Fabric-covered Valet

Getting ready to wrap everything up that's going to Australia, we realized we hadn't made anything for Tata! So I remembered a little fabric coaster tray tutorial I put on the to-make list a while back, and thought it might be just the right thing. Tata lays his phone, keys, etc., on a shelf on a hutch inside their front door. This little tray is about 6.5" x 10.5" x 1", a nice size for corralling all his little things and a great way to protect the wood of their nice china hutch. The buttons on the corners can be unlooped so the whole thing lays flat for travel.
The original coaster tray was smaller--obviously, it was the size of a coaster!--and the corners were pinched and stitched. Also, it was interfaced fabric. This one has the corners cut out (looks like a giant cross with stubby arms) and thin cardboard lining in each section. A stitched seam holds each piece in place. The loops are elastic hair bands cut in half, the buttons and linen are from the $1 Salvation Army dress, the green fabric is left over from Easter tree costumes, and the cardboard is from a cereal box. Total cost= $0!