iPad Keyboard Sleeve

I use my iPad all the time, and I am unashamed. Despite (or maybe because of) the touch-screen, note-taking has been difficult until now, because I finally caved and bought one of those iPad keyboards that work via Bluetooth. So! I browsed the Internet for awhile but didn't really find any homemade sleeves that rocked my world/that I had all the materials for already, and ended up making my own.

Time: 1 hour

Cost: $0! - used scrap fabric and unused materials from other crafts

Materials:

1+ fabrics (how many you use determines size per fabric)

Cotton batting

Thin fusible (stiffness optional- I wanted a little movement but not much)

Sewing machine, thread

Optional- decorative accents like buttons

First, measure the keyboard (or Kindle, or iPad, or whatever device it is). The sleeve is only sewn up one side, so make sure that when folded in half the item fits with 1" seam allowance on both ends and the long open side.

Layer the outside fabric right side down, then the fusible, then the batting, and then the inside fabric right side up. Make sure all of the pieces are the same size.

Round the bottom corners so that when folded in half, the end makes a semicircle shape. (Crafter's note: make sure edges are even on the inside and outside so that it isn't lopsided when you sew them together.

Sew the opening first, and then sew the sides so the bag is inside out (you'll pull it right side out later). (* see two steps down for how to add the tongue and strap if you'd rather do that now instead of after sewing the bag shut*)

Trim the extra fusible and cotton down close to the seam if there is extra (but not too close!), then flip the bag right side out and make sure the keyboard/iPad/Kindle/etc fits inside. It should be cozy but not too tight or loose. This is the moment where you fix sizing mistakes!

*Next, take some fabric and make a tongue (fold inside out, sew three sides, pull right side out through the open side) and a moustache (same process). Sew the tongue on the inside of the back (you decide which are the front and back sides). Sew the short sides of the tongue on the front near the top, leaving it open on the long sides. Be careful not to sew through both sides of the sleeve. This step can also be done before sewing the sleeve shut, as mentioned above*

Now add any extra details you may want to, and enjoy your safe, stylin' technology!