Fabric bookmark corners

Still using scraps and these took me down memory lane. My mum once showed me how to fold paper to make a corner bookmark. I really do not like books that have had their corners turned down or creased so bookmarks are needed. Saying that I use a variety of things for bookmarks. Usually the nearest flat thin object. Receipts, membership cards, paper money, coasters, pierces of yarn....... I’m sure you get the idea. So I used 3 4 inch squares to make some corner bookmarks from fabric. 

Square one was interfaced on one half by a half triangle shape and folded over and pressed into a triangle itself. This was placed on a corner of an interfaced square facing right side up and covered by a third square right side down. 

Sew all round leaving a turning gap, clip corners and turn through and press after poking corners out. Press again and top stitch close to edge closing the open edge 

So now I have 3 bookmarks for around the house. Pretty ones at that. 

 Tutorial came from Pinterest and on craftystaci.com. Got to admit I’m having a blast with quick and easy projects at the moment. Need to find more projects to keep me amused in my time I get to myself in the evenings. 


What do you do? Fold the corners or use a bookmark of some description? 

Scrappy book cover

At the start of the month I celebrated my birthday in lockdown. Claire from Beautiful things HQ ( youtube and Facebook is where you can find her groups and pages) held a zoom class for a book cover using scraps. I believe it is now or soon will be a online class on her website to. So I booked myself into the class and joined in and made a book cover. No photos here sorry. Today I got sent to get some time to myself to sew or something. First thing that came to mind was all the wonderful scrap pieces from making the wonderful peg bag and making a new notebook cover. I love it. 

It started well and looked pretty even before the sewing started. Claire’s style of teaching really left me with no doubts on my second go at this and whizzed through it no problem. Only thing I had to watch out for was by making sure my bobbin was full when I started. 

The other side is just as pretty and very individual. I have a thing about notebooks and love buying new ones. 

The inside flaps that hold the cover on are bright and cheerful. Im having so much fun with these books and scraps. I’m already on another project to use some more of the scraps up. 

My other thought was how many projects can I get out of this fat quarter pack I’ve been using. Will have to keep all the bits together and see I think. 

leftover love

Carrying on from leftover talk yesterday I thought I would share with you my special box. When I have cotton fabric scraps I use them to cut out apple core shapes and put them in this shoe box.

I get them out every now and then and start randomly putting them in pairs

The more random the better,  I am aiming for a large very random quilt.  It could take some time but each block will hold a memory of my sewing journey

I only started a little while ago and the box is slowly but surely growing full of apple core shaped blocks, some of them in pairs for now. So far I have memories of mothers day gifts, wristlets for key rings, microwave pot holders, pencil cases, and boxer shorts 

Going to be interesting to see how far I get in a year or so. 

Take care and stay crafty

Jules x