custom device sleeves
this autumn, head back to school or the office in style with this beginner friendly sewing project! in just a few steps, you can create a device sleeve custom to whatever piece of tech you keep on you.
materials
to create this sleeve, you will need fabric (optional: two different fabrics for the inside & outside) and quilt batting (this will be sandwiched between two layers of fabric to protect your device). see measurements for each piece below:
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sewing instructions
1. Pin fabric pieces 2A&2B together and fold in half (long edge touching long edge). Cut a piece off the top right corner to round the edge. This will be the top flap of the sleeve. Unfold fabric and use as a template to cut the corners of piece 2C to match.
2. Using a hard ruler and water-soluble pen, mark lines down the length of pieces 1A&2A that are approximately 1 inch apart.
3. Pin pieces 1A&2A to their matching batting pieces (1C&2C) and sew down each line to quilt the sleeve
4. Pin the pieces together, good sides together and bottom edges matched. Sew down the left and right sides and the bottom edge. Snip off the bottom two corners. This will make the sleeve easier to turn right side out.
6. Pin pieces 1B&2B together, good sides together and bottom edges matched. Sew down each side and the bottom edge. Snip off the bottom two corners.
7. Turn the batting piece right side out and place inside the non-batting piece (which should still be wrong side out). Match all edges and pin in place.
8. Sew around the flap and top edge of the sleeve, leaving a 2 inch hole open on the top edge. Make small snips into the seam allowance around the curve so it will lay nicely when turned right side out.
9. Pull the entire sleeve right side out through the hole.
10. Fold the hole in on itself and pin in place. Top stitch around the flap and top edge to secure everything.
Ties: Cut two pieces of fabric that measure 2 x 12 inches. Fold each in half (long edge touching long edge) and sew down. Turn edges in and hand-stitch in place on the sleeve - one on the folded edge and one in the middle of the sleeve, where the folded edge meets.
This pattern was originally published in the Sep/Oct 2023 issue of Material Grrrlz
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