Although I maintain that felt can be worn year-round, I wanted to expand my sewing into something a little more appropriate for the hot weather—so I started embroidering on light cotton fabrics! But what to do with said designs?
A few year summers ago, I decided to decorate my plain brown cardboard Moleskine® notebook (I may have a minor addiction to notebooks… and to decorating practically everything I own) with a pink and green paisley fabric. It was a hit, so I decided to combine my two loves again.
A bright orange Tree of Life is sewn onto a floral brown fabric. This limited edition fabric comes from the Victoria and Albert museum (London) gift shop (another addiction of mine: museum gift shops). They had a beautiful exhibit of quilts going back to the 19th century and I was delighted that they were selling textiles inspired by the show!
The fabric is sewn directly onto the cardboard notebook. I love Moleskine® notebooks for their sturdiness, light-weight and pocket folder. The notebook used here is 13 x 21 cm and unlined (for both writing and drawing of course). I am also currently working with initials embroidered and sewn onto the pocket size notebooks… so check back soon for fotos!
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| Front view |
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| Close up. You can see the fabric is sewn right onto the notebook cover! |
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| Closer up... this was a particularly labor intensive project |
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| Back cover |
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