Project Design Team Wednesday~ Padded Gadget Cover
Posted by administrator on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
Happy New Year, friends!
It’s Char here from Crap I’ve Made and I’m excited to kick off 2013’s Project Design Team tutorials!
Did Santa bring you a new gadget for Christmas? You know, an iPad/Kindle/Nook/tablet/whateverthecraptheycallthem?
Are you worried about it getting scratched up in your purse? (Maybe you’re not because your purse isn’t as scary as mine?)
This super quick and easy project will keep your gadget safe when you’re on the go.
Padded Gadget Cover
Supplies: Exterior fabric (I used some Millie’s Closet by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet) Lining/Interior fabric (I used some Polka Dot Stitches by Lori Hold of Bee In My Bonnet) Fusible fleece Optional: Hair elastic Button
To determine what size to cut your fabric:
Measure your gadget. Wrap your tape measure all the way around (to account for the thickness of the gadget).
Mine was 15” one way and 19.25” the other way.
Divide those measurements in half. So, in my example, we have 7.5” and 9.75”-ish. (You can get more technical and go with 9 5/8”, but just rounding to 9.75” is WAY easier.) Add 2” to your half the width measurement (7.5” + 2” = 9.5”) and 1.75” to your half the height measurement (9.75” + 1.75” = 11.5”).
Cut 2 each of your exterior and lining fabrics this size (9.5” X 11.5” in my example).
To determine what size to cut your fusible fleece:
Subtract 1” from both fabric measurements (8.5” X 10.5” in my example). This keeps the fleece out of your seam allowances to minimize bulk.
Assembly:
***all seams are 1/2” unless otherwise indicated***
Fuse your fleece to the wrong side of your exterior fabric pieces following the manufacturer’s instructions.
Put right sides together and sew around 3 sides, leaving top edge open.
Put lining pieces right sides together and sew around 3 sides, leaving top edge open AND leaving a 3-4” opening in the bottom for turning.
Clip corners.
Turn the lining right side out.
Insert it into the exterior piece so that right sides are facing.
Match up seams and pin along top edge.
OPTIONAL:
Insert a hair elastic at the center of one top edge. Find the part where the ends of the elastic were “melted” together.
Right there on the left by the number 9
Put that part inside your seam.
Put pins on either side of it so that it doesn’t move around.
Assembly (cont.):
Stitch around top edge of case.
Turn case right side out through hole in bottom of lining.
Poke corners of exterior fabric out.
Stitch hole in lining closed.
Push lining inside of exterior fabric and press along top edge.
Top stitch.
If you used the hair elastic, attach a button for the elastic to wrap around.
And your gadget will be perfectly protected in your purse.
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