Pam this is meant in the nicest possible way, with great affection...watching you is pure comedy, you have me in stitches, a great hour and a half. Thank you 😊 also showing the whole process including the mistakes and learning is greatly appreciated.
I totally agree and I will be busy charting and have your video playing in the background, which makes a chore go faster and done with a smile on my face!!! Thank you for being so genuine, pleasant and entertaining 💜
I haven't laughed this hard in so long. The whole thing of the signature holders when she finally realized she sewed three to one side instead of two, and then the unintentional sewing of the wings where she had to undo the stitches, Oh My God, I literally had tears rolling down my neck. Can we all relate though? I'm way late to the game, but this has just become one of my favorite channels. I love her! 🤣🤣
This is my favorite video that I’ve seen you do so far. You make it very entertaining and I love that you don’t appear to get frustrated. You just keep pushing forward.
Love your tutorials! They are always honest and Real! I learn more from yours and appreciate the learning process! Thanks for all your hard work making these videos!
I absolutely agree. I love how Pam shows her entire process, talking to herself, making mistakes and fixing them as she goes! It's inspiring knowing that someone whose final work is as beautiful as hers is, has real life issues like the rest of us.
You brought back great memories of ninth grade home economics class! My friends and I were all in the same class ( one sewed her thumb to the apron we were making, another sewed the A-line skirt together so she couldn't wear it, we melted a double boiler to the burner..we were busy talking....) I'm sure our poor teacher was going to flunk us all but at the end of the year we had to make a meal and because both of my parents worked I did all of the cooking so I brought my mom's electric skillet to school (after the double boiler fiasco we weren't allowed near the stoves) and we had fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, tarheal green beans and biscuits I made the night before. The teacher was so impressed (or maybe shocked) that she gave all five of us a passing grade! So thanks for helping me remember a great time in my life! Now what did I do with my seam ripper?.....
I was just the opposite! My first semester in home economics was cooking. Everything my group did was a disaster! Our teacher told us she hoped we married someone rich enough to hire a cook. Lol. I redeemed myself with the sewing semester, mostly just because I was interested. 😂
Yes pam you make my day an night as sometimes I do my journals around 8ish pm as its cooler this time in nz... lol I tried the full page glue n sew journal all I need now is a sewing machine my missed opportunities on buy sell an exchange or market place I miss out the sewing machine bargains an like you not so great q sewer at school either. My nightie turned into a mini dress I wore once lol pam,,, yes you are very awesome creative I started 3 years ago an have a box journals from scraps paper it's a amazing what you paper wise ha. Can do. I love love watching you. Gives us all confidence. 39. 1 2022. Cheers
Girlfriend I LOVE everything about your videos. Your creativity, your narration and silly singing, Sunny (my favorite of all), your goof ups, and your "devil may care" outlook on it all. I even love your camera shifting. I just found your channel about a week ago, and you have had me literally laughing out loud since. THIS video had me cracking up. The loss of the foot on your sewing machine and your "time out" to fix it had me in stitches. And on the whole signature holder situation where you sewed them wrong, I was yelling at the TV "No, no, you sewed three instead of two!", and then you finally realized it. Plus the dishes crashing in the background, oh man, I haven't laughed that hard in a very very long time! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate and love your process! But the fact of the matter is that what you do is beautiful and I have just started on my very first junk journal today because you've inspired me. As much as the perfectionist me got her panties in a bunch, she needed this so much because I appreciate how you don't let those things stop you and you encourage your viewers to embrace the process, mistakes and all. Thank you so much! Please don't change what you're doing. It is your gift. 🤣❤️❤️
Hi Pam, I've been sewing for 50+ years, and watching this was a hoot! You are so funny. I was watching the clips as you were sewing, and I thought for sure they were going to get caught in your needle. Whew, that was close! I admire your tenacity. I totally love your projects and ideas. Love and cuddles to Sonny. Tfs.
I thought the same about the clips. But what really had me going was when she lost her foot and didn't realize the camera kept rolling while she tried to fix it. I absolutely love her!
Thank you so much for this video! I come from a long line of seamstresses. Quilters, dressmakers…you name it. I legit can not sew a button. I’ve purchased thrift store sewing machines before to “learn” on. With very little luck lol. Many many snapped threads and needles later my thrift store machines look very pretty in storage 😜. Well Santa has brought me a very shiney brand new machine that is very intimidating out of the box. 😂 Watching someone you greatly admire learn on the fly, make mistakes and work through them with grace and humour Makes learning new things so much less intimidating. Makes it possible and fun! Thank you! Thank you SO much!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Hi, Pam love all the videos. Thank you! One tip I would offer is that with this project, an iron will be very helpful. If you fold your signature flaps in half, press them, and open them back up before you stitch them to the "spine" feather, this will give you both a stitching guide AND help them stay in place for when you attach the pages. (Think of it like training a paper fold.) Also pressing the "feather" spine away from the signature strips will help you avoid the problem of sewing the "feather" to the signature. I hope that makes sense! :) i've been sewing for 55 years, and so many times using an iron to sew things easily is the key to an easy fix. Hope that helps! :)
I have been seeing since my mom taught me when I was 7, and she always said "if you're not ironing as much as you're sewing, you shouldn't be seeing". Haha! I love your tip. I can totally relate.
