I am now 5 weeks post-op and my hip is beginning to feel like my own. I am still not allowed to sit at less than 90 degrees, but as I’m feeling less sore, I thought I would make a quilted sketchbook cover. I actually used my sewing machine standing up! I have so many black sketchbooks, which are so uninspiring. I used a scrap of a beautiful Liberty cotton lawn for the centre and the rest of the fabric was in my stash. I am so pleased with the result, I am tempted to cover them all!
This method of quilting is called ‘stitch and flip’. It is a bit wonky, but that is me 🙂 It is a good stash buster. You can find the tutorial by Kristen on Youtube.
I usually find pressed flowers in most of my books!
I think these would look much prettier on my bookshelf if they were quilted. I am looking forward to being able to sit outdors and sketch again.