Sewing Notions Pincushion Book

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  Step 1

  Trim your papers to size with a metal ruler and craft knife. Make sure that the grain of the papers and chip board is parallel to the
  height.

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  Step 2

  Fold each text weight page in half
  right to left. Burnish. In the traditional Japanese style, the folded edges will serve as the fore edges and the open edges will be bound in to the spine.

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  Step 3

  Align the pages and clip them at the
  fore edge (folded edges) with a bulldog clip. Place a small scrap of paper between the clip and the pages to prevent the clip from damaging the pages.

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  Step 4

  Cut a piece of scrap paper to the
  inside page size to serve as a hole punch template. Mark a line 1?2" from the spine edge. Mark two holes along this line, evenly distributed between the edges of the page.

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  Step 5

  Use the template to punch holes through the pages at the spine. Create a hole that will accommodate the thickness of the ribbon.

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  Step 6

  Trim the fabric to size.

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  Step 7

  Fold each 11" x 5" piece of fabric in
  half, right side out. Press with a hot iron.

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  Step 8

  Using a sewing machine, stitch along
  the folded edge of the top cover piece, 3?4" in from the fold. This pocket will hold a piece of chip board.

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  Step 9

  Slide the small 3?4" x 4" piece of chip board into the pocket you just created. Center from top to bottom.

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  Step 10

  Pin one 10" piece of ribbon at the
  center of the fore edge, between the layers of fabric. Place the end of the ribbon 1" in from the edge of the fabric.

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  Step 11

  With the small chip board piece and
  ribbon pinned in place, machine stitch along the top edge of the front cover, with a 1?2" seam allowance. Stop at the corner.

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  Step 12

  Slide the 41?8" x 4" chip board piece between the layers of fabric, snug against the two sewn edges.

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  Step 13

  Hold the chip board in place as you continue to sew around the perimeter of the front cover, stopping to backstitch at the ribbon for reinforcement. Backstitch when you get to the edge of the spine.

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  Step 14

  For the back cover, pin one 10" piece
  of ribbon at the center of the fore edge, be- tween the layers of fabric. Place the end of the ribbon 1" in from the edge of the fabric.

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  Step 15

  With the ribbon pinned in place, ma- chine stitch along the top edge of the back cover, with a 1?2" seam allowance.

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  Step 16

  Slide the 5" x 4" chip board piece between the layers of fabric, snug against the fold and sewn edge.

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  Step 17

  Hold the chip board in place as you continue to sew around the perimeter of the back cover, stopping to backstitch at the ribbon for reinforcement. Trim the threads.

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  Step 18

  Use a pair of pinking shears to trim
  the excess fabric along all sewn edges of both covers, leave about 1?4" of fabric past the stitching. Be careful when you get to the ribbons!

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  Step 19

  Center the hole punch template along the spine to punch holes through each cover.

• Step 20

  Place a piece of waxed paper over your work surface. To prevent fraying, use a cotton swab to apply a tiny bit of glue to the fabric at all four holes. Let the glue dry completely.

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  Step 21

  Pin the two 51?2" x 51?2" pieces of fabric right sides together.

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  Step 22

  Machine stitch around the edges with
  a 1?2" seam allowance, leaving a 2" hole in one side.

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  Step 23

  Turn the pillow right side out through
  the 2" hole. Fill the pillow with polyester fiberfill until lightly firm. Hand sew the hole closed.

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  Step 24

  Hand sew each corner of the pillow
  down to the corners of the right side of the front cover panel.

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  Step 25

  Place the front cover on a protective cutting mat. Center one button on top of the pillow and press it down toward the mat. At each hole in the button, poke an awl all the way through the pillow and chip board to the mat.

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  Step 26

  Place the other button opposite the first button on the inside of the front cover.

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  Step 27

  Hand sew both of the buttons to the front cover at once, using double thread and pulling firmly. Go up through the bot- tom button, through the cover and pillow, up through the top button, and loop back down. Repeat several times and tie off the thread at the bottom button. Wrap the thread around the bottom button four
  times and trim.

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  Step 28

  With a bulldog clip securing the fore
  edges of the inside pages carefully center them within the two covers. You may not be able to clip the covers to the pages due to the nature of the materials. Gently hold the covers in place while stitching. Stitch the spine following the instructions for the Ya- mato binding on pages 100–101. To thread through the ribbon, wrap a tiny piece of paper around the end to assist it through the holes.

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  Step 29

  Tie the two ribbons at the fore edge in a bow.

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