Sewing Project

I love being creative, and one of my favorite ways to spend an afternoon is working on a sewing project, one of the things, sadly, I can't do while I'm in China. (I suppose I could, I'd just have to buy another machine which would be $$$)

Today, I spent the afternoon making a new cover for my Biblia. The other one was worn and tearing at the seams. I couldn't decide which fabric to use, so I just made a patchwork of a bunch of scraps I had lying around. I included a strap, which was only accomplished by the genius of my Dad helping me to turn it inside-out with a straw. My dad is basically MacGyver. :)

So... without further ado... here is the finished product:

The outside:

The inside: 

The inside seams have seen some wear, so I needed to tape it up. Luckily, I found some super cute owl duct tape, which does the job wonderfully!

I lined it with the same fabric that I used for the pockets.

I'm so glad I decided to make the strap. It really brings it all together.

 

I cut WAY TOO MANY squares for the patchwork, but didn't want to waste the fabric. So, if you're in town, read this, and want to recreate what I did, let me know and I'll give you some fabric squares. They're pretty :)

 

If you want to make this same journal, I followed the tutorial at this website, with a few changes here and there: How To Make a Journal Cover