Bookcovers... doesn't the very word take you back? It reminds me of the first day of classes in high school, after books were passed out in each class, the teachers would tell us to cover our books. And so that night I would go home and pull paper grocery bags out of the pantry, use that sturdy brown paper and fold paper covers for each book, securing them with tape. These days, no one is admonishing me to protect my books; it's a task I take on myself. I particularly wanted to find a way to keep my Quilters' Travel Companion book from getting all banged up. It spends a lot of time in the car, gets carried around, in and out, gets exposed to the sun and countless other tales of woe. My first volume of this book got dog eared and tattered and I wanted to save this copy from the same fate. Easy enough! This is two rectangles of fabric, some fusible fleece, and a length of Velcro. The exterior fabric is a sturdy stripe from Ikea, the interior is a fun print I picked up yesterday.
1 comments:
Very cute.
We took the quilt to the hospital today. They remembered us and GUSHED over the quilt. She said it was perfect and thanked us over and ove again. She said that they were always running out - so anytime you wanted to send quilts north they would love to have them.
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