Tartan Tablet Cover

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 27th December 12, 05:46 PM

What can you do with that remnant tartan cloth laying about? Make a custom tartan cover for the new tablet that Santa brought, of course!

I obtained this one from Belvi Designs, whom I found on Etsy selling tweed tablet covers. I almost pulled the trigger on one of those, then thought -- if she can make one from tweed, surely she can make one from the New House Highland tartan. A few emails exchanged, the tartan mailed off to her, and a few days later I was rewarded with this.

I love using it, and knowing there is not another one out there like it!

**dakuda** · 27th December 12, 08:24 PM

What a good idea !!!!

**Elf** · 27th December 12, 08:40 PM

Fabulous. Let alone a tartan cover is distinctive, it also occurs to me that the tartan is like a name tag. Enjoy using it and thank you for inspiring the rest of us.

**unixken** · 27th December 12, 09:07 PM

The only possible improvement that I can see, would be for the pattern on the closure/tab to align better with the tartan on the body/face of the cover. Other than that, I think the cover looks terrific!

**Santa Kona** · 28th December 12, 06:43 AM

Looks good.

**Mike_Oettle** · 28th December 12, 09:33 AM

Very nice!
I notice similarities of colour between your New House Highland tartan and the Ulster Red tartan. I bought my wife a shawl in Ulster Red for her birthday – will post a picture in due course.
Unfortunately she won’t be wearing it just yet, as our cold weather will only hit us in about May or June. Right now putting a heavyweight shawl on is close to suicidal!
Regards,
Mike

**Truitt** · 28th December 12, 10:09 AM

That looks fantastic! That is a great idea.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 29th December 12, 05:40 AM

Originally Posted by unixken

The only possible improvement that I can see, would be for the pattern on the closure/tab to align better with the tartan on the body/face of the cover. Other than that, I think the cover looks terrific!

Yes, that would have been ideal, however I'm sure she did the best with the remnant piece I sent her. When dealing with a small piece of tartan, it's not always possible to match up things like that. Overall, I'm still very happy with the craftsmanship, though.