Kindle Fire Cover-1st attempt

So, my step son got a kindle fire for his birthday. He loves it, as does my husband. I am not the greatest crafter, and this did not turn out well to my liking.
I found this on pinterest, and linked it here.

I started out with a book that we don't read. It fit the kindle well. I found some clearance fabric at Walmart and got a great deal on it. =)

I used a box knife to cut the pages out. BE VERY CAREFUL! I cut myself twice on this step.

I don't think I was supposed to cut the spine out of the book, but I did. I re-enforeced it with packing tape and called it good.











I measured and cut out quilt badding for the inside.

 I sprayed carpet and headliner adhesive on the cover. I did not have the actual fabric spray used in the original blog, so thought this would work too. I am not a fan of it for this project.

I then measured and cut a piece of black fabric and spray glued it to the badding and edge of the book.

I let it dry. The next step is to cover the outside. I cut a piece of orange fabric 2 inches larger than the front and back covers of the book. I sprayed the front cover, pushed on the fabric and let it dry.

The adhesive is visible through the fabric, but I hoped it would dry and go away. It did not.









I opened the book and cut, and folded the excess fabric over. I sprayed and glued it down too.

I did the same to the back side, however, I added sticky velcro to the fabric on the book side (so it would fold over and close).

This is how it looked.











I stopped taking pictures at this point, I knew it was not going to end well for me.
However, I did cut a piece of grey fabric to fit down the spine of the book cover and spray glued it into place.

I added the opposite end of the sticky velcro to the front cover, and put grey fabric to the sticky side of the first piece.

I guess it turned out alright, however, I am not happy with it. I will be making a second attempt with the sewing machine and making a slip cover type. Hopefully that will work out better for me.

I will be starting that tonight and hopefully have his cover finished and posted by tomorrow. =)