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Wednesday, 14 May 2014

tablet stand

I made this AGES ago and keep forgetting to blog about it.  I was the lucky recipient of a tablet from my wonderful parents a couple of months ago.  I love it.  I watch Netflix on it as I'm sewing as I don't have a TV upstairs.  I'm currently addicted to 24 and burning through series 2....

Annoyingly, the tablet lay on my desk and I couldn't see the screen.  I tried propping it up on a tin, but decided I needed a real stand.  As I was sewing at the time, I abandoned my project and got to work.  I used this tutorial by Betty Crocker Ass, works perfectly.

I love this fabric.  I have no idea what it is, but I bought a little bundle of similar colours when I first started sewing, intending to make a patchwork bag. That never happened, but the little bundle still sits alone, outside of my main stash as it's "special".

Clearly at the time I made this I wasn't watching 24.  The little puffy rice-filled cushions at the front hold it so it doesn't slip forward and it leans on the triangle bit at the back.


 I added this little channel.  The original tutorial has a solid pillow-type thing at the front, but I added this...

For the charging cable.  I doesn't work perfectly as I failed to take into account the fact it plugs in the bottom, but at the edge of my desk it works just fine!  Next I have to make a case to keep it in...
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15 comments:

  1. Rachel14 May 2014 at 08:06

    If I have a film on while I'm stitching, either the film or the stitching suffers! Just can't cope with the modern age...!

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  2. Janine @ Rainbow Hare14 May 2014 at 08:47

    That's such a clever idea. Really handy :)

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  3. JoJo14 May 2014 at 14:50

    That's the perfect solution!!! You'd think the tablet makers would have attached a little kick stand type thing, like on the backs of photo frames.

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  4. Sandra :)14 May 2014 at 15:02

    That's cute - and useful!

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  5. Jacqueline14 May 2014 at 15:05

    What a brilliant idea!

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  6. Kerryp7714 May 2014 at 16:04

    Great idea wendy, I have to have background noise when I'm sewing in the kitchen.

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  7. Sarah in Stitches14 May 2014 at 21:14

    Fantastic idea! And the fabric is beautiful, love the color. :D

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  8. margaret15 May 2014 at 06:56

    how crafty are you, this is a very handy resting place for your tablet

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  9. Jane15 May 2014 at 07:35

    You've done well, it's a pretty stand for your tablet. You'll just have to make sure it's fully charged before you go to your sewing room

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  10. Anonymous15 May 2014 at 07:36

    Great job, these are so useful aren't they? I made little ones for phones for my children at Christmas and without fail each one held it up with a puzzled expression on their faces but I'm pleased to say that they all use them.

    ukcitycrafter@live.co.uk

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  11. Jacqui S.15 May 2014 at 14:01

    Good idea.

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  12. Jo Ferguson16 May 2014 at 03:19

    That is a really cool idea. I love it!

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  13. CeLynn20 May 2014 at 01:41

    Very nice,I have seen something similar to this before. Need to make one for my little tablet one of these days.

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  14. Anonymous20 May 2014 at 02:43

    My neck hurts... Brilliant idea!

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  15. Pattilou21 May 2014 at 17:23

    Oh, I gotta do this one! Great post.

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