Crafty Nook Case

If you've read my blog for a while (and checked out my I'm Reading What? page) you might have learned that I am the proud owner of a Barnes and Nobel Nook. J got it for me for Christmas last year and I have been obsessed with it ever since.

I take it with me everywhere so I have to protect it from the randomness (like pens, bobby pins, spoons, chapsticks) that might be laying in the bottom of my purse. However, while the Kate Spade or Jonathan Adler cases are adorable, I'm not about to spend $30 (let alone $85) on something like this. So with my trusty "50% off one item" coupon in tow, I headed to Joann Fabrics last night and this is what I came up with.

I picked this fabric because it was on the clearance rack is a home-decor fabric so I'm hoping it will be more sturdy than a normal cotton fabric. It's tougher but still elegant and I love that the base color is black. I hate when purses and wallets of light colors start to look dingy after not too long.

I used my coupon to splurge on an impressive clasp to close the case. I was originally searching in the aisles for a plain button but when I saw this one I knew it had to be mine. Granted I cringed a little while I saw that a single clasp was over $4 but since I only needed a small amount of fabric I knew my coupon would go towards this.
I lined the inside of the case with off-white fleece so that it's extra comfy for my Nook. And it will hopefully remove dust and/or fingerprints from the screen in the process.
Since the outer fabric was tough and the fleece was thick, I had a little bit of trouble sewing on the top flap to the back of the case. This lead to some awkward stitches showing through on the inside and the black thread on white fleece didn't look so pleasing. So I hand stitched a little message on a scrap of fabric and attached it to the inside.
This is the back of the case and while I wish I would have managed to place the flap between the fabric and the fleece pieces, I made this work. I made sure to attach it very well since it's on the very outside.
I bought 1/4 yard of each fabric which cost me around $2.20 and with the discounted clasp, this project cost me under $5! I have a good amount of fabric left over too. Maybe I'll make another case but I don't know anyone else that has an eReader so for now I'll hang on to it and wait until a project strikes my fancy.

Now I'm off to read :-)