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.
STEP TWO
Layer your piece of felt on top of your 2.5"x9" piece of fabric.
STEP THREE
Layer your ruffled piece of fabric on top of the felt, creating a fabric sandwich :)
STEP FOUR
Fold your piece of ribbon into a "V" and pin in between the felt
and the non-ruffled piece of fabric.
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.
STEP SIX
Grab your seam ripper.
And carefully remove the ruffle stitch from the middle.
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!
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.
Woohoo!
We love our teachers!
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