HOW TO MAKE QUICK & EASY FABRIC BOOKMARKS

A personalized fabric bookmark! The creation is simple, but highly effective, for a truly special gift! To make the fabric bookmarks Anna chose 2 different types of fabric: one in a solid color for the back and one with a balloon pattern. The bookmarks have a size of approximately 20x5cm. On plain fabric it was the recipient’s name embroidered with a contrasting colored thread.

How to make a bookmark

The fabric rectangles are joined, wrong sides together, with a seam running along the edge then finished with a zig zag scissor cut. You can also use an interlude of thin flizeline to give greater rigidity to the project. All packaged with a decorative ribbon sewn on one side, between the two flaps of fabric.

SCRAPS OF FABRIC

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The bookmark is then enclosed in a transparent bag. A nice colored basket collects all the bookmarks beautifully sorted. Here is a special (and useful) gift ready for an equally special event.

Fabric Bookmarks That Can Be Made Quickly and Easily
Fabric Bookmarks: Mara of The Quilt In Progress, who is a guest writer on my blog, will teach you how to make fabric bookmarks that are both quick and easy to make.

It is impossible for me to be the only person who has a large bucket full of fabric scraps, or even two of them. I am confident that I will be able to transform these scraps of fabric into something lovely, so I meticulously fill my bucket with every last bit of fabric. I have a long list of projects that I want to make out of scraps. My bucket is already full, but I haven’t made much progress. That is, until I designed and made these DIY bookmarks out of fabric! This project is ideal since it requires only four pieces of fabric that are four inches by four inches, and you can utilize all of the leftovers. They are the ideal present for everybody. A small amount of interfacing and thread are the only other materials that you will require. Did I mention these are very fast to make?

MAKING FABRIC BOOKMARKS

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CUT: (3) 4×4” squares of fabric. Your fabric might be completely matching, different, or a mix. There is no right way to do it.
(2) 4×4” squares of interfacing. Note: For interfacing, I choose Pellon 911FF featherweight. It provides your bookmark a little stretch, but enough stability to protect the pages of the books. I would not advocate getting anything lighter. If you choose to use a stiffer interface it wouldn’t affect the finished product, it is just preference. You can always experiment with these if you have different sorts handy at home.
i. Cut one square of interfacing in half diagonally to produce a triangle. See photo below for reference. Note: You will only utilize one half of the triangle.

IRON:

The interfacing needs to be ironed to your fabric once you have cut all of your pieces.
Using the cloth you wish to drape across the book’s pages, On the incorrect side of the fabric, iron the half-triangle interfacing.
Once the interfacing is covered, iron the square in half. This will result in a triangle of cloth with interfacing in the middle and an open seam on the right side.
Iron the entire interfacing square to the wrong side of the fabric square that you want to use as the bookmark’s back.

Layer your squares right sides together, as seen in the picture below. Your NON-interfaced entire square, right side up, is the bottom layer. In the center is your triangle. Verify that the top right corner is facing the open corner with exposed seams. Lastly, position the interfaced square with the right side facing down.

Pin the layers together, then sew along the entire edge, leaving a 1.25-inch opening for turning it right side out later. Use a 1/8-inch seam allowance. (Verify that the entrance is on the side opposite the triangle, on one of the two sides with just two layers. Turning the bookmark upside-down facilitates closing the opening more easily.

Turn the right side out after carefully trimming the corners. 7. To seal the opening, top stitch all the way around the edge using a 1/8-inch seam allowance. 8. That is all. You’re through! This is a quick, entertaining, and practical craft to use up all those tiny fragments of fabric.

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