New phone case

A new phone ( new to me ) requires a new phone case.  This is the one I made for my old phone.   This phone is larger than the old one and I wanted it to slide more easily into my purse so I chose a polyester fabric for the outside.  This is outdoor furniture fabric so is quite rugged and will stand up to the wear and tear of lots of use.  I used a light aqua flannelette for the inside of the case to give it a bit of softness and it will be gentle on the surfaces of my phone.  I cut two pieces 4.5" x 14", laid the good sides together and stitched them together on both ends.  I pressed the seams and added a line of top stitching in a dark red thread.  I did forget to put in my loop with the D ring so I cut a slot in the seam and 

added it afterwards and added a bit of backstitching to reinforce that area.  I found a decorative stitch on my sewing machine which combined a very short zigzag with a few stitches of a longer zigzag which I thought would nicely finish the two side edges.  I stitched the edges really close so the stitching would be outside of the edges of the fabric to really make a neat edge.  I really like how it turned out and would certainly consider this stitch for doing any sort of applique in the future.   I hand stitched on a snap which fits just above the phone and will keep it safe in the case even if it gets jostled a bit.  I ran a dark red sharpie on the edge of the case over the stitching to dye the aqua threads that were visible under the stitching.  Worked really well.  Therese