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Monday 15 July 2013

Sew hot dammit!

I bit the bullet and got out my sewing machine - the conservatory may have hovered above 30 degrees until about 7pm, but having received great school reports today from the kiddie-winks' teachers, it only seemed fair to get their presents made.

I used all the best bits from various online covered notebook tutorials; I had selected some spiral bound books, so had to measure them closed, and they fit perfectly.

This one was finished whilst there was still a little natural light, for the girls' teacher...


Then I finished up another one for dear son's teacher...


So simple, and I have tried a couple of similar sized notebooks in them, and because the height remains pretty much the same for A5 books, they are going to be suitable for replacing with thicker pukka pads and the like too.

So that's my last intended 'to do' done for pre-Retreat, but I might have to whip up another for the girls' swimming teacher, because she is nice, and I think I may have a little addiction to these covers brewing already!
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20 comments:

  1. heart of charnwood15 July 2013 at 22:27

    Enjoy! got to be more fun than sewing this weekender, i am bored rigid with it, must press on!:o)

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  2. Susan15 July 2013 at 22:33

    Does a bad report mean no present?! Fun presents though! Enjoy the weather..it will be gone, all too soon!

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  3. Farm Gate Creations Incorporating Hummingbird Quilting15 July 2013 at 22:54

    Lovely, Enjoy the warmth for me, for it's pretty chilly down here at the moment.

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  4. Di15 July 2013 at 23:25

    Very pretty notebooks. What do you give the teachers if they give bad reports then? Di x

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  5. memmens15 July 2013 at 23:26

    Looking good lady, I've made one too for a teacher gift although it needs some FMQ finishing off - next week...

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  6. Judith, Belfast15 July 2013 at 23:29

    Adorable! I'm a teacher too but I never get end of term pressies!! Boo! Jxo

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  7. Annabella15 July 2013 at 23:31

    Ii love covered notebooks too - so pretty and yours are of course beautiful!

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  8. Katy Cameron16 July 2013 at 00:56

    Well done. I do hope they actually use them, I have a habit of covering notebooks and then not using them so I don't spoil them...

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  9. Benta AtSLIKstitches16 July 2013 at 07:16

    lovely idea, im sure they will love them, ( just six more alarm clocks, yippee)

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  10. lindsey16 July 2013 at 07:55

    Brilliant...I can only imagine those teaches faces when they receive their gifts :)

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  11. Sonia16 July 2013 at 08:04

    What a lovely present. Still haven't done anything for our teachers yet and they finish on Friday. Likely to be a bar of Cadburys me thinks!!!!

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  12. Charlotte16 July 2013 at 08:53

    they're fab! I chickened out of handmade gifts this year and went with prosecco! We're leaving the school so I'm kind of carpet bombing all the teachers with gifts ;-)

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  13. Isisjem16 July 2013 at 09:29

    I wanna teach your kids if I get swag like this. I could teach them really useful stuff like swear words and everything :-)

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  14. Nicky16 July 2013 at 10:47

    Well done Hadley! You will be the Teacher's pet!

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  15. pennydog16 July 2013 at 10:53

    Lovely!

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  16. Sheila16 July 2013 at 11:43

    Got to love a covered notebook...they are lovely.x

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  17. Cindy16 July 2013 at 12:08

    Great great projects for the end of term. They're going to be loved!

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  18. Kelly16 July 2013 at 20:39

    Cracking covers!

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  19. Karen16 July 2013 at 23:49

    They look fab! If I were a teacher I'd be chuffed with those :-)

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  20. Jo Jo28 September 2013 at 10:31

    Hadley, did you use wadding or fusible fleece when you made these? They are lovely :)

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