Fabric Journal Covers

I'm still playing with ideas for my fabric journals. This test piece for the kind of covers I'll make came together out of scraps and a slightly warped linen napkin. I also decided to bead it because it had some cutwork holes that I needed to fill. Okay, I fell off the no-beading wagon again -- but in my defense, I've been doing very well with avoiding beading, so I deserved a little break.

Some folks may wonder why I'm on the no-beading wagon. The problem with me and beads is that when I add them to my textile work I become completely consumed by them -- especially seed beads -- and I don't know when to stop. Everything ends up looking like I encrusted it and weighs a ton, like this bag, so not practical.

Here's the finished test piece. I quilted it with holographic Sulky and also tried some stitch beading.

I'm almost there, I think. I might test one other variation before I start making the covers for the project.

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