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Cowgirl Cuties tutorial: Ipod Nano pouch/cover

Well yesterday Cowgirl Cutie was looking at some crafts and found a tutorial on an Ipod Nano cover that she really wanted to make. Since she really does not get much time on a sewing machine, she was excited to be here to make one. We looked through our fabric stash and she found some cute polka dot/striped fabric that she wanted to use. We then pulled out some purple felt and that was our 2 fabrics we used.

1. You will need:

Two fabrics of your choice (CC used a printed cotton for the outside and felt for the inside) 

10cm of ribbon 

Thread 

Scissors.

2. Cut one 24 x 8.5cm rectangle from each fabric. Place right sides together, and sew almost all the way around with an 8mm seam allowance. Leave about a 3cm opening on one of the short sides.

(A cats tail sometimes gets in the way)

3. Snip the corners and turn inside out through the opening. Use a pointed object (like a knitting needle) to poke the corners out.

4. Iron out the seams well.

5. With a 3mm seam allowance, stitch across the short side to close the opening.

6. Next, place your iPod pretty much bang on centre of your rectangular piece to determine where you need the opening for the lead to go.

7. Mark the opening and sew a buttonhole (notice we have switched sewing machines to use the vintage sewing machine buttonholer thingy.... that CC almost rolled laughing in the hallway but she finally came around to see that the thingy was really cool after all)

8. Fold at the buttonhole as shown in the photo. Insert one end of your ribbon about 2cm from the bottom.

9. Still with a 3mm seam allowance, start from the bottom and sew all the way around (sandwiching the ribbon between the layers), and thereby also topstitching the flap, until you reach the point where you need to insert the other end of the ribbon.

10. This is where it gets a little fiddly, but don't worry. It's the trickiest part, but you're almost done! Stop sewing about 3cm from where you need to insert the ribbon. Sandwich the ribbon between the layers like you did on the other side.

11. Making sure the ribbon is stretched taut across the fabric, sew until just before you reach the ribbon, then stop with the needle still down.

12. Now push the opposite side towards the presser foot, as shown in the photo, and continue stitching under the arch of the ribbon, until you reach the end. It's a bit fiddly, but you can do it! Now just snip off any loose threads. Add a button for decoration on the ribbon if you like.

Now your done, go slip your Ipod in your new cover and crank your tunes!

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05:05, Thursday, January 1, 2009 .. Posted by bfitz

that is the cutest dern ipod cover ever. great instructions and photos. just love your site and your girls too. i want to make those sour cream cinnamon sugar candy cane twists, like now, an after Christmas treat?

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09:09, Thursday, January 1, 2009 .. Posted by fcusick

I love it!! Great Job!

Blessings,
Flossie