Denim joy

I was asked to make a journal cover in blue with a yellow 'joy' similar to the Razzmatazz applique cover that I had made previously.

What immediately sprang to mind was using preloved denim and sunshine yellow.

So I had a play.  Discovered some preloved jeans; added some yellow fabric and voila - another journal cover was created!!

The thread I used to top stitch the cover with was the same orange colour that I'd used to change a jeans zip.  I thought I would use it again because it was in keeping with the jeans theme.

This cover was born to keep the Your Body Speaks journal cosy!

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Forays into applique

I applied to be on a television sewing programme here in the UK.  When filling out the application form I was surprised at what I *did* know - I could pretty much say I'd tried my hand at every aspect of sewing.

But there was one section that I'd not tried before - applique.  So that was to be the focus of my next project.

I used the lime green linen skirt as the outer fabric

and added the pink almost-tie-dye-but-not skirt to the front.  It was lined with an offcut of pink fabric that I already had.

It took a couple of attempts before I was happy with the applique but it looks like I can tick that one off my list too!

 I love using such vibrant colours together!

And I just know that it will be the perfect journal cover/book cover for somebody out there!

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