Cell Phone Case

We've been at the Hawaii House for several weeks, but sadly it's getting time to close up the place and head back to California.  I aways like to leave my caretaker Audrey a small gift when we leave.  She was here the other day to see pictures of our new grand baby and mentioned she was always dropping her phone.  I thought a quilted Hawaiian print phone case would be a fun little gift.  I took scraps from other projects and quilted two rectangles (I just eyeballed the size an inch or two larger than my phone) I used a strip of masking tape as my quilting guide...just moved it after each row

Next I trimmed the quilted rectangles to 1/2" larger than my phone

(just enough for a seam allowance) and cut 2 pieces of lining

Next I sewed side seams and one end closed 

(right sides together) leaving an inch or so open

on the end of the lining piece (for turning)

Next turn lining piece right side out and stuff into quilted piece

(so right sides are together) If you want a small loop or hangar now

is the time to sew it between the lining and main piece

Sew around the top edge matching seams

Pull lining piece out and turn assemblage right side out 

through the small hole left in the lining 

Stuff the lining down into the quilted piece,

topstitch along the top edge to keep lining in place

and you've got a cute padded cell phone case