I was so excited when
Pink Poodle Bows contacted us to try out one of their patterns! They have a ton of irresistible little girl dresses and rompers, and I would have chosen any one of those in a second, but I just kept returning my gaze to their series of E-readers.
If you recall, a little while ago, I did sew myself a 'Kindle Keeper' with the help of Melissa at the
Polka Dot Chair. It was covered with iron-on vinyl, and I really do love it...
{check my kindle keeper out here}but I wanted to try out another pattern, and maybe make one for my mom for Mother's Day. {with baby coming, I fee like I should be on top of these things, ya know?}I was anxious to try out the other format, as well...my first one was sort of a sleeve, and I thought it would be fun to make a 'book-like' one.
As easy as the tut was to make the original Kindle Keeper that I made, there were just a lot of steps, including ironing on the vinyl...and sewing on vinyl is tricky, so my stitches weren't perfect and pretty.
The Pink Poodle Bow's E-reader pattern was soooo simple and easy to follow.
Here are a couple of my favorite things that I liked about this pattern: First of all, it doesn't matter if you have a Kindle, a Nook, a Kindle Touch, Fire, Kindle 4, Nook Color, Tablet, Touch...or even an iPad. This pattern gives you measurements to fit any and all of those...and I'm sure I missed some. Love that. Just because I have a Kindle, doesn't mean that anyone that I want to make it for does, as well, so this is the perfect versatility pattern.
Second, I did not buy 1 single thing for this pattern (don't tell my mom). I suppose I had left-over fusible fleece, but otherwise, I had all the stuff...the amount of fabric required is minimal. I love it when I can make something out of stuff I already have!
Thirdly...Quick Project...Don't be fooled by the 18 pages. It is indeed 18 pages to download the pattern/instructions, but that's because it's such a versatile pattern, as I mentioned before, and it's so nicely explained...you can't mess it up!
Giveaway Time!
Pink Poodle Bows has offered to give 1 of our readers a pattern of their choice! Get excited!
here's what you need to do to win:
- follow iCandy (duh)
- head on over to
Pink Poodle Bows etsy shop, check out all of their fun dresses and other e-reader
(there are other styles than the one I picked...and they are equally as darling) patterns and come back and
tell us what you'd choose if you won!
Please don't forget to leave us your email address in your comments so we can let you know if you won!
Happy Mother's Day, Mom!
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