Sweet Lilacs ~ book wrap
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Sweet Lilacs ~ book wrap

$16.50

Sweet Lilacs – Book Wrap
Finished size – 10 ½” x 6 ¾” – closed. Suitable for books up to 2 ½” in thickness

– A lilac themed, fabric book wrap for wrapping and protecting a book or journal for travel or for safekeeping. Slide the back cover of your book into the open pocket found inside, and fold each side of the wrap over the top. Wind hand braided cords around 2 buttons to secure the book wrap closed. This wrap will suit books of varying thicknesses, up to approximately 2 ½” thick.

– All embroidery is completed with simple stitches, The front of the wrap features an embroidered lilac with dimensional petal detail and 2 stitched butterflies. An embroidered verse with pieced borders is revealed each time you open the wrap.

– The front of the book wrap features an embroidered lilac. The panels are embroidered with simple stitches, sometimes mixing 2 thread colours to achieve a variegated look. The lilac panel is embellished with petals cut from easily made “double-sided fabric”. They are attached to the panels with central embroidery, leaving the edges free to sit up a little from the background. This adds a subtle dimensional quality to the design.

– The “Sweet Lilac – Book Wrap” pattern includes iron on transfers for both embroidered panels, a full sized pattern sheet and an abundance of photographic and illustrated instruction. A small project to keep or to create as a gift… this sweet design can also be personalised with your own chosen text for the inside panel.

Please scroll down to find the “Sweet Lilacs” requirements list.

Product Description

Sweet Lilacs – Book Wrap
Finished size – 10 ½” x 6 ¾” – closed. Suitable for books up to 2 ½” in thickness

REQUIREMENTS AS LISTED ON THE PATTERN COVER

Fabric Required
– Off White Linen – 25cm (10″) x width of fabric OR A Fat Quarter – lilac panel & inside text panel
– Striped Mauve Print (1st Mauve Print)
– A Fat Quarter – for side panel that wraps over the book from the right side
– Small Floral Mauve Print (2nd Mauve Print)
– A Fat Sixteenth – dimensional fabric petals & patchwork borders of text panel
– Darker Mauve Print – A Fat Sixteenth – dimensional fabric petals & patchwork borders of text panel
– Green Print – 25cm (10″) x width of fabric OR A Fat Quarter – inner and outer centre panels & open pocket
– Thin FUSIBLE Wadding/Batting – 12″ x 20″

Embroidery Thread Required
Stranded Embroidery Cotton
– Lighter Green – I used Cosmo 631 – stems, leaf veins and some leaf outlines
– Darker Green – I used Cosmo 925- stems, leaf veins and some leaf outlines
– Variegated Mauve – I used Cosmo Seasons 8065 – petals, buds & butterflies
– 1 x skein to coordinate with your fabrics – braided ties (I used DMC 453)

Notions Required
– Fusible Stabiliser – A 14″ square – embroidery panels
– Freezer Paper – 2″ x 5″ – fabric petals
– Fusible Webbing – 4″ x 5″ piece – fabric petals
– An ERASABLE Fabric Marker
– An Applique Glue Pen
– General sewing supplies
– Two 12-15mm buttons – for closing the book wrap