The dream: make a matzah cover that looks like a piece of matzah. For more than a year the idea had been kicking around the back of my mind, and after two months of getting the pattern just right –as well as figuring out how to photograph it– the dream is now a reality.

You can find the matzah cover pattern in the Sew Jewish Etsy shop. It’s in PDF format and available to download right away.

I like to think that it’s fun enough for the kids’ table and cool enough for the adults’ table.

The cover has three pockets –one for each piece of matzah used during the Passover seder– and the Hebrew word “matzah” appliqued on top. You can skip the appliqued letters, of course, and although I’ve sewn it up with a top of matzah print fabric, you can choose whatever fabric you like and follow your own dream.

I’ll be using the pattern for a sewing class on March 11 at Beetle and Fred fabric shop in Beacon, New York. For the class, we’ll use matzah print fabric and all the materials will be provided. We’ll leave off the appliqued letters so that there’s enough time to complete the matzah cover in one session.

The PDF pattern is available for immediate download in the Sew Jewish Etsy shop.