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Joan's Needle has changed its name to Bucklebee! You'll find the same excellent information here by the same author--only the title has changed. So sit back, relax, read, enjoy. You're in the right place.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Quick and So Useful

Got 10 minutes?  Here's a quick, simple, and very useful project for you.  Cut three pieces of craft felt 2 1/2" by 4".  If you don't have any felt on hand, use cotton scraps and pink the edges.  Stack the fabric up, and draw a line down the center of the top 4" side.  Sew the layers together, and you have what amounts to a tiny fabric book.  Close the book, give the spine a quick press, clip the thread ends and enjoy your new needle book!  While you're at it, make two--one for hand needles and one for machine needles.  You can use a pigment pen to write needle sizes on each page.  No more needles floating around your work space or jammed into the side of a spool of thread!

If you get a bit creative, you can use cotton fabric for a "cover" for felt "pages."  What a sweet little party favor or thank-you gift!

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