tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post4905451226793040950..comments2024-03-28T05:44:38.343-07:00Comments on Piecework Wallets & Things: More Catching Up-- Family Reunion with Our Beautiful Cousin Jeanne-MicheleGwen Diehnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743473885281285913noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post-49445673756453497572014-03-15T16:47:42.117-07:002014-03-15T16:47:42.117-07:00Thanks! It was great fun to be with you and Pete,...Thanks! It was great fun to be with you and Pete, especially at Andalusia, home of the carved wooden wild pig!Gwen Diehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743473885281285913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post-77208327540528997962014-03-14T20:50:47.570-07:002014-03-14T20:50:47.570-07:00Pictures of events are nice, but sketches are so m...Pictures of events are nice, but sketches are so much better. Thanks for them. They will help me remember this most wonderful family gathering.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664619741913045910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post-522166698751811782014-03-12T15:02:57.925-07:002014-03-12T15:02:57.925-07:00If you use the chip bags, cut them open as close t...If you use the chip bags, cut them open as close to the top as you can and in a straight line. Then wash them out and dry the insides and outsides. Then use the bag just as it is, hemming the top. That makes a stronger, two-layer cover. There are fantastic chip and snack bags to be found! If the size isn't perfect, hem the sides in a bit. You can also fold a pocket or two into the covers if the bag is really big.<br />Thanks for congrats, but the new book isn't mine, but is a collection of lots of people's activities for summer camps! I don't know the title yet.<br />Gwen Diehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743473885281285913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post-38248943201210471102014-03-12T14:58:28.880-07:002014-03-12T14:58:28.880-07:00P.S. I forgot to tell you congratulations on your...P.S. I forgot to tell you congratulations on your new up and coming book! I'll be watching for it! I'm sure it will be wonderful! ♥CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377152303529361161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post-21207432460525914832014-03-12T14:57:24.688-07:002014-03-12T14:57:24.688-07:00Wow! Thanks for such a quick response! And thank...Wow! Thanks for such a quick response! And thanks for the info. The journal on pg 106 did look the closest to the one you're using. I will also check out Tutorial 2 so I can see which way I'd like to go with this. I also have some leftover chip board & thought of using that for the covers somehow. Between the book & your tutorial, I'm sure I'll figure it out! Thanks again so much! ♥CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377152303529361161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post-14764933851584041072014-03-12T14:42:15.643-07:002014-03-12T14:42:15.643-07:00CC- This book that I'm using is one I made ou...CC- This book that I'm using is one I made out of a chip bag and sewed on my treadle sewing machine (which can sew through materials like a goat can chew!). If you look on page 106 ff in Decorated Journal you'll find a similar book only it is sewn by hand and has a paper cover. You could follow the directions but sew it on a sewing machine. You could also use a chip bag for the cover. To do that, go to the Tutorial 2 page on this blog, where there are directions to make a slip cover for a book out of a chip bag using a sewing machine. You could make that cover, then add a strip of duct tape down the inside center, vertically, to reinforce the spine area. Then sew the folded paper signatures in one at a time, using your machine, starting in the middle. After you sew the middle signature, leave space for the others and sew each end. Then sew the middle of each side and continue sewing signatures between others. Doing it that way makes it easier to get the signatures under the presser foot of the machine. Let me know if you have more questions. I'm working on a project for Sterling Publishing that includes directions for the book I'm using, but I can't publish the exact instructions and illustrations in advance of publication.. Gwen Diehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743473885281285913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2059701874209524702.post-55974466837024252162014-03-12T14:22:31.514-07:002014-03-12T14:22:31.514-07:00Beautiful! Gwen, I have 2 of your books, The Deco...Beautiful! Gwen, I have 2 of your books, The Decorated Page & The Decorated Journal. In the Decorated Journal you showed how to make some journals. Is the one you are using now like one in the book? It seems sewn? I love the toned paper & would like to make one for myself! :) That is, once I get thru' with all of my other projects! Any help on this would be appreciated! Thank you for the wonderful books & for sharing your gift on this blog! Blessings! ♥CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377152303529361161noreply@blogger.com