Today, it bucketed down with rain ALL day... Not good for two energetic boys, so I bribed them with a new game for their iPod and got sewing up a couple of the quilted notebook covers for my teacher presents.
The first has a pieced front cover, made with a small sample I was sent in the mail, it might be Birch Fabrics, and Timeless Treasures Sketch in grey. I worked out how to add elastic for a pen holder and closure and I think it looks cute. As you can see from the size of the pen, the notebooks are quite small, I think A6 size but very handy for popping in handbags!
This one took me ages to complete so for the next one I decided to use just one piece of fabric for the outer cover, in this cute radios print that I picked up at my local Quilt Festival, it doesn't have a name on the selvedge.
I used one of the Kona solid greys as the inner linings as I seem to have yards of the stuff! I've taken loads of process pictures, so maybe I'll even have a go at writing a tutorial one of these days!
I hope to crack on and make at least 5 or 6 of these over the week - famous last words I'm sure!
Linking up with;
Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story
Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River
Link a Finish Friday
TGIFF at Charm About You
Confessions of a Fabric Addict
10 comments:
fun notebook covers! :)
Great project and beautifully executed!
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They look great x
Hi Karen! Your notebooks are beautiful, these and the present for the teacher! Also with my quick visit I saw that you make wonderful things! Kaleidoscope quilt is in my 'list' and yours is beautiful! I picked also sweet dog! x Teje
PS. Thank you for your visit and comment!
Cute! I have never made one of these. Looks great.
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Great notebook covers!
So fun! I have to make some to keep as presents.
They are great gifts! Thanks for linking up :)
Such nice journal covers - and great gifts! Whoop whoop!!
What great journal covers and neat fabrics! Thanks for sharing.
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