How to Sew a Cell Phone Case

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Shelly Cordsen with expertvillage.com. We've got our handle made, and now we're going to put it onto our holder. So we're going to pull the end together. On this one, we're going to put up to one edge, but we're going to put it facing inside not out. We're going to pin that down. Seems our handle kind of blends in with our fabric; it's kind of hard to see where it's at. You're going to pin that, then you're going to take your other piece right sides together and you're going to lay that on top of all that. Again, if you're a new sewer or a little uncomfortable, put a few pins here and there. Mainly, put one here at the bottom. Now what we're going to do is we're going to sew a 1/4 inch. We're going to start up here. Actually, let's start it on the side with this pin. We're going to start here, come around a 1/4 inch. 1/4 inch all the way around, and we're going to stop about an inch before that pin. We're going to put another pin. So we're going to leave this opening so we can turn the tag inside out. We're going to start right here at our first pin. Do a few backstitches. We're sewing 1/4 inch all the around to the next pin. You'll have to stop here and there and readjust your fabric because we have the bulk of the handle here keeping your fabric a little uneven, so keep adjusting it as you go down. If you pin it all the way around, you won't have that problem. I'm into speed. The faster I get it done, the better; the more I can make. We're back up to our pin, and I'm going to do a couple of backstitches. Now, we're ready to turn."