Monday, April 28, 2014

Quiet Book Cover Page- Free Embroidery File

This book cover is cut 12x12 inches, then sewn with a 1/4 inch seam, leaving a small opening to turn inside out, then top stitched around the edge approximately 1/4 inch from edge.
Look for the FREE machine embroidery file below.









In the top left corner I wanted a hole for binder ring, so that pages could be added as they were made.  Also, if children are sharing the book, pages can be taken out for each child.
   I didn't care for the circle in the available decorative stitches.  It never turned out as a circle.  So, I used my button hole attachment set at the smallest possible length (without the use of a button in the spacer).  I chose the keyhole style button hole. As you can see from the picture above, it turned out almost a circle.  The one below was too long. 
    I believe most Brother/Babylock machines now come with this puncher device that helps to punch the hole.  I haven't figured out the purpose of the side holes on this device?
      These binder rings can be purchased in various sizes from an office supply store.  I had these left over from teaching.
     You can download my
to embroider this book cover.  (no by name is included).  The apple embroidery I believe was downloaded from www.sewforum.com but I cannot find the location and give credit to the person that posted the apple.  It originally had a leaf and some shading marks.  If you claim this embroidery design, please let me know so I can give credit where it is due.

Other Quiet Book Pages:
http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/2014/04/quiet-book-page-easter-basket-page.html                 http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/2014/04/quiet-book-page-bunny-chick-finger.html





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Thanks to the FREE programs:
possibly used for this post
GIMP for cropping & other digital effects
 Photoscape for downsizing & watermarking photo
PicMonkey creating collages used on this page

5 comments:

  1. cute. I like the idea of a quiet book. Something about fabric books just feels quiet to me.

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  2. What a nice idea, so soft and comforting. This one looks lovely, so well done Joy. ~Diane

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  3. Love how you made your Quiet Book! Thank you for sharing your Embroidery file and Linking up @ Monday Handmade Linkup Party . Have a great day, Joy!! :)

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  4. Thanks for sharing :) love the book for sure. Love quiet time almost as much as nap time.

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