I finally caved and bought myself a new toy last weekend. While my laptop is really useful when travelling for doing photo editing and keeping in touch with things, it’s also absolutely huge, as it’s a widescreen version. I realised, when packing to come away to Patchwork In The Peaks, that said laptop took up a large amount of precious real estate in my carry on bag, and given that I wasn’t having any checked in luggage, I was getting perilously close to having to wear the same socks every day.
It was time to embrace the tablet world, and given my extreme allergy to all things Apple, it definitely wasn’t going to be an iPad! Instead I’ve picked up a Samsung Note 10”, which I can sync with my Samsung phone and which seems to do everything bar washing the dishes. I’m working on training it on that…
Anyway, having got said new toy, it then needed a cosy to protect it from the elements, so I set to to create one. I mentally went through a range of options, from a sleeve type to a book cover like one until I finally settled on one that could be folded to create a stand. Then I realised how much time I had before going away, given that I was thinking about this on Tuesday night, and compromised for the time being!
So here it is, the Samsung Note 10 cover, made from some Stof linen that Susan totally forced me to buy when visiting her last November. Handily, it goes nicely with my Airbus and fits perfectly in the front pocket:
PS: Both the tablet and cover are straight, apparently I was standing squint ;o)
What the well-dressed tablet should be wearing this season 🙂
Woo! New gadgets and their accoutrements!
Ooh, very noice! My man has a Note and loves it – I like it coz I can work it having a Samsung phone myself.
Best excuse ever for buying a new gadget: I didn't have room for clean socks and a laptop so had to buy a tablet 🙂
Good for you!
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Looks fab, good work, and well done for avoiding the evil apple empire!
Gorgeous cover, I got a note too but blogger stopped working on it 🙁
I have a samsung galaxy tab and really love it…..but it doesn't have such a pretty cover! Juliex
I love my tablet, and it has various outfits for going out in 🙂
And I also meant to say how much I loved yours!
Tablets rock, and so does that cover !
Downsizing is so in now, and that cover is just lovely! Have a great trip.
I love my ipad, but your cover is lovely.
We'll buy anything just to make a cover for it! LOL! Very nice! Jxo
I want to get a tablet so my wee man can keep himself amused. Love your cover
Lovely cover!
Ooh, new gadgets are so fun! Have a good time on your trip! 🙂
I do hope you can train it to do the dishes and the vacuuming. I think your cover is very fitting. Lovely.
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Wha……doubles as a stand? I wanna see it do that! Oh and btw its beautiful
Let me know how you get on with the Samsung. I've always vehemently denied needing a tablet but the Android ones are so tempting…
love the linen, i have the dots, but hadn't seen the text. where did you get it from?
Loving the cover Katy, great fabric. How did you choose which tablet to buy? I always get bogged down in all the geeky details and end up walking away (and what's wrong with Apple apart from their extortionate cost/s)
Sheesh, I'd have to make a nice cover to hide a 'notepad' in too, if I got a bump to the head!! Great disguise 😉
The gadget seems to be working though – did you make a fanny-quilt today?
Nice cover Katy, but aren't you going to tell us how was your weekend in The Peaks?
my first smartphone was Android, but I found its talking functions very limiting (bear in mind I can't see anything on the screen!) so I gave in and bought an iPhone, my only Apple product … which I've neglected to the point that it's an iPhone 3 not the newest iPhone 5 and it's now 2 OS updates behind the times LOL. Very tempted to find an excuse for buying a tablet, though no idea what make I'd opt for! … PS don't worry, I'll send you some socks for Christmas so your feet don't feel neglected.
Ooh really nice cover! I have Nexus 7 which I love – can't beat an Android.
I don't have any sort of tablet and really only want one so I can have the touchdraw app.
Ha, ha, my hubby is allergic to all things Apple too 🙂 He loves his Samsung tablet. I love the cover you made for yours 🙂