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This pretty little pouch can be adapted to fit any phone or mp3 player – simply note down the measurements of your device and create a template to match. The matching coin purse is simple to create and is the perfect introduction to patchwork techniques. Use scraps of colourful fabric to really make it really special.
Make a gadget case
Create a paper template. Measure the gadget that will be going into the case. Add 2.5cm to the width, double the length and add 2cm to it. Cut a paper pattern to those measurements.
From scraps of printed cottons cut 12, 4cm x 12cm cover strips; from plain cotton scraps, cut two 3cm x 15cm binding strips. Press the strips and lay them flat.
Stitch the patchwork cover. Join 10 of the cover strips together along the long edges, working with right sides together and a 6mm seam allowance. Press all of the seams to one side.
Cut a 15cm x 30cm piece of lining and place it face down. Lay a piece of wadding, cut to the same size, on top of it. Place the patchwork cover centrally on top (right side facing upwards) and pin all three layers together. Top stitch each seam. Pin the paper pattern piece centrally over the finished quilting and cut out. Lucinda Ganderton has been designing craft projects for as long as she can remember. She has written a number of needlecraft books, including The Liberty Book of Home Sewing.
Press under a 1cm hem along one long edge of each remaining cover strip. With right sides facing, pin and stitch the raw edges to the short ends of the cover, leaving an 8mm seam allowance. Fold the bind
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