Yahoo a novella length film with Pam. I have perfection tendencies and you are teaching me not to stress but to enjoy. Thank you lovely for teaching me. From Colleen
After you have worked so hard on this, you might not want to hear the idea that popped into my head, but here goes: Take 2 sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 paper, printed or coffee dyed or whatever. Set them side by side with the 11" sides together. Overlap the 11" edges by 1/2". Glue the 2 together in that overlap area. You can see them together too if you want. You now have a single sheet sized 11" x 16 1/2". Fold in half to 8" x 11". Make a bunch of them to make your signatures. By making the signatures a 1/2" narrower, you won't have that overlap outside your cover and you won't have to trim it off. Easy Peasy. 😊
Pam. I've got to tell you. You have inspired me so much. I have been making lots of spirit dolls to sell at my local gallery. But after a dream I had that told me I needed to get back into my unconsciuos more, I felt I needed something to just focus on myself. I started a junk journal, sort of, with lots of my stuff that has been piling up around me. I have even started putting in some text from some of my writing journals. I am using fabric, Gelli prints and old watercolors and decorative paper scraps. Thanks lots for your attitude and the skills I have been learning.
Hi Pam! I first ''met'' you on this very tutorial video when I searched ''how to make a planner or journal". I wanted to begin writing in one again after a bout with hard times and you served as a very -much needed inspiration. Thank you.. I'm just as amazed and enlightened today as I was then. Thought I'd share... You are so valuable to this wonderful community and I'm sure, in many other realms too! Happy crafting 📎📰🧨🖍🦀🖌✂🌼🌿🐶🐾🦋🥀🧚♂🙋♀
You’ve inspired me to try so many new things. I’ve made so many cool journal cards and ephemera from junk mail. I watch and listen to your videos for hours while I work on projects. Thank you for the inspiration and guidance!
I enjoy watching you so much, you explain it all perfectly for me. Thank you. You have answered so many of my questions and I smile through the whole thing.
I like how you keep adapting and adapting your expectations on the fly. You don't stress over getting it meticulously precise. You use randomness as part of your design decisions, and that is inspiring. Randomness is what I am striving for in my art after years of precision. Working in the space of predictability is a comfort zone. Structure is safe. But add randomness and it is a huge leap of creativity. A big leap into the unknown. I am hard wired for precision, and I'm tired of it. Your intuition with randomness is pretty good, and the cheerfulness adds buoyancy. it helps me to be around that kind of freedom and openness to surprise you have in your own art. You surprise yourself and keep on going. We need mentors and others to show us the way in art. So we can make leaps of our own that take us where we want.
Oh this was fun to watch!! Sewing ... glueing .... the core of crafting ... with scissors, right!?? : )) And the beautiful part about not being a professional or an expert at any part of crafting is the fun of it all! I'd argue the "pros" watch you guys to learn!!! TFS and sunshine is still the cutest sidekick on the planet!!!🌻
I've really enjoyed this demonstration, I'm a sewer and understand your mistakes, I'm just learning this art and the use of scraps is right up my alley, I throw nothing away so I lots of scraps to use up. Your lessons are entertaining and educational. Thank you
Thank you for showing us how to bind a full-sized journal! Clara Kiritta makes some incredibly gorgeous ones on her TH-cam channel, and for the life of me, I couldn't figure out how she attached her signatures. Thank you again!
If you pin the 'wings' together from the start when sewing the paper into the signatures it helps you keep them out of the way easier. I'm learning so many new techniques from you. This is alot of fun!!!
Wow...this is awesome. Great for note taking and classes. Add some pockets on the inside cover for extras (worksheets and such), clip for a pen and off you go. Looks like today is going to be a busy day. Thank you so much for making the world a better place with your creativity! Have a happy Easter!
Good morning Pam & Sunshine! Hope you had a fabulous Easter ! This was a very helpful video and I appreciate you taking time to show every step, I really like the idea of using the fabric its cool. Hope you have a awesome crafty week, take care!
