GEOMETRIC JACKET OVERHAUL

So this past Christmas I got a nifty new cover for my Kindle Fire from the 'rents. First off: Pops, I think the jacket is awesome. It keeps my kindle safe, has a removable blue-tooth keyboard, and it's very own kickstand. All super handy and very useful.  The only thing is ... Well ... I don't ... not ... dislike how it looks.

Whew! Feels good to get that off my chest.

And fear not! A bit of leftover fabric paint, a roll of masking tape, and a Saturday afternoon later and I have a kindle case to crave.

The only tricky bit about this project is how to get a series of triangles to touch point to point. It requires a 4-step tape-paint-
dry-repeat process. Don't worry, I'll walk you through it.

STEP ONE: GATHER THE GOODS

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

A kindle case you want to jazz up (hello my baby, hello my darling!)

Fabric paint color(s) of your choosing (I used Jacquard Neo Opaque Black & Lumiere Bright Gold)

Masking tape

Ruler
Pencil (A pen works, too. I'm just accident prone so I wanted the option to try, try again.)

Paint brush (though a bit of sponge works just as well)

STEP TWO: MEASURE AND TAPE OFF DESIGN

Measure your case while it's unfolded. Divide into an even number of columns. Use the masking tape to block off alternating columns. 

Here, I divided the taped-off columns into ten rows. I drew diagonal lines back and forth between the tick-marks to form a series of triangles. I'll use these drawn lines to place the tape for the first round of painting. 

When blocking off the the diagonal edges of the triangles, you'll only be able to mask half of the triangles in each exposed column. I've marked with yellow dots the triangles I'll be able to paint on the first round.

STEP THREE: PAINT THE FIRST ROUND

Make sure that the tape is firmly pressed down so that there is no bleeding. Let it dry for the recommended time (30 minutes or so). 

Peel off the diagonal strips of tape but leave the vertical ones.

Block off the next series of triangles in the exposed columns and paint!

At this point you'll have half of the total triangles in the design (Not too bad looking even at this point!)

STEP FOUR: REPEAT STEPS TWO & THREE

You can faintly see the already painted triangles through the masking tape as well as the third round of triangles in the exposed columns. All that's left to do is tape off the final diagonals and paint the last of the triangles.

STEP FIVE: ENJOY THE PRETTY THING YOU JUST MADE

So, that's it!

If you like it (or you are completely lost and need some breadcrumbs to help you through) leave a comment! I'd love to hear what you think ... especially if it's warm fuzzy things about making stuff.