Thank You Very Much-es

These little needle books will be making their way to my quilting bee friends as small tokens of gratitude for making the friendship quilt such a success!  I had fun yesterday combining my felted sweater stash with fabrics, buttons, and some embroidery to make these (and I should have made one for myself while I was at it!).  They were simple to make with a rectangle of felted wool for the cover, some flannel rectangles for pages, a simple line of sewing through the middle for the spine, and then the joy of embellishing them.  The perfect use for small scraps of fabric too small to be sewn with, but too precious to discard.  Same goes for the oddly assorted buttons, looking for a special home.

The quilt is so close to being finished, but all of a sudden I'm in no hurry.  It was great fun to work on, but when it's done, it's done, and an exciting project over.

I'm savoring these last few stitches, and can't wait to share the finished product tomorrow!

Comments

[Mousy Brown]

Thease are so beautiful too - wish I was one of your quilting friends :)

[Bibliosophy]

Thank you!  They were so fun and easy to make!

[Lizzie]

Ah, my mum still has a yellow felt needle book, of this kind, with what remains of a felt-pieced christmas tree & decorations. I made it for her when I was little, at school. She's still using it!
I love these - worth putting in your Etsy shop?

[Bibliosophy]

Thanks for stopping by Lizzie!  That is so sweet your mum still has her needle-book; I would treasure something like that from my child too!