Needle Book
Designed by
Satsuki 'MAY' Okamoto
Finished Size
• Width approx.18cm (folding size 9cm) x Length approx.18cm
Tools
Sewing tools
Erasable marker
Cloth cutting scissors
Pins
Sewing needle
Quilting needle
Clothes Iron
Materials
• Cloth for outside
• Cloth for inside
• Cloth for pockets
• Felt: 16cm x 16cm
• Batting: 18cm x 18cm
• Button
• Leather cord: width 3mm 12cm
• 35mm Bias tape 80cm
Making
Prepare cloths. Cut the 4cm tapes from outside clothes. Use your favorite cloth. You need the tape length at least 10cm and the longest one 30cm. You need 10 -12 tapes. Cut the inside cloth 18cm x 18cm. Cut the pocket cloth 18cm x 15cm, 18cm x 12cm
Draw the seam line on the tape, 7mm from the edge.
Place the tape on the corner of batting. Use 45 degree line on your ruler. Make sure your first tape covered the edge of batting.
Place your second tape on the first tape, right side together. Sew the seam line from one side edge to the other side. Make a knot, one back stitch, running stitch, one back stitch and make a knot. Use your Roll and Press and open the tapes. Continue this action until tapes cover batting completely
Cut the excess of the tapes. It will be same size of batting.
Fold one edge of pocket clothes with Hot Hemmer and iron. Double folding as 8mm first then 10mm. Sew with running stitch.
Place the inner cloth, big pocket and small pocket on the backside of batting. Basting.
Fold your bias tape with Bias Tape Maker or Fusible Bias Tape Maker and iron. Bind your needle book. When you sew on the backside of needle book, fold leather tape half and sew it together.
Sew your button on the center of front.
Sew the center of felt and center of needle book together with running stitch.
