I was amazed at how quick and easy a tablet rest was to make

Over the last lockdown, my son spent quite a bit of time on his Nintendo with his friend.  They used WhatsApp to chat and played 'duo' games so no-one else could join in with them.

I noticed as they played, he left his phone (on video WhatsApp with his friend) all over the place, on the floor face up, on the arm of the sofa - face up, balancing on his lap or leaning up against the TV.   It was ceiling views all the way.

The tablet/phone holder only uses 1 piece of fat quarter fabric or equivalent, so if you have any old clothes waiting to donate/re-purpose, why not recycle them into a phone holder?

As usual for me, the most tricky part is lining up the fabric, or just paying attention.  This is such a blind spot for me it's unreal!

Thanks to the guidance of Tina Barret's One-Piece Projects, I was able to make a holder in an afternoon with just 1 piece of a fat quarter, some cardboard for the base and shape, half a bag of beans to weigh the holder down and some soft toy filling.  

The only item I didn't have ready to hand was a bag of beans! 

After testing out the product on my gorgeous Alice in Wonderland fabric and ignoring the golden rule of sewing and paying no attention to pattern, I managed to create a perfect Star Wars one for my son (his words).

So now he can chat with his friend, whilst looking at the ceiling, but at least his  phone is better protected.

I was rather surprised how quick and easy this make was and it is a great starter project for anyone not too confident on a sewing machine with minimal materials required.