FREE PROJECT: Notepad Cover

 

This really sweet notebook would make a great gift for a girlie friend and is easy to make with just a small amount of fabric needed.  This exclusive project comes straight from a new book that is publishing this month called FAST FABRIC GIFTS by Sally Southern.

WHAT YOU NEED:
Materials:
Hardback notebook, A5 size – 15.5 x 22cm (6 x 8.in) approx.

Fabrics:
yellow gingham 25 x 26cm (10 x 10.in)
yellow floral 18 x 26cm (7 x 10.in) scraps in floral and spotted fabric, blue and green.
Embroidery threads – pale green, pale blue, peach (split the threads into three strands).
Tiny blue buttons x 2
Basic kit

Finished size:
15.5 x 22cm (6 x 8.in)

LITTLE TIP:
STICK TO A SIMPLE COLOUR SCHEME BASED ON TWO MAIN COLOURS TO GIVE THE DESIGN GREATER CONTRAST.

1. Pin the two pieces of yellow fabric right sides together along the 26cm (10.in) edge.


2. Open the seam and press flat with an iron.


3. Trace two birds, two beaks, two wings and five leaves on to Bondaweb. Roughly cut out and iron on to the back of the scraps of floral and spotted fabrics, then cut out the shapes carefully.


4. Take a wing shape and peel off the paper backing. Iron it on to the back of a contrasting fabric, then cut it out approximately 3mm (1⁄8in) from the edge of the shape. Repeat with the other wing, then put these to one side.


5. Peel the paper backing from the rest of the shapes and position on to the yellow fabric, overlapping slightly on to the gingham. When you’re satisfied with the layout and have checked that the positioning will fit on to the front of the book, iron the shapes to fix in place.


6. Sew single stitches along the join of the yellow gingham and floral fabrics with pale green embroidery thread.


7. Use the blue thread to sew tiny catch stitches around the birds to secure in place. Use peach thread to sew the wings in place with running stitch, then continue around the edge of the wing using a blanket stitch, so that the wing is only joined to the bird along the top edge. Sew running stitch around the edge of the leaves and stitch the small blue buttons in place for the bird’s eyes.


8. Stick the fabric on to the cover of the book with double-sided tape, folding over the edges and sticking them inside the book cover. Hide all the raw edges inside the book by sticking the front and back pages over them.


LITTLE TIP:
WHEN ARRANGING YOUR LAYOUT, DRAW AROUND THE BOOK ON TO THE BACKGROUND FABRIC USING VANISHING PEN, SO THAT YOU KNOW WHERE TO PLACE THE PIECES.

If you like this project you will love the other projects featured in this book.


Let me know what you think.
Marie