I'd been searching through my fabrics for just the "right" ones for a project for my husband - and hit the jackpot with these! I'd bought this fat quarter bundle of Electic Elements by Tim Holtz from the Lady Sew and Sew stand at the Knitting and Stitching Show back in 2014 and these were just perfect for what I had in mind, a padded case for Mr F's Samsung tablet...
...once I'd decided which fabrics to use for the outer case, pockets and lining, these were quilted very simply, using a variegated KingTut quilting thread. The bag wadding I'm using is ByAnnie Soft and Stable which quilts really well and I can't believe it took me so long to discover it, although I have used Bosal In-R-Form for bagmaking, which is very similar...
...well practise makes perfect, as I'm definitely getting better at this machine binding malarkey! I had to piece a few strips of fabric together for the binding before I was able to cut it on the bias, but fortunately the seams don't look too obtrusive...
...I've stitched this fun label in the inside of the front flap - these are by Kylie and the Machine and were purchased recently from Tangled Yarn - as this is for Mr F, I'm sure he'll understand this sentiment very well!...
...once the binding had been machined to one side of the iCase, the binding was folded over to the other side and machined into place. Clover Wonder Clips are brilliant for this, goodness only knows how I ever managed without them! They really do make machine sewing the binding so much easier...
...practise makes perfect, and I have been practising a lot to get these curves to look neat and tidy! I stitched along the edge of the binding using a walking foot, and repositioned the needle which enabled me to use the inside edge of the walking foot as a guide...
...this shows the back of the iCase, which has a quilted zipper pocket. A long fabric zipper pull was added once the iCase was complete...
...I used zipper by the metre, previously bought from Zipper Station for this project - they have a huge assortment of colours and you can urchase extra zipper sliders too...
...this shows the inside of the iCase - Mr F's Samsung tablet is also in a protective hard case, so the large size iCase was perfect for this (I'd made one for myself a few days ago and it's a bit of a snug fit to be honest). Velcro strips were stitched on the front of the case and the flap to keep it securely closed, without worrying about the effects of using magnets...
...this padded iCase will also add a bit of extra protection when the tablet is packed in a traveling bag...
...and this shows the front. The pattern I used is ByAnnie iCases, purchased recently from Plush Addict and I'm sure I'll be making a few more of these for Christmas gifts. Now I just need to wrap this up along with a couple of other gifts ready for the birthday boy to open tomorrow.
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