Great video! I love watching as you create and solve what comes up. You are very encouraging. A tip for using the seam ripper - use the end with the red bit to go under your threads you are breaking and that way you don't accidently poke into your fabric with the sharp end. Good tip about where to break the thread between the fabric vs right on the stitched line of thread. I love what you create. Thank you :)
Love it, I attempted this concept about 3 years ago. Mine wound up too thick, adding far too much bulk within the spine. So thank you for sharing your workaround for using fabric to hold our signatures in. Love the full page journal...
Hello Pam. Happy Easter. I like this process of making a bigger page journal and using it for a memory keeper would be awesome. Sunny is super adorable. He brings even more love to your home. Big hugs. ❤️❤️
I’m following step by step on this , this mornings. I was just I was the person who said dag nabbit!!! LOL You will get his!! I can’t wait to get my done this morning. It’s #3:30 and here right. I sure hope I can do this as good as you!! Thank you for sharing exactly what need along with they wonderful sense of humor. 🦋
We didn't get to write in ink pen until grade 7. I went to school in Oklahoma in the '70s and early '80s. On a more important note, I love your videos. You always make me feel like I can make anything and create in my own way. Thanks for your videos!!
Hi Pam I consumed enough laughter to last all week-end. Thank you so much. What would life be without you? Pretty dull. It's called laughing with you not at you! This idea is a good one and it may be a while before I jump on it! Tyfs! Love Sunny! He makes my heart sing. Mylo had declawing the week and you would never believe it! Like nothing happened! Safer furniture! Lol! PS: HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL!🐰🐇🐥🐣
Watching this on Easter Sunday and planning a crafting session right after I am done hiding eggs for the girl child in our family. Happy Spring to all! 🐣
I enjoyed this long video very much. To trim the innards at the end (because that happens to me all the time!) I put the back cover under the edge of my cutting mat. No risk of cutting the back plus I'm cutting against the cutting mat which helps me keep a straight line.
Hi Pam. I've been eating up your videos for about four months. I'm hooked! I've made so many iterations of what you are showing us. This art book (13"X 11" pages cut from very large poster board bought at a dollar store) is the latest creation. It isn't perfect but I love it and will gift it to a dear friend as an April birthday present. I've made other smaller books, one of them being a cover for a writer friend's short story for children.
Brilliant! I should have thought of that. I'll see what I can do. I've given the book to its new friend but I probably took a photo before it went on its way.
Love your tutorials! I tried something a little different. I sewed the stacks of paper pages together first then glued the stitched stacks into the the internal strips of binding. Super easy and no worry about slippage.
Hello Little Sunny, I Love your comfy bed your look soo cosy snuggle up all mushy & warm. Who's your friend laying beside you? Every little one should have a little friend to snuggle into.🐕💜🐕 We love your cameo appearances being as cutness as you can bee, sending you lots of love & cuddles from Us3 here over the pond in UK xxxx💜🐕💜
Omg Ms. Pam. That's a brilliant idea. I really liked that idea so much, I bought a mini sewing machine😂😂. I am going to use paper scrapes, envelopes, file folders (not too thick, tho), watercolor and pastel papers, to fill my journal. You manage to always come up with some great journal making ideas and ephemera. And your podcast is great too 🥰😍. Thank you Ms. Pam for sharing your ideas. I'm going to fold your advice to "create with reckless abandon"🤪. Big hugs 🫂 from long distance 🤗. 💛 you!
Soo excited.....today I will be making my" First BIG BOOK"....just for me!!! These step by step tutorials opens up a whole new sheet of possibilities!! Thank you exce3llent!!
I just ran across this one, lol love it. Btw, to use the seam ripper, start at the bottom, pick out the first couple of stitches with the point, them turn the ripper tool over so the red dot is facing down. Set the blade against the stitching thread push. Pull the seam apart as you go, and keep the cutting edge pointed at the stitches. The red doted end keeps the fabric from tearing. Sometimes ur can lay the peice on its side and zip it out. If you get to a spot where the threads are too tight together go slow or pick them out a stitch at a time. Hope this helps. There's a video of doing this out here somewhere just do a search and it will come up! :)
i came here to see if anyone told her this.... the red dot on the seam ripper is the guard and guide (my term) and works much better. i learned this from screwing up so many times... lol
Wow, well I’m not doing this anytime soon since I don’t sew, but it gave me an idea of using folders for reports to house the full-size papers in signatures. Thanks.
I recently made a journal with a similar method and I used strips of heat n bond just a fraction smaller than the fabric (I used cotton rags) strips to adhere the signature pages to the strips! Just a suggestion 😘
A very technical make Pam. Nice work. The little red ball on the quick unpick lies on the fabric side so you don’t tear it, then you can run along your seam quickly.
