Accordion Book Cover

 Only 2 /12 inches or about 6 cm in height, I first dyed this piece of Aida cloth, cross stitched the leaf design and closed up the back to make a little case....

 for this little accordion booklet.  Our stitchery group's program this year is to make a leaf treasure box and fill it with hand made books.

 Here is the accordion booklet opened up with the wooden block I used for stamping.  The booklet opens up to about 3 feet or about 91 centimeters long.

 5 of my booklets so far housed in my leaf treasure box

 At our last stitchery meeting we were each given a piece of linen and challenged to stitch whatever design we'd like on it for another book cover.  I chose to design mine like a band sampler and from the top have worked the crossed buttonhole stitch, feathered chain stitch, chevron, herringbone and fly stitch.  Thinking of doing a row of detached chain stitches for the next row.  We are all enjoying making our books and covers and seeing each other's creativity is great!

 Oops - material was supposed to be sewn right sides together for the owl pincushion body but I wasn't paying attention :)

On the Stitchin' Fingers website the artist trading card challenge for February was "I spy with my little eye something beginning with the letter F."  I cut out 4 fish from some of the evolon I had dyed and stitched some feather stitches on a little piece of silk paper a friend had given to me.  It is now flying over the ocean on it's way to England.

Have a wonderful and delightful day everyone :D