Lily Couch's Writing Case

My great grandmother, Lily Couch, loved making things. She made furnishings for the home, including lampshades and pleated cushion covers. She was a dab hand at crochet, pottery painting and leather work. My mum remembers her saying that she always liked to keep her hands busy.

This leather writhing case is one example of her leather work. I have no idea how she managed to write her initials so beautifully on the front in the swirly letters. It is probably over 60 years old, so old that it has got verdigris on the brass press stud. I am not sure if she made it at night school or if she followed a design from a 30s or 40s craft book.