Scrappy gifts, Part 1

I hadn’t really planned on doing a ton of homemade gifts this year. I didn’t think I would really have enough time. But, then, I couldn’t resist when I saw a few ideas that people would really like.  Plus, it gave me a chance to play with more scraps!  Ooh, Amanda Jean, I can see how this could become quite addicting!

So, the first thing I pulled together was a Kindle cover for my mom.  I used the tutorial from the Sometimes Crafter, and it came together super easily.  My needle complained a little when doing the final topstitching through a lot of layers of fabric, and I had to convince it to keep moving the bulkiness under the foot, but overall it was very fast.

Some of the fabrics I used were leftover scraps from the quilt I made for my mom, three years ago. The first lap quilt I ever made. I’ll have to try to take a picture of it when I go home next week.  I picked the rest to go with that group.  The inside is some leftover I have from a Neptune fat quarter bundle.

I’m hoping to have a reason to make another one of these for myself when the holidays are over! And I may make one more before I leave, as I think my stepmom recently got a Kindle, as well.