Pam, you did all the hard work of figuring out how to make 8 1/2 x 11 full size page journals. Thank you for doing that and for sharing how to do it. It really is helpful to see the process beginning to end. I appreciate you being willing to do that. I have lots of digi pages and I do not like inserting them East to West into a journal. I much prefer North to South orientation so the whole page can be seen as designed. It’s the OCD kicking in I guess. Anyway thanks. I’m gonna try this with denim, canvas or heavy muslin.
Oh, I was hoping for this. Thank you! You are so inventive! All I could think of to make a larger book was to follow your other methods but using a large sheet of paper that can be folded into large size signatures. That increases the cost, by a lot! Plus, extra large sheets of paper aren’t easy to find.
Pam, I giggle so much with you!!!!! I really enjoy this.......like you say, maybe a Large Journal could be fun!!! I have all kinds of thoughts for a large journal!!! Thank You. Happy Easter!!!!
OMG ROFLMAO!!! you are a hoot! i simply love your videos - the way you take the mistakes in stride, figure it out, and keep going. i get tired of the videos where everything goes well, but my project falls apart. it makes me wonder why my projects always have snags. as for the signature sewing - you made the signature wings 2 inches. that means one inch on either side of the paper, but you sewed them at about 1/4 inch. glue was a great idea! clamping the stuff you didn't want to sew together - i was yelling that before you started sewing the first signature, sigh. in my house, the person sewing never takes out stitches - it's someone else (but then, we both do lots of sewing for the other so it works for us. we've found that unsewing your own work is disheartening sometimes, so the other helping makes it less painful.) next time, sew a bit closer to the edge of the signature and not so close to the spine. you should tackle pleats next - you've already figured out the hardest part - how to not sew the bits on either side of your current line!
I have made the original big book with the file folder cover. It came out so gorgeous. I love it. Now I am thinking of making one for my genealogy book. It is the perfect size for family trees, documents, etc. Thanks so much for this concept and great tutorial.
Pam this is meant in the nicest possible way, with great affection...watching you is pure comedy, you have me in stitches, a great hour and a half. Thank you 😊 also showing the whole process including the mistakes and learning is greatly appreciated.
I totally agree and I will be busy charting and have your video playing in the background, which makes a chore go faster and done with a smile on my face!!! Thank you for being so genuine, pleasant and entertaining 💜
Agree! She is great!
Total affection! Pam is a joy!
You are the bravest woman doing this without preview!
I haven't laughed this hard in so long. The whole thing of the signature holders when she finally realized she sewed three to one side instead of two, and then the unintentional sewing of the wings where she had to undo the stitches, Oh My God, I literally had tears rolling down my neck. Can we all relate though? I'm way late to the game, but this has just become one of my favorite channels. I love her! 🤣🤣
This is my favorite video that I’ve seen you do so far. You make it very entertaining and I love that you don’t appear to get frustrated. You just keep pushing forward.
I’m loving your videos, love your comments, your approach to crafting, it’s just paper! You are very good at instructing!
Thanx for keeping the muckups in...helps keep us sane when they happen in our world 👍🏼🤗😎
Love your tutorials! They are always honest and Real! I learn more from yours and appreciate the learning process! Thanks for all your hard work making these videos!
I absolutely agree. I love how Pam shows her entire process, talking to herself, making mistakes and fixing them as she goes! It's inspiring knowing that someone whose final work is as beautiful as hers is, has real life issues like the rest of us.
You brought back great memories of ninth grade home economics class! My friends and I were all in the same class ( one sewed her thumb to the apron we were making, another sewed the A-line skirt together so she couldn't wear it, we melted a double boiler to the burner..we were busy talking....) I'm sure our poor teacher was going to flunk us all but at the end of the year we had to make a meal and because both of my parents worked I did all of the cooking so I brought my mom's electric skillet to school (after the double boiler fiasco we weren't allowed near the stoves) and we had fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, tarheal green beans and biscuits I made the night before. The teacher was so impressed (or maybe shocked) that she gave all five of us a passing grade! So thanks for helping me remember a great time in my life! Now what did I do with my seam ripper?.....
