Scared Silly

It’s always the silly little projects that throw me for a loop.

Case in point:  this iPad mini cover that my mom requested.  I took home a tracing of the device for reference.

Throw a twenty piece pattern at me with all sorts of complicated techniques and I will happily dive right in.  But ask me to cover a rectangular object with fabric and I freak out.

I spent a day thinking about the possibilities.  Then I did a few google searches and researched what other people had come up with.

Then it came to me – make a little purse for the darn thing.

I have made an envelope clutch before, and it seemed like a good place to start.

Time was limited, so I gathered some quilting cotton from the stash, and decided to add a layer of fleece (the purchase was a mistake, but it does come in handy every once in a while!).  This will probably not prevent damage from any drop from a significant height, but it will prevent scratching.

A loop and button were added as a closure.  I seriously dislike velcro, and pushing down on a metal snap in the middle of a delicate electronic device seemed like a bad idea . . .

So there you have it – a project that was completely out of my comfort zone.  And it turns out that it matches back quite nicely to her purse!