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? 

Advent in the works

A few months ago I had this simple advent calendar idea. Simple pouches or packages made and filled with little bits and pieces for people.  Decided to get organised for once and started on my granddaughters today. They are still 4 days short as need just a couple of more bits for the last few days. I am really happy how they are working out so far 

First of all, I envisioned just little sweets and girly bits and bobs I thought the girls would like. Then I came across sublimation and sublimated jigsaw puzzles and decided in each day each girl would receive a few pieces of a jigsaw of their puppy. The idea is that on Christmas eve they would have this puzzle to put together.

Earlier today I took the time to sort out my 6-inch square paper packs and stuck 48 edges of the paper to form a tube to use as these pouches.  Then I used a little sellotape or craft tape to stick down the bottom edge flat. Filled with the bits and pieces I felt they needed and then pinched the top edge flat and sellotaped it to the top flat edge was the opposite way to the bottom edge given an elongated triangle pouch.

I hope this picture helps show what I am trying to describe shape-wise. Apart from figuring out how to display them and trimming the edges off, these are nearly completed. Can't wait to hear if the girls get as much as a kick opening all these as I did with the planning and putting together of them.