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Notebook Cover | Easy-Sew Project with Downloadable Templates
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With space for two A5 notebooks and with three pockets and a button closure, this personalized cover is invaluable for your sewing notes or sketching materials.
This padded sleeve is designed to protect your notebook. It can hold two books, or you can use one section for patterns or papers. It also has a handy pen pocket on the back, plus two small pockets inside, making it a stylish, functional accessory for sewers on the go!
Fabric choices
I’ve used natural tones for my fabrics, but pretty pastels or bright prints would also work well. The appliqué on the front offers the ideal opportunity to use up small scraps of treasured fabric leftovers.Make it your own!
- Add as many extra elements as you like: lace trim will give the sleeve a vintage feel.
- Embroider a name on the cover to make it personal.
- Use the sewing-themed appliqué on the inside pockets – and on other sewing projects too!
By the end of this project, you’ll have:
- Got the look of free-motion embroidery without actually doing any!
- Learned to appliqué the easy way.
- Sewn neat scallops.
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Finished size: 8 x 10in (20 x 25.5cm) when opened out.
Note: use a ¼in (5mm) seam allowance.
This sleeve will fit an A5 notebook, measuring 6 x 8½ x ½in (15.25 x 21.5 x 1.25cm).MEMBERS ONLY: To gain full access to the Half Yard Club projects please login or sign up
You will need:
Equipment
- Sewing machine with a standard needle
- 2in (5cm) circle template
- Erasable fabric marker pen
Materials
- 44 x 12in (112 x 30.5cm) of outer fabric: I used natural canvas
- 44 x 12in (112 x 30.5cm) of lining fabric: I used blue gingham
- 16 x 10½in (40.5 x 26.5cm) of fusible fleece/wadding
- Two or three pieces of fabric for the sewing-machine appliqué: 6 x 4in (15 x 10cm) of fabric for the sewing-machine body and two bobbins, 6 x 2in (15 x 5cm) of fabric for the sewing-machine base, dial, handwheel and two bobbins, and 6 x 12in (15 x 30.5cm) of fabric for the scalloped border – I used some floral fabric and red gingham
- 7 x 12in (18 x 30.5cm) piece of fabric for the pen holder: I used the same floral fabric that I used for my appliqué
- 6 x 8in (15 x 20cm) piece of fusible adhesive sheet (Bondaweb)
- 1in (2.5cm) button
- 5in (13cm) length of elastic cord (a hair bungee is perfect)
- 55in (140cm) length of co-ordinating ¾in (2cm) wide binding: mine has a red check
Cut:
- One 16 x 10½in (40.5 x 26.5cm) piece of outer fabric
- Four 5½ x 10½in (14 x 26.5cm) pieces of outer fabric for the inside flaps
- One 16 x 10½in (40.5 x 26.5cm) piece of lining fabric
- Four 5½ x 5½in (14 x 14cm) pieces of lining fabric for the inside-flap pockets
- Two 3 x 12in (7.5 x 30.5cm) pieces of your appliqué fabric for the scalloped edge – I used my red gingham fabric
- One 3 x 10½in (7.5 x 26.5cm) strip of your fabric for the pen holder
- One 3 x 12in (7.5 x 30.5cm) strip of your fabric for the pen holder
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