Before our recent vacation, we decided it was time to invest in a GPS. I know next to nothing about electronic devices, but I know this thing is worth its weight in gold. It's been so useful, not only on vacation, but for getting around town to sporting events at unfamiliar fields, etc.
I figured out, after leaving it in the car during a track meet on a hot day, that it shouldn't be left in the car during anything on a hot day. It had shut down, and gave us a "due to extreme and dangerous temperatures" warning when we turned it back on. I'm sure this is somewhere in the directions for usage, but I probably didn't read those thoroughly...
Anyhow, I figured it should come with us when we get out of the van, but it didn't come with any kind of case, and my purse can be a treacherous place. So I decided to make a simple holder that we can slip it into when it's not in use.
I had a little bit of this vehicle fabric in my stash, and thought it was perfect for a navigation device :).
I sewed it to this gingham with two layers of batting in between, for cushioning the GPS. The two scraps of blue gingham are from an old curtain valance, and it already had the hem in it for a rod, which saved me a step.
From here I quilted each piece with simple diagonal lines.
And then sewed them right sides together, just around the green fabric. I stopped short of the blue, to preserve those openings in the hem, and left the top open. I turned it right side out and added a length of ribbon from my stash for a simple closure.
It worked out great!
This was a satisfying little project!
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