My aunt had a milestone birthday last month and I sent her a goodie box filled with fruits, muffins, breads, and a special handmade gift.

Her iPad has a factory Smart Cover to protect it but when she takes it out of the house she doesn’t have any way to carry it except in a way-too-large tote bag.

And since I am on this sewing and quilting kick, I sewed and quilted one for her.

In red and purple.

Two of her favorite colors.

With a bit of pink since that was what I had in my stash.

The darker red is actually part of a skirt I had that I ripped apart.

The closure is actually two buttons sewn on together.

The strap is padded with a couple of layers of quilt batting as most tablets have a bit of weight to them and I wanted it comfortable enough to carry over a wrist or in the hand.

It’s just machine quilted in a grid.

Lined with red cotton and light blue flannel (because that’s what I had).

I schootched the lining out a bit before I top stitched around the edge so it almost looks like piping.

To be totally truthful…this is the second one I made for her.  The first one fit my iPad but not hers as her Smart Cover adds an inch or so to the overall size.  My sister took the smaller one for her tablet so it all worked out.