Tutorial: Fabric notebook cover with a hidden zipper pocket

This fabric cover turns a plain notebook into a special journal ready for you to pen your thoughts – or perhaps just your to-do list for the day. Hancock Fabrics shows how you can make one at their blog, The Stitch. There’s a hidden zipper pocket hidden in the front side seam where you can place some emergency cash, or a house key, or a stash of pens. The cover is removable so when your notebook is full you can just replace it with a fresh one. The dimensions in their tutorial will make a cover to fit a notebook 8″ x 6″ but you can adjust them to fit any size notebook.

Click the link below for the tutorial:

Sew It Yourself: Fabric Notebook Cover Tutorial, by The Stitch

[photo from The Stitch]

Freebie: Printable Christmas Eve magic pillowcase poem

With all the excitement and expectation of Santa’s visit, it can be hard for kids to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. Melissa from Polka Dot Chair created special pillowcases for her nephews, to be used only on Christmas Eve. When she gave them to them, she included a little poem explaining that they’re magic pillowcases to help them have sweet dreams. She’s sharing a free printable of the poem on her blog, plus she links to a tutorial she’s written for making a pillowcase, so you can start the tradition with your own kids.

Click below for her tutorial & printable:

Free Printable Christmas Pillowcase Poem , by Polka Dot Chair

[photo from Polka Dot Chair]

Looking for Holiday or Christmas themed Fabric prints? Check these out. Don’t have time to make your own pillow case? Check out these Christmas Pillow Case designs.

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