I don’t know where we’d be without our iPad. We use it for our blog and shop, to research ideas and find inspiration and keep up to date with whats happening and our favourite shows and we take it absolutely everywhere! This week I thought I would share a DIY to show you how to make a cover to keep it scratch free whilst you’re out and about. It’s really simple and easily adaptable so you could apply these instructions to your kindle or e-reader or even your phone if you wanted!
You’ll need some cute material for the outside (I’ve used a really sturdy fabric for extra protection but any kind will work), some felt for the lining, some bias binding tape, scissors and an itch to stitch!
Start by cutting your material to size. When doing this, remember to add on an inch or two all the way around your ipad. As it’s wide you’ll need to make the case larger than the ipad so it’ll fit in. Cut the felt to the same size too…
Line up the felt to the inside of your ipad cover. They should match up perfectly. We’re going to add some bias tape across the opening of your case to protect the material from fraying over time.
So whilst your felt and fabric are matched up, pin the bias tape over the front and back of the material so the two edges are hidden. You might find it easier to iron your bias tape with a fold down the middle so it holds in place whilst you’re pinning it down.
Do this for both sides of your ipad case…
Lovely!
Once that tricky part is done, the felt and fabric should be securely attached. If you open it up it’ll look a little like pages of a book.
The next step is to join the two parts of your iPad case together. Pin the material so both outside pieces are facing inside; we’re going to be working inside out. Line up your pieces by matching up the two bias tape openings and pin the pieces together all the way around. They need to be perfectly matched up so take your time!
Sew all away around the pocket (perhaps a centimeter from the edge) and leave the bias tape end open. When you’re finished trim off any excess material and cut the corner edges on a diagonal like in the picture above.
Flip it inside out, poke out your corners and you’re good to go!
*Ta*Da*
All tucked up and ready to go on adventures! Not only is this project handy for your handbag, it’s perfect for protecting your gadgets when you take it on holiday 🙂 Perfect!
Happy Making!
xox
claireabellemakes.com says
May 14, 2013 at 10:16 amA fantastic tutorial as ever! I’d love to know where you got the cute map fabric 🙂
Claire x
Vivid says
May 14, 2013 at 2:13 pmThanks Claire! It’s so awesome, isn’t it? You can pick it up at John Lewis 😀 Happy making! xx
Richelle Lynn Garn says
May 14, 2013 at 3:42 pmSo cute! I love the fabric you chose. I would love to add straps to this. This tutorial was so simple and easy to follow thank you for it. Much love.
Love, Richelle from Lynn + Lou
Vivid says
May 15, 2013 at 9:27 amThanks Richelle! Straps are a great idea 😀 Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
Nejia Arif Sultan says
May 15, 2013 at 2:10 amThis is love. so awesome and simple to make and most importantly, we see our ipad in the perfect cover that we want hah XD love it vivid!
Vivid says
May 15, 2013 at 9:27 amThanks Nejia! Glad you like it 🙂