I was just the opposite! My first semester in home economics was cooking. Everything my group did was a disaster! Our teacher told us she hoped we married someone rich enough to hire a cook. Lol. I redeemed myself with the sewing semester, mostly just because I was interested. 😂
Haha this is delightful, thank you for sharing 😂
Yes pam you make my day an night as sometimes I do my journals around 8ish pm as its cooler this time in nz... lol I tried the full page glue n sew journal all I need now is a sewing machine my missed opportunities on buy sell an exchange or market place I miss out the sewing machine bargains an like you not so great q sewer at school either. My nightie turned into a mini dress I wore once lol pam,,, yes you are very awesome creative I started 3 years ago an have a box journals from scraps paper it's a amazing what you paper wise ha. Can do. I love love watching you. Gives us all confidence. 39. 1 2022. Cheers
Girlfriend I LOVE everything about your videos. Your creativity, your narration and silly singing, Sunny (my favorite of all), your goof ups, and your "devil may care" outlook on it all. I even love your camera shifting. I just found your channel about a week ago, and you have had me literally laughing out loud since. THIS video had me cracking up. The loss of the foot on your sewing machine and your "time out" to fix it had me in stitches. And on the whole signature holder situation where you sewed them wrong, I was yelling at the TV "No, no, you sewed three instead of two!", and then you finally realized it. Plus the dishes crashing in the background, oh man, I haven't laughed that hard in a very very long time! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate and love your process! But the fact of the matter is that what you do is beautiful and I have just started on my very first junk journal today because you've inspired me. As much as the perfectionist me got her panties in a bunch, she needed this so much because I appreciate how you don't let those things stop you and you encourage your viewers to embrace the process, mistakes and all. Thank you so much! Please don't change what you're doing. It is your gift. 🤣❤️❤️
Hi Pam, I've been sewing for 50+ years, and watching this was a hoot! You are so funny. I was watching the clips as you were sewing, and I thought for sure they were going to get caught in your needle. Whew, that was close! I admire your tenacity. I totally love your projects and ideas. Love and cuddles to Sonny. Tfs.
I thought the same about the clips. But what really had me going was when she lost her foot and didn't realize the camera kept rolling while she tried to fix it. I absolutely love her!
Yay so funny hay
You are so humble and creative and funny. You are teaching me to enjoy the process.
Thank you so much for this video! I come from a long line of seamstresses. Quilters, dressmakers…you name it. I legit can not sew a button. I’ve purchased thrift store sewing machines before to “learn” on. With very little luck lol. Many many snapped threads and needles later my thrift store machines look very pretty in storage 😜. Well Santa has brought me a very shiney brand new machine that is very intimidating out of the box. 😂
Watching someone you greatly admire learn on the fly, make mistakes and work through them with grace and humour
Makes learning new things so much less intimidating. Makes it possible and fun! Thank you! Thank you SO much!!! ❤️❤️❤️
“I think I thunk of something” haha love that!
I watched this on my big 📺. You are absolutely my favorite! This is brilliant. ♥️
Wow, thank you!
Hi, Pam love all the videos. Thank you!
One tip I would offer is that with this project, an iron will be very helpful. If you fold your signature flaps in half, press them, and open them back up before you stitch them to the "spine" feather, this will give you both a stitching guide AND help them stay in place for when you attach the pages. (Think of it like training a paper fold.) Also pressing the "feather" spine away from the signature strips will help you avoid the problem of sewing the "feather" to the signature.
I hope that makes sense! :) i've been sewing for 55 years, and so many times using an iron to sew things easily is the key to an easy fix. Hope that helps! :)
Wonderful tip. Thank you!
I have been seeing since my mom taught me when I was 7, and she always said "if you're not ironing as much as you're sewing, you shouldn't be seeing". Haha! I love your tip. I can totally relate.
For someone who says she doesn’t know how to sew sure does a great job in my book!!! 📖
Yahoo a novella length film with Pam. I have perfection tendencies and you are teaching me not to stress but to enjoy. Thank you lovely for teaching me. From Colleen
SAME👍😁
After you have worked so hard on this, you might not want to hear the idea that popped into my head, but here goes:
Take 2 sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 paper, printed or coffee dyed or whatever. Set them side by side with the 11" sides together. Overlap the 11" edges by 1/2". Glue the 2 together in that overlap area. You can see them together too if you want. You now have a single sheet sized 11" x 16 1/2". Fold in half to 8" x 11". Make a bunch of them to make your signatures. By making the signatures a 1/2" narrower, you won't have that overlap outside your cover and you won't have to trim it off. Easy Peasy. 😊
I would love to c this done!! Awesome idea!!
I tried that.... hmmmmmm
Thx for the tutorial, the entertainment, cuz I was up at 6:30 am and not a happy camper. Watching on the TV . Thank u, thank u, thank you! 😍😍😍😍😍
Nice! Thanks for the tip
I've got recipes printed on 8 1/2 by 11. I think I'll use your idea!
Pam. I've got to tell you. You have inspired me so much. I have been making lots of spirit dolls to sell at my local gallery. But after a dream I had that told me I needed to get back into my unconsciuos more, I felt I needed something to just focus on myself. I started a junk journal, sort of, with lots of my stuff that has been piling up around me. I have even started putting in some text from some of my writing journals. I am using fabric, Gelli prints and old watercolors and decorative paper scraps. Thanks lots for your attitude and the skills I have been learning.
