his is a leather cover I made for my phone. The build took about a day, and was totally worth it! Thanks to my mate Mike Hobbs for the idea and the design. My friends call me Sticks - I thought I'd give it a bit of branding just for fun.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/acb9a4d5-d6e1-4532-a787-f66f7bae887b_rw_1920.jpg?h=074d03b4a38e846c04202a5bb47dc4cb)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/b6f0cf17-eaa8-45fd-beec-e95b0754db76_rw_1920.jpg?h=ecf136ba634d822a0ee3a3c747db6063)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/35c9670f-aa46-41eb-ad89-1f567cde4b2d_rw_1920.jpg?h=a2785b080a91b411c13febd0c9fa16a8)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/1a64d9ba-553d-4659-9db4-41f8fb60fb50_rw_1920.jpg?h=9d2d70bf031028c654eea485f5a013d2)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/4fbe4a98-63ed-4e94-bfa2-eb9c4cc49578_rw_1920.jpg?h=2e3aa5c229a3b1cbc3088c81bb647928)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/ce69fee2-4349-421e-af1f-bca697912282_rw_1920.jpg?h=2a3c30e202cfd8784b4914b5be710b44)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/53e1b17b-9137-4268-a230-13afb02d48ef_rw_1920.jpg?h=32ef48415c9054d7985bef6699429091)
The Process
As you can see in the pictures below, the whole thing was stitched inside out to hide the seams. The inner lining is material from an old T-shirt.
![Design template from Mike](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/ef8be0a9-4e88-44a6-84f9-cab3eb1574ee_rw_1200.png?h=7c4f664cb5ccb00e1826f61a4a02db32)
Design template from Mike
![Parts cut and ready](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/3f237fda-1285-4611-86ee-7a79ec188182_rw_3840.jpg?h=8d3310ec12bb00f04144101896dd45fe)
Parts cut and ready
![Toggle stitched in](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/7307478b-2943-484b-954a-14bc8e7a8e9a_rw_1920.jpg?h=2abdd4390824af2af6d3423d295c2d78)
Toggle stitched in
![Full stack assembled](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/ea9549fb-ad0c-430d-b925-18110cb6e79c_rw_1920.jpg?h=8bf38633f93a2b387247eb0bba125de4)
Full stack assembled
![Stitching](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/138ee306-fe61-434a-a272-d753512dc88b_rw_1920.jpg?h=fe2698e6e32622acc597bba22f408811)
Stitching
![Stitching](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/a5719593-7378-47d4-b763-5b2f0b2a7562_rw_1920.jpg?h=f22e3a66ad66d8913b1f11f3b3328e97)
Stitching
![Stitching](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/649be472-0f99-4faf-8a55-2998b99998c4_rw_1920.jpg?h=0307c0da58854598c0682f024a73ef31)
Stitching
![Almost there](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/6840987c-612b-4c80-a800-f1c2e6a84487_rw_1920.jpg?h=d961e21bbb4371e96aa0057ec978123f)
Almost there
![Stitching finished](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/231dad3f-7a2d-4be5-a2ab-39d56d7bc840_rw_1920.jpg?h=b937916ef14b3a8fcdf49f7496fbfd0e)
Stitching finished
![Turned inside in...](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/f16d4cf1-2071-4ea5-9b2c-d83ee52c6453_rw_1920.jpg?h=53aa8cb3c9ad5b53b4ecd8f07268e857)
Turned inside in...
![All done!](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/fa4a402f-9adb-4247-b58b-ace962d7b34f/4020f9a2-372d-488f-8df7-90b6f8d42e99_rw_1920.jpg?h=3dcf9e08e4ab04ae238eba7956c49237)
All done!
Here's a quick video of it in operation