I went to a quilt shop with a list, thinking that would somehow keep me from spending alot of money... I was wrong. In spite of making no impulse buys, it was one of the largest purchases I've ever made at a fabric store. Let me show you what I got:
Not very impressive, is it? Most of it is white, or nearly white. It is what I need to finish 4 projects. Look for them in coming posts!
I have been interested in bookmaking for a while. I have read many web pages on the subject. However, all the discussion on glue always put me off. I have had bad luck with some collages on using the right glue and it's very frustrating. So I have been looking for a completely glue-free binding method. Of course there is Coptic Binding, but I kind of want a spine on a book. Fortunately, I found Secret Belgian Binding. Then I happened to purchase some fusing web that mentioned on the package that it could be used to bond fabric to paper. Which would be useful to, say, cover illustrator board with fabric for a book cover. It all sort of came together then.
I had found some little envelopes at school that were pretty cool. They were the same height as the ATC variety pack I had gotten, though narrower. I ironed some fabric onto the illustration board ATCs and cut a spine from a third. I used paper strips to attach pairs of envelopes so they would be bindable. Then I sewed it all up!
Here is a close-up of the spine:
The inside cover:
One of the pages:
It was pretty easy with a very nice result.
Whipped this baby up in about 2 weeks. Most of the time was spent on the binding. It proved to be super-hard to photograph! It is the same as Variegated Texture, but with different fabrics.
I have gotten a lot of new books in the past month, some I bought and some were gifts. All are cool. Among them:
Quilts, Baby! - This book is really cool, offering fresh ideas for baby blankies! I recognize a lot of the new modern style fabrics from my recent searches online...
Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt - A book about the quilts of a group of Southern black women. Their quilts have a very interesting style, and they definitely aren't rotary cutter users.
