Adding a Strap to an Ipad Case

No Chevron or ruffles today.  Here’s what I like to call a Man Project:  it’s a Man Purse.

From time to time my hubby likes me to create something for him that will make his life more convenient.  One time I sewed him a wallet that would fit a cell phone, credit cards, and an ipod.  This time its an ipad case with a strap.

Okay, confession.  I didn’t sew the case.  I COULD have, if I was a super good wife.  But I think I was a little busy with doing a couch slipcover at the time.  So this time around we just added some straps.  And this is what we got:

Here’s how you can do it:

Supplies:

Ipad Case

Polyester Nylon Strap material (look in the ribbon section)

4 D rings

2 clips

Here is the ipad case I bought.  Then I used my trusty seam ripper to rip open holes in the sides.  I had to rip through the side seams and an inner binding.

Then I cut a bit of the strap stuff and slid a ring into it.

And I folded it over and slid it in the hole, pinning it.

For the next part I flipped it inside out.  Then I actually handstitched it in place, but you could do it with a machine.  I would probably still handstitch it first (I’m without my sewing machine power cord right now…so sad!)

After I stitched it really well, I cut it short and heat sealed the ends.  Then I put the inside binding over the raw edge and stitched it over again.  This is where I would probably go over it with a sewing machine.

See how good that looks?  Can’t even see it.

And here’s what it looks like on the outside.  (By the way my hubby wanted the blue.  I would have chosen gray.)

Making the strap is a piece. Of. Cake.

To make it adjustable, you take two D rings and sew a loop around both.

Then you loop one of the clips through and the other end you will sew the other clip.  To sew these, I just fold it over, use a zipper foot to get close, and sew an X and a box to make sure it’s down well.  And of course heat seal the end.  To heat seal, you just wave a flame close to the edge and melt it a bit.

Ta da!!

This is an easy fix for any sort of case that doesn’t have a strap.  The most important thing is to be sure to sew those D rings in the side REALLY well.  I didn’t do the best job the first time and they both came out.  Another reason to secure it with the sewing machine!

And my man loves his man bag.