Hi Pam! I first ''met'' you on this very tutorial video when I searched ''how to make a planner or journal". I wanted to begin writing in one again after a bout with hard times and you served as a very -much needed inspiration. Thank you.. I'm just as amazed and enlightened today as I was then. Thought I'd share... You are so valuable to this wonderful community and I'm sure, in many other realms too! Happy crafting 📎📰🧨🖍🦀🖌✂🌼🌿🐶🐾🦋🥀🧚♂🙋♀
You’ve inspired me to try so many new things. I’ve made so many cool journal cards and ephemera from junk mail. I watch and listen to your videos for hours while I work on projects. Thank you for the inspiration and guidance!
thankyou Pam for your wonderful ideas as always. Hope this is as enjoyable for you as it is for us. Relax, breathe, craft with abandon !!
"I think we are in the land of not bad". You made my day as usual. 😂😂😂
I just learn so much from you Pam… and also feel good as I’m watching and afterwards! Thanks so much!
Love this! Larger is great for art journals. Thank you for sharing!
I totally agree!
I look at these to learn but I have to say I laugh a lot not at you Pam but the honest humanity which I can relate. ❤🎉 Happy New Year!
I enjoy watching you so much, you explain it all perfectly for me. Thank you. You have answered so many of my questions and I smile through the whole thing.
Was sunny doing the dishes. 😂😂😂 gosh you make smile . TFS all your creative fun Pam. 🤗🤗🤗
I appreciate the fact you show your mistakes. You are my soul sister! I have not made a journal yet, but it's on my NEAR radar!
Oh my goodness. Love this . I am so going to try it. Thank you so much for sharing.
I like how you keep adapting and adapting your expectations on the fly. You don't stress over getting it meticulously precise. You use randomness as part of your design decisions, and that is inspiring. Randomness is what I am striving for in my art after years of precision. Working in the space of predictability is a comfort zone. Structure is safe. But add randomness and it is a huge leap of creativity. A big leap into the unknown. I am hard wired for precision, and I'm tired of it. Your intuition with randomness is pretty good, and the cheerfulness adds buoyancy. it helps me to be around that kind of freedom and openness to surprise you have in your own art. You surprise yourself and keep on going. We need mentors and others to show us the way in art. So we can make leaps of our own that take us where we want.
Oh this was fun to watch!! Sewing ... glueing .... the core of crafting ... with scissors, right!?? : )) And the beautiful part about not being a professional or an expert at any part of crafting is the fun of it all! I'd argue the "pros" watch you guys to learn!!! TFS and sunshine is still the cutest sidekick on the planet!!!🌻
I've really enjoyed this demonstration, I'm a sewer and understand your mistakes, I'm just learning this art and the use of scraps is right up my alley, I throw nothing away so I lots of scraps to use up. Your lessons are entertaining and educational. Thank you
I love you style Pam. You are so talented. I think you could figure out any problem that comes along. Great job.
You are such a joy and very real. Thank you so much 😊
Thank you for showing us how to bind a full-sized journal! Clara Kiritta makes some incredibly gorgeous ones on her TH-cam channel, and for the life of me, I couldn't figure out how she attached her signatures. Thank you again!
Lol! Fuddle duddle! Haven’t heard that in a while! I enjoy all your videos and am learning a lot. Thanks for the lesson and the “chat”!
If you pin the 'wings' together from the start when sewing the paper into the signatures it helps you keep them out of the way easier. I'm learning so many new techniques from you. This is alot of fun!!!
Wow...this is awesome. Great for note taking and classes. Add some pockets on the inside cover for extras (worksheets and such), clip for a pen and off you go. Looks like today is going to be a busy day. Thank you so much for making the world a better place with your creativity! Have a happy Easter!
Hi Michelle Janossy! You too! Happy Easter! TFW! Pam :)
Love your enthusiasm for paper and enjoy watching you.
Thank you so much!
The fact you can handle the problems as they arise means you are becoming a better seamstress lady!
Pam, as always, love this! Thanks so very much for sharing .
Good money Pam and fellow crafters. I'm so excited about this video. Thanks Pam, 😊
Good morning Rhonda!! :)
Lol I'm happy you knew what I meant. Good Morning!
Good morning Pam & Sunshine!
Hope you had a fabulous Easter !
This was a very helpful video and I appreciate you taking time to show every step, I really like the idea of using the fabric its cool. Hope you have a awesome crafty week, take care!
Those are awesome the way you made them . They look totally different you won't guess what you use to made them. Thank you .
Great video! I love watching as you create and solve what comes up. You are very encouraging. A tip for using the seam ripper - use the end with the red bit to go under your threads you are breaking and that way you don't accidently poke into your fabric with the sharp end. Good tip about where to break the thread between the fabric vs right on the stitched line of thread. I love what you create. Thank you :)
I had fun!! Your sewing mistakes remind me of mine whenever I made my own clothes. Thanks for sharing them!!
