Getting There!

I've been working on a design for an i-phone cover for the last couple of weeks, on and off. The idea was put to me by a customer, as I don't even own an i-phone myself, and wouldn't have thought of making one otherwise! Not being a seamstress, it's not something which came naturally to me to make, but I'm quite happy with the end result now and it's more or less finished as a design.

It's a stream-lined pouch, lined with black felt (12.5 x 8.5 cm) and made from Harris Tweed of course! I added the fabric button as a design feature and then thought it was crying out for further embellishment, so out came the embroidery kit! It's also very tactile, being tweed. (The bulk of the cover is mostly handsewn apart from the actual side seams - as it's my preferred method of working).

I'm in two minds as to whether to keep the design feature relatively simple as shown or whether to go completely mad with surface detail design - perhaps I'll do both! Not quite yet in my Etsy shop but perhaps very soon, after I've pounced on an i-phone user or two, to do a test-drive for me!

P.S. The gadget featured in the pics is a toy plastic one belonging to 'Little S' which I discovered after making the design. It's probably as close to an i-phone as I'll ever get!! (same dimensions as a real one though!)

Cheerio an Drasda!