MEOW PAD

My little cats, I'm working overtime to show you my feline DIY of the week... I know that not all of you are lucky enough to have a wonderful lover who gives you IPADs for your love birthdays... So that's why this is a bit of a DIY, 2 in 1... with a little tip for customizing any textile surface and the measurements for making an ipad cover for those that are varnished... I hope you're all sitting up and wiggling your fingers, because I've seen the craziness that leah goren's little Chat print dress has unleashed in you, so today I'd like to revisit this print a little by adding... Polka dots! I hope you like it and have fun putting cats and polka dots everywhere, on your tee shirts, your curtains etc. etc. etc.... WITH ALL MY LOVE!

To customize any textile (preferably cotton) you'll need..:

• pebeo "setacolor" opaque textile paint
• stencil brushes (and smaller ones for outlines)
• thick paper (or cardboard)
• and scissors

and for an iPad cover, you'll also need the pattern you can download here HERE:

• cotton fabric (approx. 50 cm)
• wadding sheets
• pins
• sewing machine

Start by customizing your fabric. Here I've used the famous cake punches to make the polka dots. "bathing cap remember... Punch a circle or two as you see fit (it's easier to do one at a time), in the cardboard box of your favorite cereal fig.2, and cut around it as much as possible (and a stencil, one!) fig.3 & 4. Together directly on the fabric, trace the outline of the cat heads (which you'll find on Pattern HERE ) fig.5. Using a small brush, dip it in Pebeo paint and follow the outline of the cat's head fig.6, then with the stamp brush, fill in the pattern fig.7. Finally, use your round stencils to add random dots to the rest of the fabric fig.8. 

Making a cozy cover for your ipad is actually quite simple, and I couldn't really find what I was looking for on the internets, so while I waited to find the holy grail of a cover, I concocted a little pattern for myself... To begin, pin the wadding to your printed fabric fig.2, then machine stitch fig.3. Then fold your fabric strip right sides together, leaving enough space for your flap fig.4. Machine-stitch, and do the same with a second fabric strip (your lining) fig.5. Insert the right side into the lining as shown in fig.6, then pin and stitch along the rounded shape of the flap, then trim the excess around fig.7, before notching the rounded edge. Slide the whole assembly together and pin the part that will end up under the flap fig.8, making a small return. Finally, pin this straight line fig.9 with an iron and TA-DA! fig.10!