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Catablog· craft blog· crafts· Uncategorized

Adding a Strap to an Ipad Case

July 12, 2011

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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.

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  1. Anne says

    July 16, 2011 at 1:46 pm

    Brilliant! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-add-a-strap-to-an-ipad-case/2011/07/16/

    –Anne

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    • Heidi @ Honeybear Lane says

      July 21, 2011 at 3:04 am

      Thanks so much Anne!

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  1. Tutorial: Add a strap to an iPad case · Sewing | CraftGossip.com says:
    July 16, 2011 at 1:45 pm

    […] Heidi from Honeybear Lane shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she added a strap to her husband’s iPad case.  The storebought case came without straps, but she created her own strap and then used some clever seam ripping (and resewing) to insert it into the side seams of the case.  Great idea!   Get the tute. […]

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