Sorry for the delay!

I promised you version 2 of the iPad cozy but I'll have it for you next week!

Happy crafting,
Fabric Robot

Welcome back for part two! Now that we have completed the inner part we can finish the outer part, hooray! At this point I turned the outer layer inside-out and boxed the corners.

Now when you turn it right side out it will look like this.

At this point I put on the button, before I got any further in the process. I marked the holes where the button holes would be. I also cut out a small square of interfacing, which could be replaced with felt or something similar, to reinforce the button.

After the button was sewn on I got a piece of double-fold binding for the top of the cozy, as well as a piece of elastic to use in conjunction with the button. I pinned the piece of elastic along with the binding onto the inner rim of the cozy. I did however turn the cozy inside out to make it easier.

And once I sewed it, the elastic was installed.

Almost done! All that was left was to turn the cozy right side out and finish sewing the binding.

And that is our pocket iPad cozy tutorial!

Yay! Devin was so happy for his cozy! Now that you have followed along with this tutorial you could make a cozy for anything square or rectangular, like a camera, iPod, or even your cell phone. Thanks for joining us. Next week I'll share my version of the iPad cozy.

Is everyone ready for a tutorial? I am! Today we will start with the easier of the two cozies. This one is for co-founder Devin who just wanted something simple to transport his iPad. He asked for a sleeve with a button, and this is what he got.

So as not to bombard you with images I will spread the tutorial over a couple of blog posts showing each completed step. If there are any questions I will happily answer and post follow up images if necessary. Now to begin we took one of our new robot fabrics as our outer layer, a layer of batting and a coordinating red flannel print for the inner layer. Devin enjoys flannel on the insides of his cozies because it is a nice screen protector and wipe. I gave generous seam allowances which you will see here.

Next I pinned just the batting and flannel to fit snugly around the iPad, leaving just enough room to slide it in and out.

I stitched the side and the bottom, and trimmed the edges.

Now that the inner part is ready we can work on the outer layer. To give enough room for the depth of the batting and flannel I allotted some extra space on either side of the inner part. The side on the fold is shown first.

The seam that was sewn on the other side was marked with sewer's chalk, pinned and sewn.

Here is what we have now, basically the same as what we did to the inner part. Once sewn it was trimmed.

But wait there is more! I'll share how it all gets put together including a couple special touches! Check out part two of the pocket iPad cozy.

We have been so busy with the holidays that we've failed to bring you a weekly blog post. Sorry!! Ever since Thanksgiving we've just been non-stop and looking forward to the new year. We were able to bring you our newest shipment of fabrics, which we hope you enjoy. As mentioned on our twitter, you can soon expect Fabric Robot tutorials! Two, in fact. We made two different kinds of iPad cozies and would love to share them with you.

But for now, Happy Holidays!

This started out as a shout out to one of my favorite blogs, Noodlehead and evolved from there. I really liked a lunch bag she showed recently, it was a present she made for a friend for her birthday. They eat lunch together a lot and so she made her a personalized lunch bag (shown below).

But then I realized it was a link to yet another blog that I really enjoy, Pink Penguin! What a small world! Both blogs are so great and are always such an inspiration. I would love to see this tote in a combination of owl fabrics, wouldn't you? Enjoy the tutorial and thank you to Pink Penguin!

I'd love to see what sorts of projects come out of these inspirations, please share and enjoy!

Who doesn't find some sort of inspiration from the great Anna Maria Horner? The colors, patterns, sketches are just amazing. And her beautiful kids make up her world of fabric and other miscellaneous crafts. I think there is something to be said for a person who not only seems to have a great head on their shoulders and but is also able to express so eloquently the creativity that flows through them. Bravo! With each post from Anna Maria you can feel the vibrancy of what she expresses, whether it be about sewing or of life in general. I think we are all better because of our hobbies and life's little indulgences. Keep sewing everyone!

Thank you ReadyMade for this great tutorial! I saw it in this month's magazine and thought I would share it with you all. This accessory is perfect for the season since ruffles and zippers are really a trend right now. Embellishments are in style, which is great because so much of that can be done so easily by you at home to your favorite shirt or headband. Or from scratch, like this necklace! Pick out a zipper and a coordinating (or not!) fabric and accessorize away. People will wonder where in the world you found such a great necklace, and you'll just have to blush and say you made it yourself! Enjoy!

I found this and was amazed, how ingenious to think of a bread buddy. We have Debbie from Stitches & Seams to thank for this awesome tutorial! Above is what the bread buddy looks like all folded up and ready to take with you when you go grocery shopping. But when you are ready to get your bread for the ride home the bread buddy opens up and protects your bread from a devastating squish between your other groceries. See below the bread buddy in its full glory!

Great right? Check out the tutorial here and make sure to give Debbie a round of applause for this nifty invention!