Wow, summer has arrived (well maybe not officially on the calendar) and blogging has kind of fallen by the wayside. Projects, too.
The weekend is here and I do need to plant some flowers that are very tired of sitting in their tiny seedling pots. Maybe I can carve out a little time for indoor fun this weekend, though. Like sewing. Imagine that!
Lately I've been making bread from frozen bread dough. Quick -- and a homemade touch without the work! Yay!
Recently, I sent a card to one of my nearest and dearest.
I felt like it needed a little something more than a card, so I made this bookmark.
I first sewed the center strip to the two side (striped) strips. Then I cut horizontally across the upper portion and stitched in the horizontal part of the cross. Layered it with flannel in the middle for "batting" and a cotton piece for the back. The backing was pieced but I didn't get a photo of it.
Then I did some quilting through all the layers, topstitched along each edge about 1/4-1/2 inch from the edge, and then pinked the edges.
That was it. It slipped nicely inside the card and I sent it off in the mail.
Something to do with your scraps!
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8 comments:
very niCe!
Oh, what a sweet bookmark, Sue! I plan to make some of these. I often use 1-3 layers of off-white flannel for the 'batting' to smaller projects, it works great, and adds that neat ravelly look to the piece. Happy weekend!
That's a pretty and quick little bookmark. And speaking of pretty, your bread looks so good, and I can just imagine the freshly baked smell.
What a lovely and personal thing to make.
What a pretty bookmark -- I love the colors.
Sue, what a sweet gift idea! You always come up with the coolest projects.
Happy Summer!
What a thoughtful and personal gift. Great idea!
I love your bookmark! I need to make one for my bible instead of using a piece of junk mail! Also...loved the Longaberger pottery in the back. That's from where I live.
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