{"id":5430,"date":"2024-08-11T12:38:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T19:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=5430"},"modified":"2024-08-11T12:38:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T19:38:46","slug":"icases-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2024\/08\/11\/icases-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"iCases bag"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Small<\/a>If you’ve read this blog in the past, you’ll know that I like many of the various bag patterns from https:\/\/byannie.com<\/a>. A few days ago, one of our grandsons stopped by with his iPad Mini, and I was horrified to see that it was “naked”! What if he dropped it? It could be scratched or even broken! Luckily, there is a relatively new pattern on Annie’s site called iCases. It comes in three sizes for a variety of devices, but the smallest one is perfect for an iPad Mini.<\/p>\n

\"Back<\/a>I had to order the pattern, since my LQS doesn’t stock that one, and then I looked through my stash to see whether I’d need to purchase fabric. After all, this needed to have a masculine flavor, so that left things like Tula Pink fabrics out. \ud83d\ude09 However, I found a print I’d bought quite some time ago and that had the names of lots of different countries on it — perfect for someone who is training to be a pilot! Then it was off to the LQS for some cork for the exterior of the bag, and I was in business.:) My Bernina 790Pro went through all of that bulk like butter! I think my grandson will get some good use from the result!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’ve read this blog in the past, you’ll know that I like many of the various bag patterns from https:\/\/byannie.com. A few days ago, one of our grandsons stopped by with his iPad Mini, and I was horrified to see that it was “naked”! What if he dropped it? It could be scratched or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[329],"tags":[199,202,218],"class_list":{"0":"post-5430","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-other-stitching","7":"tag-bag","8":"tag-bernina","9":"tag-grandchildren","10":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yzuO-1pA","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5753,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2025\/09\/29\/ipad-case\/","url_meta":{"origin":5430,"position":0},"title":"iPad case","author":"Sandy","date":"September 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm going to be taking my iPad in its keyboard case to a class in October, and I thought it might be a good idea to have a padded bag to hold it and keep it safe from possible harm. 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