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Posted by Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. on February 8, 2007, 3:00 pm
I've made fabric books for my granddarlings. What I did was make
complete little quilts in the normal fashion (birthed the pages and
bound the cover) but each page is 17 X 11 in.- fold that in half and
you have 8.5 X 11- the size page I wanted. Make a complete quilt for
the cover- fiqure about 1 inch larger than the pages- or about 9.5 X
12 for the front and back plus the spine area. The spine area needs
to be the proper width for the pages- mine turned out to be about 2
inches- so my cover was 21 in. horizontally by 12 in. vertically.
Fold all your finished page quilts in half- one at a time- and stack
them to get an idea of how much spine width you need or count them and
allow 1/4 to 1/2 inch for each page. Add the 9.5 for the front cover,
9.5 for the back cover and the 2 in. (or whatever *you* need) for the
spine to get the horizontal measurement you need for the cover. Sew
the pages about 1/4 to 1/2 in. apart on the spine area- this mostly
depends on the type of batting you use- flannel will be thinner that
W&N and will need smaller spacing.... just fold the pages in half and
sew to the spine- one at a time spacing them as you have determined.
(Stacking all the pages and sewing thru the middles is just too much
bulk.) The book should lay fairly flat- you can add a ribbon to tie
it shut or use some kind of fasterner.
Clear as mud??? LOL
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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> Our Quilt guild is having a contestfor the best FABRIC BOOK. I now
> about childrens feel and touch books but iam looking for "how toos"
> for an adult inspired book and how to make them. Lots on how to make a
> book but not a Fabric book.
> Any Ideas?
> ceegee
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> about childrens feel and touch books but iam looking for "how toos"
> for an adult inspired book and how to make them. Lots on how to make a
> book but not a Fabric book.
> Any Ideas?
> ceegee