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Granddaughter's Request

2/10/2019

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It all started with a text message...

"Hi grandma I was wondering if u could make me a pouch for my drawing tablet.  Could it pls be gray and pink.  The measurement if 14.2 x 8.6 so could u pls make it a little bigger.  Love u so much.

Of course, I checked out my stash and incredibly, I had no pink or gray fabric!  (not my favorite colors!)  So I went shopping and bought some FQ's in a variety of values and started making the fabric using my left-over Stitch & Slash technique.

Because I have been making wallets and purses for a while, I was pretty confident of using a zipper to close the top and attaching the lining for the inside.  

I thought a 9" opening would be fine but no!  Did you know a 9" zipper doesn't open to 9"?  I didn't until the entire pouch was made and I couldn't insert the cardboard tablet I made in the dimensions of her tablet.

Back to the drawing board.

But problem solving is a part of all my artwork so instead of starting over (which I hate as much as ripping out stitches) I cut out the zipper and finished the raw edge with some couching.  Then, it was too short.  So I added some Sari ribbon to the edge and added more couching.

So instead of a zipper, I created a tab and added that with a couple of magnetic closures.

To personalize it, I added her name using some alphabet beads.

​All in all, I think it turned out cute.  I hope it fits and she likes it.  If not, I can always make another one now that I know how to do it right! 


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