Brilliant Pam!!!! This was an excellent tutorial and something to keep me busy!😌❤️🙏🏽🤗
Love it, I attempted this concept about 3 years ago. Mine wound up too thick, adding far too much bulk within the spine. So thank you for sharing your workaround for using fabric to hold our signatures in. Love the full page journal...
Hello Pam. Happy Easter. I like this process of making a bigger page journal and using it for a memory keeper would be awesome. Sunny is super adorable. He brings even more love to your home. Big hugs. ❤️❤️
I love this one it was real different thank you so much you're so good at sharing you things
Love this idea!! I like the bigger pages! Thanks for sharing!
I’m following step by step on this , this mornings. I was just I was the person who said dag nabbit!!! LOL You will get his!! I can’t wait to get my done this morning. It’s #3:30 and here right. I sure hope I can do this as good as you!! Thank you for sharing exactly what need along with they wonderful sense of humor. 🦋
You're great, I'm learning allot! All your vids are inspirational, thank you!
We didn't get to write in ink pen until grade 7. I went to school in Oklahoma in the '70s and early '80s. On a more important note, I love your videos. You always make me feel like I can make anything and create in my own way. Thanks for your videos!!
Great tutorial and Sunny ☀️ is the cutest Art studio pet. 🥰🐞😍
You are AWESOME! I love your channel Pam &.I adore your little lad, Sunshine! He is just a cutie!
WOW Pam this is well out of my way for my head definitely not for me😂😂😂😂 but a walk in the park for yourself great job 😀💕
Great tutorial! I’ve been wanting to make a full page journal!!!!
LOVE your Idea And How CUTE 🥰 this came Out👍🏼❤️Thank You Pam 😊 G-d❤️Bless❗️
Happy Saturday Pam! Another great video ! Can’t wait for the leaf cover one! ❤️
Fantastic job thank you for your video and hard work 😉😍🌞🤗
Hi Pam I consumed enough laughter to last all week-end. Thank you so much. What would life be without you? Pretty dull. It's called laughing with you not at you! This idea is a good one and it may be a while before I jump on it! Tyfs! Love Sunny! He makes my heart sing. Mylo had declawing the week and you would never believe it! Like nothing happened! Safer furniture! Lol! PS: HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL!🐰🐇🐥🐣
Watching this on Easter Sunday and planning a crafting session right after I am done hiding eggs for the girl child in our family. Happy Spring to all! 🐣
Love this idea. Larger is great for an art journal! Thank you for sharing!
I enjoyed this long video very much. To trim the innards at the end (because that happens to me all the time!) I put the back cover under the edge of my cutting mat. No risk of cutting the back plus I'm cutting against the cutting mat which helps me keep a straight line.
Hi Pam. I've been eating up your videos for about four months. I'm hooked! I've made so many iterations of what you are showing us. This art book (13"X 11" pages cut from very large poster board bought at a dollar store) is the latest creation. It isn't perfect but I love it and will gift it to a dear friend as an April birthday present. I've made other smaller books, one of them being a cover for a writer friend's short story for children.
Phooey! Looks like I can't post images to the comments. Too bad .... I really wanted to show you what you inspired.
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Brilliant! I should have thought of that. I'll see what I can do. I've given the book to its new friend but I probably took a photo before it went on its way.
Love your tutorials! I tried something a little different. I sewed the stacks of paper pages together first then glued the stitched stacks into the the internal strips of binding. Super easy and no worry about slippage.
And no struggling to get a rigid journal cover through your sewing machine
Hello Little Sunny,
I Love your comfy bed your look soo cosy snuggle up all mushy & warm. Who's your friend laying beside you? Every little one should have a little friend to snuggle into.🐕💜🐕 We love your cameo appearances being as cutness as you can bee, sending you lots of love & cuddles from Us3 here over the pond in UK xxxx💜🐕💜
I’ve been sewing for 40 years and I take out almost as many seams as I put in😂❣️
Thank you!
love you and all your work
Omg Ms. Pam. That's a brilliant idea. I really liked that idea so much, I bought a mini sewing machine😂😂. I am going to use paper scrapes, envelopes, file folders (not too thick, tho), watercolor and pastel papers, to fill my journal. You manage to always come up with some great journal making ideas and ephemera. And your podcast is great too 🥰😍. Thank you Ms. Pam for sharing your ideas. I'm going to fold your advice to "create with reckless abandon"🤪. Big hugs 🫂 from long distance 🤗. 💛 you!
Happy Easter to you an all.💕
Same to you!
Thanks Pam. This is a tedious process. You are very kind to show it to us. I will make sure to make it!,,
Yep, it is a bit fuss fuss ;)
Thanks for sharing this beautiful. This is very helpful knowledge.
