving 2" of the bottom open.

8) Attach the lining to the exterior fabric

With right sides together, place the exterior fabric inside the lining

Now we have to sew along the top and the flap.

There are places where I could not sew with the machine then I finished sewing by

hand

Turn right side out by pulling the exterior fabric through the opening

Now we sew the opening with the machine and push the lining inside of the the case.

Now is the time to enjoy our new case

Do you remember the crazy quilt ipod case I did in the previous tutorial? This iPod

case was made with these patterns, what I did was create the pieces of fabric with

the technique of crazy quilt and then, the sewing was done following the steps I just showed

you. If this is your first time coming to my blog, the tutorial to create the crazy

quilt is here.

 I used this patterns

to create this crazy quilt ipod case

I hope you liked this tutorial, I did it gladly. I wait for your  comments and

hopefully you try to sew one for you and maybe more to give to your family or

friends. What I think is good in my tutorial, is that no matter what the size of

your device, you can adapt the pattern and create a case with your measurement.

In my next publication I will show you how I did to create the fabric for this 

cell case, I give you an idea...I  use scraps again.

After the publication of my tutorial, I received several messages asking for a pdf to download the tutorial. Just click here and you will go directly to the page where you can download  it.
 If you have any problem to download it, I would appreciate you let me know. This tutorial is for personal use,you can create the case  for  you or to sell, if you do one of my projects I only ask you to do a link to my blog for the tutorial.

I'm linking this project to Positively  Splendid, Creating my way to Success, Sew Many Ways , The Pin Junkie and to Threading My Way.
I also linking to Hogar-Mujer this is a Spanish blog that I love!

Do not forget comments and followers are welcome, see you in my next tutorial.

Have a nice day and enjoy!!!

Marisa.

 

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A Crazy Quilt case for my Ipod

What can we do when we have small pieces of fabric?
A Crazy Quilt. All we need to have on hand is: several pieces of fabric, a rotary cutter or scissors, an iron and a sewing machine.

Que pouvons-nous faire lorsque nous avons des petits morceaux de tissu?
Un Crazy Quilt.Tout ce que nous devons avoir en main est: plusieurs morceaux de tissu, un couteau rotatif ou des ciseaux, un fer à repasser et une machine à coudre.

This is a picture of my scraps, you can see that I have a variety sizes of fabrics and this is what I will use to create my crazy quilt.

Ceci est une photo de mes morceaux, vous pouvez voir que j'ai une variété de tailles  de tissus et c'est ce que je vais utiliser pour créer mon crazy quilt.

There are many ways to create a crazy quilt, I will share with you how I do.

To begin we need a 4 or 5 sided piece of fabric, no matter the size because it depends on the size of your proyect. Since I'm going to make a small proyect I want to start with a very small piece. If you look at the photo my scrap is about 1" more or less.
Il ya plusieurs façons de créer une crazy quilt, je vais partager avec vous comment je le fais.
 Pour commencer il nous faut une pièce de tissu avec 4 ou 5 côtés , peu importe la taille parce qu'il dépend  de la dimensionde votre proyect. Comme je vais faire un petit proyect je veux commencer par un très petit morceau. Si vous regardez la photo de mon scrap est de 1 'plus ou moins.

My technique is easy; SEW, FLIP,IRON and CUT the surplus of fabrics.

I already  have my first piece of fabric cut, now I will cut another piece of fabric and I will place this piece on top of the first piece

Ma technique est facile; couture, pliage, le repassage et finalement  couper le surplus de tissus.
J'ai déjà mon premier morceau de tissu coupé, maintenant, je vais couper un autre morceau de tissu et je vais placer cette pièce sur le dessus de la première pièce

1) SEW- COUDRE

Match the edges and sew using 1/4" allowance from the edge

Faites correspondre les bords

 et coudre utilisant 1/4 " à partir du bord.

2) FLIP- PLIER

Flip this piece over to conceal the seam and expose the right side.

Retournez cette pièce pour cacher

 la couture et exposer le côté droit.

3)  IRON- Press- REPASSAGE

4) TRIM- COUPER

Trim as necessary to obtein a straight edge. 

 

Coupez tant que nécessaire

 pour obtenir un bord droit. 

Cut a rectangle of another fabric and...

Découpez un rectangle de tissu et ...

I will continue to add pieces of fabric until I have the dimensions

needed to make my case.
For my proyect I had to create 3 pieces of crazy quilt, two pieces will mesure

about 6"x4" it will be the front and the back of my case and another one of 3"x4"

for the flap

Je vais continuer à ajouter des morceaux de tissu jusqu'à avoir les dimensions

nécessaires pour faire mon étui.
Pour mon proyect j'ai dû créer 3 morceaux de courtepointe, deux pièces seront
d'environ 6 "x4" pour  le devant et l'arrière de mon étui et une autre de 3"x4".

To begin the decoration of my quilt I made a sandwich with a layer of stabilizer

first, then a layer of batting and finally I center the quilt on top and I started

doing the embellishment . I did my embellishment using the decorative stitches of

my sewing machine.

Pour commencer la décoration de ma courtepointe j'ai fait un sandwich avec une

couche de entoilage dechirable, puis une couche de batting et enfin je centré  la

courtepointe sur le dessus et j'ai commencé à faire l'embellissement. J'ai fait la

décoration de mon crazy quilt à l'aide des points décoratifs de ma machine à

coudre.

When I finished the embellishment I cut my pieces according to the mesure of my

patterns and then I started to sew my ipod case

Quand j'ai terminé l'embellissement j'ai coupé mes morceaux en fonction de la

mesure de mes patrons et puis j'ai commencé à coudre mon étui.

Some Close up of my pictures

Mon objectif aujourd'hui était de vous montrer comment créer un crazy quilt et vous

donner une idée sur la façon de l'utiliser. J'espère que vous avez aimé mon

tutoriel et comme je dis toujours n'oubliez pas que j'adore vos commentaires et

followers  vous êtes les bienvenus.
J'espère que vous avez  profite de cette publication.

 

 I'm linking this tutorial to Threading My Way, Quilting and Patchwork ~ Link Party

 

 

My goal today was to show you how to create a crazy quilt piece and give you and

idea about how to use it. I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and as I always say

remember that I love your comments and followers you are welcome.

Enjoy!!!

PS: After publishing this tutorial, I made an update on the blog with a new tutorial showing how to make the  case, the link is here if you want to see.

I just ask  you to leave me comments if you like any of the projects, and that

you give me credit for the tutorial by linking back to my blog in some way.
 Enjoy!!

How to make a Dress Form Mannequin Pin Cushion

I made this pincushion to decorate my sewing room. This project is done in just a couple of hours. The link to view the tutorial is here. It is a video made by DIY, you can also used for hanging jewelry such as necklaces and bracelets. If you do it, I'd like that you  share the photos with us, you can add a link to your blog or a link to where we can see them.

J'ai fait ce pin cushion  pour décorer ma salle de couture. Ce projet est réalisé en seulement quelques heures. Le lien pour voir le tutoriel est ici. Il s'agit d'une vidéo réalisée par DIY tv, vous pouvez également l'utiliser pour suspendre des bijoux tels que des colliers et des bracelets. Si vous le faites, je voudrais voir vos les photos, vous pouvez ajouter un lien vers votre blog ou un lien à l'endroit où nous pouvons les voir.

 

Passez une bonne journée et j'espère que vous avez aimé ma dernière création!

Have a happy sewing day, I hope you enjoyed my last creation !!!