How to Make a Composition Notebook Cover w/ Attached Pen-Holder! Beginner-Friendly! Fab for Gifts!
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In this video, I am going to show you, step-by-step how to make a composition notebook cover with attached pen-holder. This is my original design, and was published in the Winter 2020 issue of Quilts and More Magazine! This tutorial is great for beginners, and the notebook cover makes a fabulous handmade gift!
If you make a composition notebook cover using my tutorial, I would love to know! If you're on IG, please tag me when you post a pic. If you're not on IG, let me know in the comments when you make one!
As always, thank you so much for taking time out of your day to watch my video and for supporting me and my channel! I hope you have a blessed week!
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Andra
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I love the one you made for me! One of the privileges a Mother has!! Love you!!
Thank you, Mom! Love you! 💗
I love this! Going to make several to give to my customers when they purchase a quilt coat!
Yay! Thank you so much, Karen! That is so thoughtful! I can’t wait to see yours! Your quilt coats are gorgeous! 💗
I think my older grandkids would like those Andra. Thankyou for the tutorial 😊
I totally agree, Annette! They are so fun, practical, and useful! You are most welcome! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
Super cute! Perfect for those going back to school ❤😊
Thank you so much, Margie! You are so right! 💗
These make great gifts. I have made these for friends at church for prayer journals. I have not made them using your method and will give it a go.
Thank you so much, Christine! Can’t wait to see yours! 💗
Fantastic tutorial Andra! I stocked up on notebooks because these are going to be Christmas gifts for sure! Thank you so much for linking out to my binding tutorial. 😊 xx 💞
Yay! Can’t wait to see yours, Izzy! You are most welcome for linking your binding tutorial! Thank you for making it! 💗
Great idea! Thank you for the tutorial!
Thank you so much, Glenda! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
I love this!!! Thanks for doing this video!!!
Thank you so much, Kris! You are most welcome! 💗
OK I watched all the way thru and now I'm off to make one! I love these! Off to Staples/Office Depot for more composition books today! xoxoxoxox
Yay. Cannot wait to see it. 🤩😘💗
I might have to make a Ravens themed one for my hubby 😊
Yay! Can’t wait to see it! 💗
Great tutorial. Thank you for the detailed instructions.
Thank you so much, Mary! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
Hi Andrea just come over to your channel via Adam. I've subscribed and going to enjoy making these notebook covers. X
Yay! Thank you so much, Susan! I am looking forward to getting to know you, and can’t wait to see your notebook covers! 💗
Great tutorial. I loved the way you joined the beginning and end of your bias binding together - so much easier than sewing them together.
Thank you so much, Margaret! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
I think gift ideas like this are so neat!! Thanks for the tutorial. Happy Sewing!
Thank you so much, Deb! I do, too! I love practical gifts! 💗
Andra, you create such beautiful, detailed tutorials! Thank you so much. 😘 I really like the way you closed the beginning and ending of the bias tape. I’ll be trying this. 😊
Thank you so much, Lynn! That means so much to me! I want to be as detailed as possible and not assume someone knows how to do things. I have a heart for beginners, because I remember what it was like to be one! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
That’s a great idea Andra! Since I’ve been watching you for several years now I know you’re very talented in designing craft products and patterns! Thank you for sharing with us ❤️
You are too sweet, Cynthia! Thank you so much! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
Hi Andra, what a beautiful, useful and timely tutorial!❤ Thank you so much for sharing this.
You are talented, beautiful and kind 💕.I enjoy every video.
You just made my day, Sharon, with your kind, encouraging words! You have no idea how much that means to me! Can’t wait to see your notebook covers! 💗
You teaching skills are awesome
You just made my day, Anne! Thank you so much! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
Fab tutorial! I'm always looking for handmade gift ideas for Christmas. Thank you for sharing your pattern with us!
Yay! Thank you so much! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
These are awesome!!! I absolutely love them and the idea! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much, Talisha! I just love practical projects/gifts! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
@@AndraMakes Me too! I will!
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Very thorough tutorial Andra. Lovely covers💕
Thank you so much, Liz! 💗
Very cool project! Looks fun to make.
Thank you so much, Kristine! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
Super cute project makes awesome gifts, great tutorial
Thank you so much, Beverly! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
Great sewing tutorial Andra!
Thank you so much, Debbie! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
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Thank you so much, Brenda! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
First time watching great tutorial thank you for sharing
You just made my day, Lisa! Thank you so much! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
Brilliant tutorial, cannot wait to try. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Lorraine! Can’t wait to see yours! 💗
@@AndraMakes just ordered the books from Amazon. Have a nice day. Best wishes from Jersey Channel Islands.
Yay! 💗
Enjoyed your video. You are very easy to follow.
