Padded iPad Case Tutorial

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Padded iPad case tutorial

Posted on March 31, 2011byMelissa Mortenson

I broke down and got an iPad2 for me.. I wasnt sure I wanted one until I saw all of the great magaines you

can get on it now. I ha!e a bit of a "#a#er clutter$ #roblem and I thought this might cut it down a bit. I also

wanted to check out the new a##s for sketching to see if it would be a good "idea notebook$ and so far so

good% &if you are curious Im using the #enultimate a## and griffin stylus to sketch'.
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I got the new swanky co!er from a##le &thats fold u#' but soon realied that I could not be trusted with

()*+ this co!er.. Im way to clumsy. I needed something #added. Plus I wanted a co!er that I could store

my stylus, head#hones and a few other things in.

Too small

If you follow me onfacebookyou know that this is not the first case I made- I measured my iPad the first

time, made the co!er then realied that the iPad would /+ I+-- *o now I am the #roud owner of a

o!ersied kindle case or a #added ewelry #ouch whiche!er you want to think of it as.

*o back to the drawing board and I came u# with this one.
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I added a i##er to the back so I can stash my stuff in it It actually works out uite well, as I ha!e been

#utting my phone in the i# #ouch too
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nd ust a note4

The pattern provided in this tutorial is NOT for commercial use or production. It is for personal use only by

home sewers. It is protected under a creative commons copyright 2011.

*orry to add that I kee# hearing about #eo#les stuff getting co#ied online a lot It starting to worry me butthats a whole 5nother #ost- If you are a home sewer and wish to make these for sale, ust email me to

#urchase a license to do so.

+his will be my last #ost for (ourney month 6ell take a break for a few days then Ill announce the theme

for #ril ne7t week-

+o start you will need fabric cut in the following sies4 &I used fabric from +ula Pinks Paris!ille line'

**edited to add:

I sincerely apologize but the first measurements I had listed for the case were off by an inch. I am

so sorry! Below are the corrected measurements

108 7 128 for front

108 7 128 for i##ered #ocket lining

108 7 128 for fla# lining

98 7 108 for i##er #anel

108 7 108 for i##er #anel

2, 98 7 108 for front fla# and :*/ 1, ;8 7 108 for front fla# &you ha!e 3 #ieces total making u# the front

fla#'

108 7 128 #iece of 8 i##er

2 #ieces of auto liner 1?98 foam cut to 108 7 128 &you can buy this at @ancocks, its the stuff they line roofs

of cars with'

2 #ieces of Minke or *nuggles cut to 108 7 128

Misc. ribbons &at least 2 yards'
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ttach your i##er to your two i##er #anel #ieces along the 108 edge the i##er will be a bit longer that is

ok. &a >8 i##er is actually almost 118 long' %. Aou are attaching one 108 side of each #iece to the i##er,

right sides together &use a i##er foot'.

It will look like this when you are done.

Press and to#stitch along each seam on the side of the i##er. 6ith i##er closed, trim #iece down to 108 7

128.
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Place the wrong side of the i##ered #iece on to# of the right side of the #ocket lining #iece. baste.

But a #iece of ribbon to C8 fold in half and stitch to u##er left corner. But another #iece of ribbon about 128

long and stitch to the center of right side &make sure you get it in the center'.
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*titch your i#ad case front #iece to your i##ered #iece &that you ust created' with right sides together.

*titch around 3 sides lea!ing the side with the ribbon loo# o#en. s you stitch around the corners stitch in

a cur!ed line. Bli# corners. *et aside.

Make a "sandwich$ with your auto liner foam and minke. Aou want the "non fabric$ side of your foam to

face out, with the wrong side of the minke facing the "fabric$ side of the foam. &If your foam doesnt ha!e

fabric on one side, dont worry'. *titch around 3 sides as you did for the case outside, also cur!ing at

corners. +his will /+ be a fun ste# but go slow and if ha!e a telfon foot it will hel# you greatly- +rim

seam allowances down to 1?98.

+urn right side out
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or the outside fla#4

*titch your 3 #ieces together as desired, then trim down to 108 7 128. &your #ieces are deliberately cut too

large, so that you can "offset$ the center #anel if you wish'.

##ly 108 7 128 #iece of


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*li# fla# into case with the EIF@+ side of the front of the fla# matching the EIF@+ side of the back of the

co!er. Matching raw edges. +he raw edge of the case back &the #art with the i##er' will be flush with the

raw edge of the fla# G =aste in #lace.

*li# your #added lining #iece into your co!er, right sides together your #added #iece will be right side out

and your co!er will be wrong side out.

*titch raw edge of case, starting about 2 $ from center front, around to the back, then back around to the

front lea!ing a 98 o#ening to turn case right side out.

+urn right side out.

Press well.Machine stitch o#ening closed. &(ust turn it under and #ress it down and #in well and to# stitch to close the

seam.'
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