I think this make gets filed under “weird things I have sewn”.
The Englishman uses a bike trainer to supplement his training. During the winter months he uses it to get more of a workout by riding it after work a few nights. During the summer when the daylight hours are longer it tends to get packed away some of the time.
To help protect it from dust and cat fur he asked me to make a cover. I took some measurements, way over calculated how much fabric I would need and got to work.
The outer fabric is from Pitt Trading and one side of the inner has a fake suede lining leftover from my Gainline Yates coat.
From the basic pattern it took some tweeks to get it to slip on and off easily but not too floppy.
Once we were happy with the shape I overlocked in the lining, topstitched the bottom of the lining down and did a 2cm hem all the way around the bottom.
Pattern: Elite Directo Trainer Cover – self drafted pattern
Fabric: Japanese style cats from Pitt Trading, leftover fake suede also from Pitt Trading
Alterations: None so far but it will be interesting to see how it stands up to the job of protecting the trainer.
