I was really excited to make a case for my iPad. This is a prototype of sorts. I knew I wanted it to be portfolio style rather than sleeve style and it was just a matter of determining how to keep the iPad in place. Inside is made of very rigid cardstock for structure and an old yoga mat for padding. The iPad is held in place with very taut elastic that doesn’t obscure any of the buttons or inputs. There’s also an improvised area for my stylus (I intend to use it as a sketchpad). This version is a little bulkier than I’d wanted (the case plus the iPad has a profile of 1”) and it doesn’t have a closure of any sort because I didn’t plan for one. Also, it’s my habit to not ever use closures, but they are cute and it would give an added element of protection to prevent things from slipping inside the portfolio-style case.

I got my fabric and notions from Cool Cottons which I’d never been to before but it’s a great store!

Hello! Not much to say here, and not much knitting going on. I did manage to knit an entire cardigan that did not fit, that was plenty discouraging. I sewed one last handbag for the season, a messenger bag appropriate for winter! I found some amazing plaid wool at Knittn Kitten for $4.90 for a little over a yard, which complemented a lining I bought from the sale bin at Bolt a month earlier. I already had a suitable zipper at my disposal; the buttons at Button Emporium (I bought them at the same time I bought the buttons for the cardigan that does not fit). There were some “gotchas” when it came to assembling the messenger bag that haven’t been present in my previous totes, but I can’t seem to articulate them. I’m really happy with the way the bag came out!