We made this super cute felt sewing book at my Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPs) group last week. None of us really knew how to sew, so we were a little intimidated at first but it turned out to be an easy project for us - it's more embroidery than sewing. The craft is from the Martha Stewart website. I recommend clicking here to get detailed directions from her site.
For my sewing book, I used cream colored felt for the cover then some brown and blue felt for the inside pages. I bound the pages together with a simple running stitch along the center seam, then I cut out a heart in the cover and just did some simple cross stitching around the heart and along the edges of the book. Find a fun button in your stash and sew it on for the tab closure. On the inside pages, place a few needles, safety pins, straight pins, thread, a needle threader, and maybe a few spare buttons.
These would make cute handmade gifts for family and friends who are gifted at sewing, or for those of us who can always use a sewing kit for the bottom of our purses, just in case we need to mend something on the go. Happy stitching! -Kristen
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