I recently saw a hand-stitched quiet book cover which someone had made their grand-daughter. It was so lovely, I had to share it with you all.
I think you will agree, the design is very simple, but it looks stunning.
The pages are made from one or two of the Betty Lukens quiet book kits (not an affiliate link) which I have featured before in several posts:
This time however, the instructions for gluing pockets on the reverse of the pages has been followed.
When the book is put together this means that all pages are stacked on top of each other facing up and then bound. The original instructions ask you to hole punch the felt and run string through the stack, but this book has been bound very wisely ignoring that portion of the instructions!
Instead, it looks like the stack has been hand stitched together first and then the tightly fitting hand stitched cover has been attached to the stack. This allows decorative stitching to be used on the outside and solid-hold stitching to be used on the spine underneath.
My other posts on how to bind quiet books include:
I think you will agree, the design is very simple, but it looks stunning.
The pages are made from one or two of the Betty Lukens quiet book kits (not an affiliate link) which I have featured before in several posts:
- How To Ring Bind Felt Quiet Books - Free A4 Buttonhole Guide
- Micah 5 - Oh Little Town of Bethlehem Quiet Book Page
- Genesis 6 - Preparing For The Flood Quiet Book Page
- Genesis 7 - The Flood Quiet Book Page
- Genesis 8 - In The Ark Quiet Book Page
- Genesis 9 - Rainbow After The Flood Quiet Book Page
- With many more to come!
This time however, the instructions for gluing pockets on the reverse of the pages has been followed.
When the book is put together this means that all pages are stacked on top of each other facing up and then bound. The original instructions ask you to hole punch the felt and run string through the stack, but this book has been bound very wisely ignoring that portion of the instructions!
Instead, it looks like the stack has been hand stitched together first and then the tightly fitting hand stitched cover has been attached to the stack. This allows decorative stitching to be used on the outside and solid-hold stitching to be used on the spine underneath.
My other posts on how to bind quiet books include:
Which binding method appeals to you most?
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