Upcycled Jeans - into an iPad case

It might seem odd to make a Christmas gift out of an old pair of jeans, but I had a cunning plan and the Jeans were washed and cleaned   :)

Remember the iPad case I made for my sister?  You can find the tutorial HERE if you would like it.

Well, I decided to make one for my DIL2B  (Daughter in Law to be).  She loves blue and the only blue fabric I could lay my eye on was a pair of jeans in my upcycling fabric box.  Could I?  Should I?

Yeah, why not.

Following the same directions as the one I made for my sister, I cut out the denim, wadding and lining fabric and got to work.

I used a bright and cheerful fabric for the lining, it's from The Very Hungry Caterpillar range at Hobbycraft.

Then I added my button, so she wouldn't forget who made it  :)

And voilà!  A fab little iPad case that holds not just your iPad, but your phone as well!!

And I am happy to say, she liked it  :)  (and uses it, which is always a good sign)

Cat's & Strawberries - a mini iPad case tutorial

You may recall I made my Uncle an iPad case from Tractor themed fabric.

Well, while I was at it I though I would make my Sister one for Christmas too.

First of all I placed the iPad on the fabric, and leaving an inch all the way around I cut out the pieces.

• 2 from the outer fabric
• 2 from the wadding
• 2 from the lining

Taking the outer fabric and the wadding I then stitched up them using my sewing machine, to create a quilted effect.

With the right sides inwards I sewed the two pieces together around three sides.

Next I sewed the two lining pieces together, right sides facing each other, to make a little pouch.  I left a hole in the bottom to turn the whole thing inside out later on.

For the flap I cut a piece of each of the fabrics and the wadding.

 

And quilted the outer fabric to the wadding as before.

I added a piece of Velcro to the lining fabric.

Then sewed the two pieces together with the right sides facing in.  Once sewn I turned them the right way out and over-sewed the edges to give it a nice crisp finish.

Then it was time to sew it to the main pouch.

Next it was time to add the lining in and give the top seam an oversew.

Then I added a funky button that I bought from HERE.  The button is just for show as the Velcro provides the fastening.

And that's it finished!  Voila!  Done!  Complete!  Useless!

Yes, useless.  To my sister anyway, as she doesn't have an iPad mini, she has a full sized one.  And I only found out on Christmas Eve so no time to remake it.  

I gave her an IOU instead  :)   

I adapted a bag pattern from Emma at Hole House to make this case.

Tractor Fabric iPad Case

My Uncle Bob is quite difficult to buy for at Christmas - well, aren't most men?  So I decided to make him a padded case for his iPad out of a gorgeous fabric covered with Tractors.   His favourite thing in the whole world is Tractors  :)

Nearly a year ago I went to a bag making class with Emma Redfern from Hole House.   I have used part of that bag technique here to make this case.

First of all I cut the fabric to size, using Hubsters iPad as a template.

I cut two pieces of the tractor fabric, plus two pieces of lining fabric and two pieces of wadding.

I laid the fabric on top of the wadding and stitched in-between each tractor image to give it a slightly quilted effect.

 Then I laid the fabric front to front, with the wadding inside and sewed around three edges before turning it right side in and pressing it.

For the flap I cut a piece of fabric, the wideness depends how thick you want it to be, it can be any size really.   I also cut a lining and a piece of wadding to match.   I then quilted it in the same way before sewing it together.

I added a lining and some Velcro for a fastening, as his fingers are not to goo to deal with fiddly fasteners.  (I also stopped taking photos with the subject on my manky old ironing board cover!)

A perfect fit  :)