Members Sylvia Posted July 30, 2012 Members Report Posted July 30, 2012 Ok, first let me say I am not fond of Martha. I think she is pretentious and arrogant... enough said. I just found Tandy promoting a project of hers.... ugg http://www.marthastewart.com/904573/leather-ipad-sleeve I think it's funny that one commenter tried the card case and it didn't fit any cards. ha! Quote
Members HellfireJack Posted July 30, 2012 Members Report Posted July 30, 2012 I saw this on the Tandy site last week. Couldn't find a link to the actual projects at the time though. The pattern for the cards looks to be the correct size. The guy probably printed it out with a margine which would definitely skew the size smaller. I made a sleeve like that (withouth the lacing) for my daughters Kindle Fire. I'll definitely save the simple patterns for future reference though. Quote
Members Sylvia Posted July 30, 2012 Author Members Report Posted July 30, 2012 I saved them too. But I think i would do some prototyping before I cut leather. Quote
Members Glendon Posted July 30, 2012 Members Report Posted July 30, 2012 Just at a quick glance, the card case does look a little tight. If you look at the bottom of the page, they are suggesting 4-5oz leather. That might not work even if the pattern is printed correctly if there isn't enough extra room on the sides for the pockets to give a little. I applaud the effort to promote leather, but there are some details missing that would make a beginner screw up. Quote
Northmount Posted July 30, 2012 Report Posted July 30, 2012 Make sure to print actual size. Don't let your software scale to fit the page/printer. Most printers take up to .25" off the margins, so letting your s/w shrink to fit scales it smaller. And I totally agree, cut the prototype to fit on paper or other cheap material before cutting any leather. CTG Quote
Members Wishful Posted July 31, 2012 Members Report Posted July 31, 2012 Just face it - you are becoming trendy like Martha Quote
Members Sylvia Posted July 31, 2012 Author Members Report Posted July 31, 2012 Just face it - you are becoming trendy like Martha LOL! I will never be so "stick up my butt" like Martha. Quote
Members chancey77 Posted July 31, 2012 Members Report Posted July 31, 2012 THAT JUST LOOKS LIKE.....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Quote
Members Sylvia Posted July 31, 2012 Author Members Report Posted July 31, 2012 LOL. I thought so too. Quote
Members HellfireJack Posted July 31, 2012 Members Report Posted July 31, 2012 I think the same thing about all the goofy camp and boyscout projects Tandy has. Quote
Members Anacott Steel Posted July 31, 2012 Members Report Posted July 31, 2012 You people are awful. She is clearly an inspiration to rehabilitated criminals everywhere....... Quote
Members rosiart Posted July 31, 2012 Members Report Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) 1343753265[/url]' post='258771']LOL. I thought so too. Actually I did a double take when I saw this stuff on the Tandy site last week. My first thought was how juvenile the finished products looked, but then thought maybe I was being unkind. Edited July 31, 2012 by rosiart Quote
Members Sylvia Posted July 31, 2012 Author Members Report Posted July 31, 2012 You people are awful. She is clearly an inspiration to rehabilitated criminals everywhere....... Oh? Well, I had no use for the woman even before we found out what a crook she was. LOL Actually I did a double take when I saw this stuff on the Tandy site last week. My first thought was how juvenile the finished products looked, but then thought maybe I was being unkind. I do believe it would be better with saddle stitching or real leather lace. Quote
Members Glendon Posted July 31, 2012 Members Report Posted July 31, 2012 I do believe that look was kind of the point. They are billed as "camp" projects. But I agree. It wouldn't take a lot to improve them. Quote
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