Making a Kindle Cover

Father's Day Gift! (don't let him see!!!)  My mom got a Kindle for my step-dad for Christmas, and he has yet to protect it...so I got to it and made a cover!

I was looking for a book-type design, but nothing I found completely suited my fancy.  I got my final ideas from Dixie Mango (here and here) and did a lil combo.

Things I changed from the tutorials: snap instead of velcro, I put 1" elastic in the triangle corners (which I stretched when sewing in to give a lil extra holding grip).
Things I used: interfacing (soft for cushioning and sturdy for support), the Kindle holder but I enlarged the corner fabric, I also gave the cover an outline of book-binding.

Things to keep in mind: put the soft interfacing closest to the device and the sturdy stuff on the outside, make sure to measure your device (this kindle is approx. 4.75" x 6.75" x .35") and keep it handy as you work to double check all the fittings, and you can change the design to hold an number of technological devices!

You can sometimes find my creations (and sometimes my sister's art) for sale as well as request items here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/stuffbychrissy

TO COME: cloth gift bag tutorial!!

why, yes, this is the gift bag i put that kindle cover in :)

Tutorial

RSOC hosts FREE Outdoor Concert!!

The Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale is putting on a concert to help bring audiences back and raise funds for the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra which performs free concerts in areas that have been affected by the earthquakes and tsunamis.

An overview of the program and participants is available through the Post-Bulletin article linked below.

What: "A Song for Sendai" by the Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: Peace Plaza, downtown Rochester. Lawn chairs welcome. Rain site: Lourdes High School gymnasium
Admission: Free. VIP tickets, $75, include pre-concert reception and program, video message from Sendai orchestra, appetizers, cash bar and reserved seating. (507) 286-8742. Donations also accepted, with all proceeds going to Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra.
 

Read the Article HERE ('Song for Sendai' concert reaches across the sea)

Recital Complete!

Angie's Dances

...if i should fall...

Dreamscape

Modern Classical

me, relieved that the performance went well

so much music that so many people learned!!
(so much viola music that Maria learned!)
so many people that i had to find!

Chris C. Anderson, Eddie Barksdale, Maria Boyer, Kylie Cassidy, Sage Coy, Rob Deitrich, Morgan Deters, Luke Engstrand, Dani Fenske, Helen Goldstein, Zein Hassanein, Heather Holland, Ian Kerr, Jaline King, Angie Misso, Rita Ombaka, Amory Parker, Caitlin Power, Branden Pursinger, Joseph Reed, Lucy Roberts, Lydia Simmons, Laura Specht, Abby Vining, Anya Walker, and Hanna White.

more pix: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150871051533275.526455.598863274&type=1&l=f70ff0cbc8

more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/159631387469017/