Fabric book
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same_skyEvelyn has a thing for books. Specifically, she has a thing for eating books. I am pretending this means that she will have a voracious appetite for reading, but I fear that it means that she just needs more fiber in her diet. Santa brought her a fabric book for Christmas so she could chew on a book without eating the paper off, but while looking at the construction of it, I decided... hey, I could do that!
Someone please make those voices in my head STOP SAYING THINGS LIKE THAT.
Anyway, I've been working on this little book for a week, off and on, and I think it turned out pretty cute. I did not bother with things like ironing or pinning or reading instructions before diving into things like applique, so I have a feeling this poor little book is not going to be that sturdy in the long run, but... as I told M several, several times over the course of this project--it was stitched with love and that's the important thing, right?
Everything is flannel unless otherwise mentioned. I tried to throw in a few other fabrics for texture.
From the front--both covers are from this pink ducky flannel--I can't imagine why I have so much duck-themed fabric!
E & V. More ducks under the E! The pink page is fleece.
E & L. The square on the L page is from one of M's shirts, which just so happens to be the shirt he was wearing when she was born. Awww. The L is suedecloth.
Y & N. The Y is sweatshirt fleece. The N is my favorite block, I think.
A shot of the whole thing standing up so you can see how it came together.
Pretty fun, easy project, though a little more time-consuming than I had bargained for. It was fun, though, and Evelyn won't care if everything isn't perfectly straight! As long as she can chew on it, she'll be happy. :)
Someone please make those voices in my head STOP SAYING THINGS LIKE THAT.
Anyway, I've been working on this little book for a week, off and on, and I think it turned out pretty cute. I did not bother with things like ironing or pinning or reading instructions before diving into things like applique, so I have a feeling this poor little book is not going to be that sturdy in the long run, but... as I told M several, several times over the course of this project--it was stitched with love and that's the important thing, right?
Everything is flannel unless otherwise mentioned. I tried to throw in a few other fabrics for texture.
From the front--both covers are from this pink ducky flannel--I can't imagine why I have so much duck-themed fabric!
E & V. More ducks under the E! The pink page is fleece.
E & L. The square on the L page is from one of M's shirts, which just so happens to be the shirt he was wearing when she was born. Awww. The L is suedecloth.
Y & N. The Y is sweatshirt fleece. The N is my favorite block, I think.
A shot of the whole thing standing up so you can see how it came together.
Pretty fun, easy project, though a little more time-consuming than I had bargained for. It was fun, though, and Evelyn won't care if everything isn't perfectly straight! As long as she can chew on it, she'll be happy. :)
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Date: 2008-04-25 02:33 pm (UTC)