My new iPad is shiny and beautiful, and I filled it with apps as soon as I got home, all the while wondering how I could keep it shiny and beautiful because it doesn't come with anything to put it in. That, of course, is all extra.
As it turns out, there is no end to what I can make from 40 yards of old slipcover material. The iPad was exactly and inch smaller than the width of the slipcover skirt. And, of course, I have a gazillion yards of piping, so why not add that, too?
I probably should have trimmed threads before I took the picture.
I hinged a Timtex base at the folds and added two layers of scrap batting on the inside. It's quilted through a few spots that are going to get some extra wear and tear (like around the Velcro), and the sides are hand stitched because there was no getting all that bulk under the presser foot of my machine. The iPad fits nice and snugly -- it's not going anywhere!
There's a coordinating pocket on the back for the charger and a little stand. I makes it a little lumpy, but I'd rather keep it all together than forget the plug somewhere.
I'll probably make a couple changes to the next one I make, but for a first try, I was pretty happy with it. It isn't the most stylish cover you'll ever see, but it sure is functional!
5 comments:
Nice! Way to blend the traditional with the modern!
Very nice! Probably the only change I can see to make is to make the pocket on the back a boxed pocket (so there's some room in it) with a snap or velcro tab cover so stuff doesn't fall out. But I love your design and if I could get my husband to use one, I'd make one for him - but it challenges his masculinity, I think!
Very nice! I wonder if you could make the flap longer and add a cord pocket that runs the width of the pouch above where the iPad ends (so the cord is in the fold of the flap). That way it would still lie flat. Just an idea (since I don't have an iPad to play with, darn the luck).
Love it! You couldn't buy one nearly as pretty as that!
I love how your case turned out! I have made a couple but I like yours so much more. There's no way to neatly fit the cord and plug-in into a pocket, is there? but it's so important to just keep everything together. And then my irony: after make a couple of cases, I would up buying a hard-ish folding cover, just to protect it as I travel.
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