I was looking for a cute gift for teacher appreciation,
so I decided to make a fun bookmark.
I used farm fabric - left over from quilts my mom made for JT-
because I wanted it to remind them of JT whenever they looked at it.
And since he is an animal lover - and talks about them ALL the time -
I figured it would be a good reminder :)
What you'll need:
- 1 piece of cotton fabric (mine was 2.5"x9")
- 1 piece of cotton fabric (2.5"x18")
- 1 piece of felt (also 2.5"x9")
- 6" piece of ribbon
Take the 2.5"x18" piece of fabric, find the center.
Set your tension high.
Set your stitch length long.
Sew right down the middle.
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STEP TWO
Layer your piece of felt on top of your 2.5"x9" piece of fabric.
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STEP THREE
Layer your ruffled piece of fabric on top of the felt, creating a fabric sandwich :)
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STEP FOUR
Fold your piece of ribbon into a "V" and pin in between the felt
and the non-ruffled piece of fabric.
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STEP FIVE
You can pin the rest of bookmark, or you can sew by the seat of your pants.
I chose to sew by the seat of my pants, so I could adjust the ruffles as I went.
I used a 1/4" seam allowance.
You can use a larger seam allowance if you wanted to be able to pink the edges.
I happen to like the frayed/funky look, so I didn't pink.
I also sewed back and forth over the ribbon 2-3 times to make it secure.
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STEP SIX
Grab your seam ripper.
And carefully remove the ruffle stitch from the middle.
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TIP:
If you have itty bitty holes from your ruffle stitch,
lightly spray the fabric with water
and let it air dry.
VOILA!
Teensy holes are gone.
Now you have a fun gift for teacher appreciation or Mother's Day!
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I had JT write a thank you note to each of his teachers.
Then I put it on another piece of colored cardstock, stitched around the edge,
and pinned the bookmark to the giant thank you note.
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Woohoo!
We love our teachers!
24 comments:
I would have pinked. But then again, you already knew that. :)
Thanks for linking up!!
super cute Kyla
very cute! I was planning on making my MIL a bookmark for Mother's Day and am now going to add this ruffle! Cute!!
This is a precious idea! Very cute!
I... just made 8. I had leftover pieces of a jelly roll that I used for something else, and I used it all up. Oh man. So cute. And so far past my bedtime.
Now... how do I get them to work on my Kindle...?
I LOVE these!
I just started a linky party this past Tuesday. It was a great success with over 50 link ups! I would love it if you would participate next week! It's called $10 Tuesdays and it's for things that cost less than $10 and take 20-30 mins (ish) to complete. I love inexpensive and quick projects and I'm guessing others will too ;) Thanks so much for considering.
Tina
http://sweetfloweret.blogspot.com/
PS. I'm GIVING away 50 button pony tailers this month! Come visit and claim yours ;)
These are too cute! A perfect excuse for me to put my ruffler foot back on my sewing machine:)
How sweet, ruffles are always nice and I love how you added it to a bookmark. What a great teacher gift and nice presentation too!
Love these and am featuring them next Thursday on A Crafty Soiree!
Love those! We are making bookmarks for a baby shower but not sure if I want to make 60 ruffled bookmarks but it is certainly tempting after seeing how cute they are! :)
What a cute idea! :)
http://embellishinglifeeveryday.blogspot.com/
I love this blog! and the bookmark. so simple and completely awesome.
thanks for sharing,
kathryn
www.thedragonsfairytail.blogspot.com
This is adorable. I am thinking that I might make one to give to my kid's teacher's for Teacher Appreciation Week.
PS I love your blog and I am now a follower. I found you over at the Creation Corner.
Love this project! I'd love for you to link up at Inspire Me Mondays. It's up all week long!
http://singingthreelittlebirds.blogspot.com/2011/05/inspire-me-monday-happy-mothers-day.html
What a cute idea! I made some bookmarks (seen here) for my mother and mother-in-law, but this is a super cute idea. I actually played around with the idea of using ruffles, but couldn't think of a good way to do it. I can't wait to make one of these for myself!
I'm just popping in from Get Your Craft On to say hi! I hope you have a great week!
Kristi @ A Nest in the Making
Can't you tell it's been one of those days?! :)
Here is the link to the bookmarks I made.
Kristi @ A Nest in the Making
Really cute love the project and have post it on my tumblr
http://sewchicandunique.tumblr.com/
Thanks for sharing and so glad i found your blog today!
Mayya @ Sew Chic and Unique
I'm am such a bookmark junky. I can't wait to try this one out and I LOVE the idea of giving it to a teacher.
now i love this tutorial! so awesome. i have it bookmarked-pun intended;)
hehe
gina
I loved this so much I had to copy. I'm doing a post on it on Friday at recoveringcrafthoarder.blogspot.com and I'm linking back to your tutorial. Thanks for such wonderful inspiration!
This bookmark is sooo sweet! I love it! I shared the link on my FB page - thanks for linking up to Think Pink Sundays!! :)
Love, love, love this. What a fun way to give a book as a gift too!
I shared this post/tutorial on my Friday Favorites (got posted today/Tuesday due to Blogger issues last week). Thanks for the great idea!
WHAT a great idea!! love anything with ruffles on it. too cute!!!
Saw these over at Tip Junkie and knew I would love to make one. New Follower! Thanks for the tutorial!
~Jen @ Frazzled Five
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