A girl I work with had an ugly spiral bound calendar from Staples, and I told her I could make a cover for it, “no sweat.” She choose hot pink and black. Over the weekend I pulled fabrics and looked online (thank you Etsy!) for inspiration. I sketched out a rough idea, then laid out the fabrics to get a sense of what the inside and outside should look like. After a few opinions (she loves the giant button!), this is what I came up with:
Outside
Inside
I thought it all through carefully, measured and drew and designed, then finally took a deep breath and started cutting.
You know what?
It turned out exactly as I hoped!
Front
Back
Inside Front
Inside Center
Inside Back
Piecemeal Quilts 
Beautiful. I made some for my friends but not for myself, then my quilting buddy showed up with a fabulous one for me. These are such great gifts to give and recieve!
I think it is time for a little tutorial, friend. This is the coolest journal cover I’ve seen!
Yes, tutorial please! I want some of these!
This is awesome! If you get a chance you should do a tutorial this would be great to give as a gift!
stopping by from the BINGO game:)
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Love it! especially the little crossover pocket. This would be great to hold my nook reader!
Jo
I think a tutorial is a great idea. I am always looking for new ways to do things.