Tutorial: Fabric composition book cover

July 6, 2015 by Anne Weaver

School supply sales are just around the corner! Honestly, this is one of my favorite times of year. All those notebooks and pens and rolls of tape offered so cheaply by the discount stores! One of the items you always see are composition books. The hard-sided notebooks don’t have to be just for school, though.

Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how you can make a fabric cover for a plain composition book, turning it into a pretty journal. The fabric covers have an elastic strap to keep them closed when not in use. And when the notebook is filled, just remove the cover and put it on a fresh journal.

Click below for her tutorial:

Composition Book Cover with Elastic Closure – Sewing Projects for Kids Series, by Patchwork Posse

[photo from Patchwork Posse]

Have you read?

Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern

The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.