Quilted Kindle Sleeves

My sister and I recently purchased the new style Kindles to replace the ones
we had owned for over twelve years.

I wanted to have a go at making quilted sleeves for them, to protect them
when taking them out and about.

I have been following Sam at Curious Handmade on Instagram for a while,
and remembered she had sew along for a quilted book sleeve which I thought I could 
use as a template for the Kindle.

The details can be found HERE on her YouTube channel.

Here is the first one I made for myself, which you can see I made slightly
 too small. I didn't allow enough width on the seam allowance, but I'm pleased to say
it came out ok and is a snug fit for my Kindle!

I used two co-ordinating fabrics from a set of Hobbycraft fat quarters
which have been in my stash a long while.

I then made this one for my sister, taking more care with the measurements
 and this time and it turned out much better and a good fit.

For my sister's cover, I used two co-ordinating fabrics from a fat quarter bundle that
I am sure I bought from Sarah at Flutterby Fabrics during lockdown.
Sarah runs a fabulous online fabric shop on Facebook which you can find HERE

The buttons used were from my stash and the hair bobbles were from Primark.

I really enjoyed making these sleeves, and found them to be nice, easy projects to make,
following Sam's clear and precise instructions.

I definitely recommend giving Sam a follow on both Instagram and YouTube where
you will find lots of inspiration, projects, sewing hints & tips. 

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

A Hanging Travel Organiser

Today, I am sharing a Hanging Travel Organiser, which is one of the projects

available to make on the online sewing course with Claire Mackanass

at Beautiful Things Craft and Sewing Classes

As you can see, I decided to make it as a sewing organiser to hang

on the back of the door in my craft room.

It rolls up neatly to pop into your luggage.

This is a really good project to make as you get to learn how to sew with 

vinyl, inserting zips, along with lots of other techniques.

I purchased the sewing themed material from Flutterby Fabrics.

This is the fourth project I have made from the Silver Course
The first one, a Travel Mug Bag can be found HERE the second is

the Vivien Bag which can be found HERE and the third is a Packing Cube which 

can be found HERE

Claire's step by step video tutorials are very easy to follow, along

with her written instructions. In each group, there are six projects 
to make, as and when you want to.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x