![]() ![]() template, iron on fleece, fabric and lining stitch along the curved top snip along the inside seam allowance cutting to ease the curve flip, finger press, and iron finished pocket and then added a final layer of Pellon Craft-fuse Iron-on Stabilizer. I used more H640 Volume Fleece wadding to give it structure. This pocket is lined with added interfacing. I love pockets! And I think the result is worth the extra steps. Front and Back covers with iron-on Vlieseline H640 fleece Adding the pocket ![]() Jessica has FREE downloadable directions for this on her You Tube channel. Then I followed Jessica’s directions for making the pocket. Downloadable directions from Jessica I chose some fabric for the back cover and ironed it to the H640 Volume Fleece Batting. It is clear, quick, to the point and probably one of the best tutorials I’ve ever watched! I thought the curvy pocket looked great on the book sleeve and it created a nice space to keep a little notebook and pen. I wanted a pocket on the back cover and fell in love with a curvy pocket from a Quick and Easy Tablet Sleeve You Tube tutorial by Jessica from Sew Many Creations. The back cover My first try of the pocket The Fleece batting combined with the straight line quilting created a soft but firm structure to the book sleeve.įinally, at the end, to add even MORE structure, I ironed Pellon Craft-fuse Iron-On Stabilizer to the back of the Fleece batting. I carried on until the front piece measured 8 by 10 inches. Strips right sides together, stitched and flipped, and then straight line quilted. Then I simply added strips around the block using a quilt as you go method. ![]() I used the Book Block as my base and ironed it to some Vlieseline H640 Volume Fleece batting purchased from Amazon. If you fancy another Foundation Paper Pieced pattern you can download the FREE Good Morning Sunshine sunburst pattern from the Windham Fabrics website here. ![]() Kate is hosting another Tall Tales book blog sew along this summer!įancy having a go with Kate Basti’s Tall Tales Book Block foundation paper pieced pattern? If you don’t want to make a whole quilt, it sure is fun to turn the block into a book sleeve. Got to admit that it’s pretty perfect for a book sleeve. Kate Basti’s Tall Tale Book Blocks are a Foundation Paper Piecing pattern that is so darn cute it got me doing FPP even though I’m directionally challenged. The front of this book sleeve started with a spare book block from my Book Quilt version of Kate Basti’s Tall Tales Book Blocks. Pellon Craft-fuse iron-on Stabilizer or any heavy weight iron-on interfacing.Vlieseline H640 Volume Fleece Batting – it’s iron-on.orphan blocks and scraps from free motion quilting.8 by 10 inch fabric rectangles for the front, back and 2 for the lining.Quilters also have lots of orphan blocks, UFO’s (Un-Finished-Objects) and left over free-motion-quilting practice pieces, all of which are ideal for upcycling into book sleeves. Quilters tend to have lots of different fabrics which we enjoy mixing and matching. So I thought that quilting would be a lovely way to add interest while making the book sleeve soft and strong. This tutorial is a quilter’s version of a book sleeve. The method for constructing the sleeve is identical to the Santa Sacks project that I posted about in December. She uses foam to give the sleeve structure. Jessica uses just one fabric for the front, back, and lining. Jessica has a super simple YouTube tutorial. There are lots of good Book Sleeve tutorials out there. They’re so much fun to personalise for people who love books! Here’s the perfect cover for a book sleeve – a tall Tales Book Block by Kate Basti. Looking for a gift for book lovers? Book Sleeves are one of my favourite projects. ![]()
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