Thank you so much, Norma! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
This was a great idea. I’m make 8 for girls in Camp Duncan❤❤❤ thank you you❤❤
Yay! Thank you so much, Toni! If you’re on IG, tag me when you post pics! I would love to see them! 💗
I use the DT plastic cutting mats.💜🙏🏻💜
For templates? What a fab idea, Carolyn! Have you made a notebook cover yet? 💗
@@AndraMakes, not yet I have been in the hospital with pneumonia. As soon as I get better I’ll make one. Thank you for replying. 🙏💜
Bless your heart, Carolyn! I am so sorry to hear that! Praying for a speedy recovery! 🙏🏻💗
Great vid!! I love my cover.
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These are fantastic! I've been wanting to do a pen holder separately. I might have to do both now lol❤ btw love the retro fabric😍
Thank you so much, April! Can’t wait to see your notebook covers! I have a pen-holder pattern, also, that I will do a tutorial for! 💗
@@AndraMakes Awesome I'll look forward to it! I'm sure I can tweak it for a mechanical pencil too right?
@@sew_april Yes! They will fit great! 💗
@@AndraMakes awesome!❤
This a great idea for stash busting - those pieces that are too small for making clothes but too big or nice to turn into cabbage or other scraps! I can imagine this pattern scales up and down for different uses, and with kids starting school in a few weeks this could be a nice back to school gift for someone. I know have an idea for dying fabric with food stuffs and making a note book cover for cooking and recipes.. stop giving me ideas!!!!!🤣
You are so right, Alexa! Love the recipe book idea! Can’t wait to see them! 💗
@@AndraMakes well I do have a couple of avocado skins I was going to use for dying yarn. But I think this would work better and come up with another idea for yarn colours. If I do make something I'll be sure to link this video so people know how the professionals do it..🤭
Can’t wait to see it! Tag me on IG, too, so I can share it! 💗
Thank you for this tutorial!! What if we don’t want to use bias tape or binding and just want to have neat edges? Would we put the front and back pieces on top of each other, facing each other, and do an inside out flip?
You are most welcome! Yes, you can. Just be careful with placement order, so your pockets don’t come out on the front or back of the cover! 💗
Would you care to share how you determined the fabric cut size? I would like to adapt this to other notebook sizes, such as a spiral notebook.
Hi! It’s been a few years since I designed this, and, I honestly can’t remember. I made a few prototypes with different dimensions, before I got it “right”. A spiral may need a smidge more room than a composition notebook, to allow room for the spiral, depending on how large it is. I would suggest starting with a prototype 3/4-inch larger (all the way around) than the dimensions of the notebook you’re going to use, and then tweak from there. Keep me posted! 💗
@@AndraMakes Thank you. Unfortunately, I'm sort of pressed on time as she needs the covers when school starts next week. I guess I'll just fall back on my old design, but I really liked yours with the binding.
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Hi Andra, this is awesome. I have a question on the binding... Are you sewing the binding on with the fold crease upward versus downward?
Thank you so much, Zelda! Im sorry, but, I’m not sure what you’re asking. Can you reword it? I’m not sure what you mean by upward and downward. 💗
@@AndraMakes I'm sorry, I'm trying to explain it, right... the double faced binding has 2 folds and then it folds in the center, so you have a total of 3 creases. It looked like when you sold down the bias with the raw edges together. On the right, the crease was "tented" upwards.
@@ZeldaSews Yes, tented up should work, if that’s the way I had it. Keep me posted. 💗
Adam Sews sent me! I’ve a question: what advantage does the elastic pen pocket have over sewing the pen pocket directly to the cover?
It does seem simpler to attach using the elastic.
Hi, Lesa! It’s purely aesthetic! Feel free to sew the pen pocket directly onto the cover! Just make sure you do it as the first step. Otherwise, you will sew the interior pocket closed and won’t be able to slide the notebook in. Let me know if you make one/some! 💗
Thank you, Andra 😊
@@lesa6399 You are most welcome! 💗
Great instructions I gave u a like a comment and subscribe. Also, what is your stitch length thanks I'm a beginner
Thank you so much, Lucy! 2.1 would be a good stitch length. You’ll do great! If you’re on IG, tag me when you post a pic! I would love to see your notebook covers! 💗
If you have a directional pattern for the front and back which direction does the pattern go in the hoop?
Hi, Karan! Are you wanting to monogram the front of the notebook cover? If so, you will want the directional fabric right side up, and not upside down. 💗
How would I make a fax leather cover for a small book
Hi, Ann! There may be some tutorials on TH-cam for a faux-leather small book cover. The tutorial I have is for the specific size notebook I show and talk about in the video. 💗
Wouldn't it be better to sew the pen holder on the front of the book cover.
Hi, Ann! The pen-holder is on the front of the notebook cover. 💗
where do you get decorative elastic? so cute!!!
Thank you so much, Stefanie! JoAnn has ruffled elastic in fun colors (Hobby Lobby and/or Walmart may have it, also). And, ETSY has some fun, decorative elastic, too! Let me know if you make one/some of these! 💗
This tutorial is only good if you have a sewing machine
Hi, Sharon! Yes, this is a sewing tutorial. 💗
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Thank you so much, Brenda! Let me know if you make one/some! 💗