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This stylish case is designed to fit an iPad Air but its size can be adjusted to fit any tablet device or Kindle. Free Sewing Tutorial.
REQUIREMENTS
Size: 8″ x 10½” to fit an iPad Air
• 50cm Solid white
• 16″ x 20″ Thin wadding
• Assorted scraps*
• 30″ Square fusible web e.g. Bondaweb
• 70″ White bias binding
• ¾” x 2″ White Velcro
• Baking parchment
Cutting
1. From solid white cut:
two, 10″ x 11″ rectangles,
two, 10″ x 15″ rectangles.
2. From wadding cut:
one, 10″ x 11″ rectangle,
one, 10″ x 15″ rectangle.
3. From each scrap cut:
one, 3″ square.
Fusible appliqué
1a. Follow manufacturer’s instructions and iron fusible web to wrong side of each 3″ coloured square.
b. Once cool, remove paper backings.
c. Trim each square so it measures 2″ x 2½”, ensuring fusible web extends right to edges all round.
2a. Cross cut each coloured piece by hand to make strips approx. ¼” x 2½”.
b. Do not worry about strips being exactly the same size.
c. Divide strips into two piles; one pile will be used on front of case and second pile on back.
3a. Take one, 10″ x 11″ white rectangle and mark dots lightly at sides with a pencil 2″ and 7½” from bottom edge.
b. These imaginary horizontal lines form boundaries for your appliqué. If preferred, place strip of ¼” masking tape across width of rectangle to mark appliqué area.
4a. Starting 2″ in from sides, refer to front of cover and arrange coloured strips in a wave pattern across width of rectangle.
b. When happy with arrangement, cover appliqué area with baking parchment and press strips in place for 3 seconds.
c. Remove baking parchment carefully. If a strip has moved, peel it off and reposition it.
d. Press appliqué area again using steam and without baking parchment for about 12 seconds to fuse pieces to rectangle.
5a. Make back of cover in similar manner with one, 10″ x 15″ white rectangle and second pile of scrap strips.
b. Mark appliqué area with imaginary lines 5″ and 9″ from bottom edge of rectangle and arrange strips as desired.
c. The three loose strips are placed approx. 2″ from bottom edge.
Completion
1a. Make quilt sandwich with cover top and 10″ x 11″ wadding and second white rectangles.
b. Pin or baste layers.
2. Quilt front with parallel lines taking care to quilt between the strips, illust. 1a.
3. Make quilt sandwich with cover back and 10″ x 15″ wadding and second white rectangles and pin or baste layers.
4a. Quilt parallel lines to match cover front, quilting from top edge down to coloured strips.
b. Quilt around strips and quilt bottom section of back as desired, illust. 1b.
5a. Check fit of case by placing your tablet between front and back pieces and pinching edges closed with your fingers. You are looking for a fit that is loose enough for tablet to slide in and out easily, including when wearing its screen cover if you have one.
b. When satisfied with its size, trim front and back pieces as necessary.
6a. Create curved top on flap by placing edge of a bowl on corners of top edge of back and drawing around edge of bowl.
b. Cut along drawn line.
7. Bind edges of each piece of cover separately with white bias binding.
8a. Place tablet between front and back pieces again and note where flap folds.
b. Mark with a pin where Velrco should go on front piece and then machine stitch first
piece Velcro strip in position with zigzag stitch, illust. 2.
9a. With tablet between both pieces again and the charging cable attached, mark with pins each side of cable. With an iPad Air this is at the centre of the bottom edge.
b. Allow a little extra space for ease of use.
c. Remove tablet and place pieces lining sides together. Pin or tack.
d. Beginning at one side of cable opening, stitch with narrow zigzag stitch along bottom and up one side.
e. Repeat for second side.
10a. Fold flap down and mark position on lining side of where second half of Velcro strip needs to be attached.
b. Slip stitch Velcro in place by hand, taking care not to allow stitches to show on outer side.
Alternative sizes
If making cover for a different sizes tablet, front
pieces need to be cut 2″ wider and longer than the tablet and back
pieces need to be cut 2″ wider and 6″ longer. Insert your tablet and
enjoy the admiring glances from friends and family!
