{"id":47697,"date":"2026-05-18T06:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=47697"},"modified":"2026-05-18T06:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:08:14","slug":"hand-sewn-external-hard-drive-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/05\/18\/hand-sewn-external-hard-drive-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Sewn External Hard Drive Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Joe needed a pouch to protect and hold an external hard drive that he carries with him on his commute. I used a piece of Amy Butler fabric, some leftover quilt batting to pad it, and also added a pocket inside for the cord. There’s no tutorial on this project, as I just winged it – but they’ll probably be a need for another one in the near future! There’s another photo behind the cut. <\/p>\n

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Joe needed a pouch to protect and hold an external hard drive that he carries with him on his commute. I used a piece of Amy Butler fabric, some leftover quilt batting to pad it, and also added a pocket … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"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":[19],"tags":[6344,6346,3665],"class_list":["post-47697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sewing","tag-amy-butler-fabric","tag-case-for-an-external-hard-drive","tag-sewing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-cpj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4438,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2011\/09\/27\/brick-path-quilt\/","url_meta":{"origin":47697,"position":0},"title":"Brick Path Quilt","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"September 27, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"This was my first attempt at quilting, a gift for a new addition to the family. 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