Hodgepodge Patchwork -- Cell Phone Purses

This Winter for Project Quilting I created a table topper for my dinning room table made from only 2 colors. I made it look like a gum wrapper chain.  I had some extra scraps and I pieced them together. I quilted it at the same time that I quilted the table topper.

I had no idea what I would make with it.  It was too small for a place mat.  It could be used as a rectangular hot pad.

  
It measured 10 inches wide by 13 inches long. Well, last week I taught a tote bag class in my home. I got out all my quilted pieces.  I needed to demonstrate how I add the binding on the sides.  If I cut it in half.  5 inches by 13 inches long, I could make a cell phone purse or two!

5 inches wide fit nicely around my phone. I wanted a flap on the top of it.  I will share the free instructions for the cell phone purse at the end of this post.  For this purse, I added the flap and velcro. If you sew, I think you can see from the photos, how I bound the flap and attached the velcro. But the free instructions will help you with the binding and the strap.  See this photo for the flap and the strap attachment.

See how the flap securely folds over to hold in the cell phone.

It is easy to open and pull out also.

The back of my cell phone purse.

I made the strap long enough to go over my head and arm for traveling or for just wearing it as a large quilted necklace.

Yes, I made two!

The back sides of the purses.

Free instructions for making a cell phone purse - Click Here.

Post about the Gum Wrapper Table Topper - Click Here. More free instructions.

Post about the Quilted Tote Bag -- Click Here.

Available in a PDF Downloadable Pattern on Craftsy.com

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In this post, I share free instructions and on how to turn a small quilt into a quilted tote bag. Lots of photos!

Enjoy your day!
Marcia

Hodgepodge Patchwork Tuesday Featuring Sunday's Scraps!

The Scrappy Squares Place Mat is available as a PDF Downloadable at Craftsy.com in my Craftsy Pattern Store for only $1.00.  Click HERE for the direct link to my Store.

There were three leftover pieces from the Rainbow Quilt from last week.

I love to create using my scraps.

Here are my three scraps.  One seven inch square and two 3 3/4 inch squares.

I went through some of my colorful fat quarters.

I was looking for the right print.

I chose this print. It wasn't even a full fat quarter, but it will be larger enough to make a place mat.

I pressed/ironed the pieces and the print fabric.

I cut the Heat n Bond Lite a little smaller than the pieces.

I pressed/ironed the Heat n Bond to the back of the squares. Then I rotary trimmed the edges.

I cut the squares into random sizes of squares and rectangles. No exact sizes.

I peeled the papers off the backs.

 I scattered them around on the print fabric.

I layered them in a row to see how that would look.

I decided there were scraps from the print fabric I could use too!

I pressed/iron Heat n Bond Lite to the back of the scraps of the print fabric.

Rotary trimmed it and cut it into randomly sized squares.

Scattered them on the fabric.

Finally decided to layer the prints on the solids with a bit of an offset look.

Pressed/ironed them in place.

I left a few just solid.

I like it!

I chose the green dot print for the back of it.

I chose an 80/20 batting.

Pinned it.

Green thread or multi colored thread?  I selected the green thread.

Yes --- I am quilting it on my regular sewing machine!

I selected an embroidery stitch -- a stretch stitch.

I started in the corners of the squares, close to the edges.  That way, I could angle up and not have to start and stop quite as much.

I like how the back looks too!

I stitched around the edge.

My plan it to leave it with the raw edges, but it certainly could have binding.

A close up of the corner --- see how the batting is shorter for the raw edge effect.

One completed place mat made from scraps!

Looks great with my corning ware and blue cup....

and an old bowl too.

I love it with the appetizer plate!

Do you remember these other two projects?

The one on the left, I called Mix and Match.  I made from scraps too.

The one on the right is from Project Quilting -- Quilts Built by Imagination.

All were created in a very similar way.

Enjoy your day!
Marcia