Quilted Kindle Cover

Last Christmas, I made a few of these quilted kindle covers. My sister-in-law asked me if I had a pattern for it and I finally decided to get busy with at least putting together some basic instructions.

Quilted Kindle Cover/Case                                                         

 by Jen Gibbs

Materials:

8 strips 2” x 6 ¼”

2 strips 3” x 6 ½”

2- 6 ½” x 9” Warm and Natural type batting

2-6 ½” x 9” fusible interfacing
2-6 ½” x9” coordinating fabric for lining

2- 6 ¼” x 3” fabric for flap

2- 6 ¼” x 3” fusible interfacing

Sew-on Velcro or closure of your choice, snaps or buttons would be cute.

Piece together the two outside covers. You’re going to sew the four strips together then attach the bottom piece for each side. Use ¼” seam allowance. Iron seams open after sewing.   Quilt to the warm and natural batting. I usually keep it simple and top stitch in the ditch along the bottom piece but you can quilt it however you’d like, really.

Iron the fusible interfacing to lining pieces.

Iron fusible interfacing to each flap. Sew together right sides together (RST) along sides and curved edge, leaving straight edge open entirely. Clip along corners, turn right side out. Press and top stitch if desired (gives it a finished look). This piece will get sewn into the layers.

Sew quilted outside to lining, RST to one pair and then sandwich the top flap in between the other pair, RST and raw edges together. The flap should be a little more than ¼” from each side of the lining & quilted piece and still flush with the raw edge.  Pin in place.  After you sew, set (quick iron) the seam and then open and press. Get a nice crease and top stitch along the edge. I usually try to do 1/8” finishing stitch.

Now you can make a little tab loop for a wristlet or keychain or whatever. Just cut 2” x 3” square. Press in half along the 2” side and then press each side in to the center crease to make you’re ½” strap. Top stitch along the edges. You can make the tap however long you like. I usually keep it to about ½” loop.

After you have your front and back pieces assembled, you’re going to open them up so that you can line up the outside layers RST and the lining layers RST. Pin the tab in place on whichever side you want. I tend to like my tab on the right. You’re opening is going to be along the bottom of the lining. So you will start and sew around. Stop when you have about a 3”-4” opening left.  You have to be slow and careful when you’re sewing around near the flap, partly because your foot might get stuck. It’s like sewing along a speed bump. You just have to ease the layers as you sew being careful not to actually sew into the flap…this is why you want to make sure that flap has a bit more than ¼” spacing from each raw edge. You can also adjust to a scant 1/4" seam allowance when sewing in these places.

Snip the corners so that when you turn it right side out, you’ll have nice points at the corners. You can slip stitch the opening by hand or by machine.