Your awesome Pam 🥰 Love your works 🥰 Love your Love for animal friends ❤️ much Love is sent from Switzerland
Soo excited.....today I will be making my" First BIG BOOK"....just for me!!! These step by step tutorials opens up a whole new sheet of possibilities!! Thank you exce3llent!!
Wonderful!
Great tutorial, Pam! Love the idea of a large page journal so may have to give this a try. Wishing you a happy weekend.
Thank you!!!!😊. I enjoy a challenge.
You're so crazy and I love it... TFS
This is great! Your little dog is sooooo cute!!! TFS!
Excellent, Pam!
Thank you!!
I just ran across this one, lol love it. Btw, to use the seam ripper, start at the bottom, pick out the first couple of stitches with the point, them turn the ripper tool over so the red dot is facing down. Set the blade against the stitching thread push. Pull the seam apart as you go, and keep the cutting edge pointed at the stitches. The red doted end keeps the fabric from tearing. Sometimes ur can lay the peice on its side and zip it out. If you get to a spot where the threads are too tight together go slow or pick them out a stitch at a time. Hope this helps. There's a video of doing this out here somewhere just do a search and it will come up! :)
i came here to see if anyone told her this.... the red dot on the seam ripper is the guard and guide (my term) and works much better. i learned this from screwing up so many times... lol
Wow, well I’m not doing this anytime soon since I don’t sew, but it gave me an idea of using folders for reports to house the full-size papers in signatures. Thanks.
Lovely pices 👏😍 lots of love from arctic Norway 🌼🌸🌺💐🌷☘️🌻
you had me laughing all the way through. Great video I'm new to journalling so giving me inspiration.
I have to try this!! You are amazing!! Thanks a lot!!!! ❤️❤️🤜🏻🤛🏻
I recently made a journal with a similar method and I used strips of heat n bond just a fraction smaller than the fabric (I used cotton rags) strips to adhere the signature pages to the strips! Just a suggestion 😘
Excellent tutorial ! Stay safe, Pam. Blessings for a very Happy Easter ❣💞
Awesome, full pages!♡
A very technical make Pam. Nice work. The little red ball on the quick unpick lies on the fabric side so you don’t tear it, then you can run along your seam quickly.
Pam, you did all the hard work of figuring out how to make 8 1/2 x 11 full size page journals. Thank you for doing that and for sharing how to do it. It really is helpful to see the process beginning to end. I appreciate you being willing to do that. I have lots of digi pages and I do not like inserting them East to West into a journal. I much prefer North to South orientation so the whole page can be seen as designed. It’s the OCD kicking in I guess. Anyway thanks. I’m gonna try this with denim, canvas or heavy muslin.
Does you hubby ever come watch you and/or do you ever show him your Journals? Also why is Holly so quiet today? Love you❣️
Oh, I was hoping for this. Thank you! You are so inventive! All I could think of to make a larger book was to follow your other methods but using a large sheet of paper that can be folded into large size signatures. That increases the cost, by a lot! Plus, extra large sheets of paper aren’t easy to find.
Glad it was helpful!
Pam, I giggle so much with you!!!!! I really enjoy this.......like you say, maybe a Large Journal could be fun!!! I have all kinds of thoughts for a large journal!!! Thank You. Happy Easter!!!!
OMG ROFLMAO!!! you are a hoot! i simply love your videos - the way you take the mistakes in stride, figure it out, and keep going. i get tired of the videos where everything goes well, but my project falls apart. it makes me wonder why my projects always have snags.
as for the signature sewing - you made the signature wings 2 inches. that means one inch on either side of the paper, but you sewed them at about 1/4 inch. glue was a great idea! clamping the stuff you didn't want to sew together - i was yelling that before you started sewing the first signature, sigh. in my house, the person sewing never takes out stitches - it's someone else (but then, we both do lots of sewing for the other so it works for us. we've found that unsewing your own work is disheartening sometimes, so the other helping makes it less painful.) next time, sew a bit closer to the edge of the signature and not so close to the spine.
you should tackle pleats next - you've already figured out the hardest part - how to not sew the bits on either side of your current line!
I have made the original big book with the file folder cover. It came out so gorgeous. I love it. Now I am thinking of making one for my genealogy book. It is the perfect size for family trees, documents, etc. Thanks so much for this concept and great tutorial.
Thanks! :) Go for it and have a blast!!
Happy Easter, Pam! Thanks for all your inspiration 💜💜💜✌️✌️ Sherry
Go pam! Another brilliant video, you always keep me entertained. Happy easter from England x
🥰 Pam 👍🏼❤️Thanks For Sharing ❗️G-d❤️Bless😊
Your book turned out great!