{"id":18375,"date":"2013-05-19T06:33:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T13:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=18375"},"modified":"2016-06-29T11:39:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T18:39:00","slug":"simple-journal-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/simple-journal-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Journal Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Simple Journal Cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My journal is very important for me. I have spent the last 25+ years keeping a journal, though the college years, which would have been very interesting, didn’t leave a lot of time for contemplative writing. I was pouring my heart out to a spiral notebook from the local drugstore long before the word ‘Journaling’ was a twinkle in any scrapbooker’s eye. These days, I write every day, except Friday, usually, for about 20 minutes in the morning and another 10-15 in the afternoon. I record the books I have read, the progress I have made on projects and any drama going on that I may need to get out of my head.<\/p>\n

I find that if I write drama down, it doesn’t dog my days and night. I know that that the words are safe between the covers of my journal and I can move on with my life. If I need to refer to them, they are waiting for me. My journal is a working space.<\/p>\n

I sometimes do a sketch for the CPP to try and work out the curve of an elbow or the relationship between sizes of elements. I make lists of things to remember. I records lists of gifts I have received for Christmas and my birthday.<\/p>\n

In recent days, I spent entirely too much time writing in my journal about how I needed<\/em> a new journal cover (see previous covers in the tag ‘journals<\/a>‘). The pages and pages of agonizing as well as rending of garments is too much, especially since the word ‘need’ demonstrates that I might want to look at my priorities.<\/p>\n

The fact of the matter is that I enjoy using journal covers. The Miquelrius journals<\/a> I use have nice plastic or paperboard covers with VERY pokey corners. I am already bruised and battered from the corner of my desk, the step stool in the kitchen and the general loving of a large teenager. I don’t need any other opportunities to bruise myself. Fabric covers pad the corners enough not to leave a bruise.<\/p>\n

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Simple Journal Cover-open<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, I decided, was the day to make a new journal cover. I made a simple cover with a pink dot on the inside and a Philip Jacobs print on the outside. In about half an hour, I had it done.<\/p>\n

I didn’t do any\u00a0 piecing on this one. It is one piece each of two fabrics. I do have some large shards of the Patty Young Textured Basics for Michael Miller fabrics<\/a> that I thought of using. I didn’t want to take the time, so I will use them for another version.<\/p>\n

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Simple Journal Cover-spine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The tutorial<\/a> measurements are now really great and I didn’t have to rip any of this journal cover out at all. Not sure if that will be the case next time. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Now I can finish the last few pages of my current journal and move on to the new journal tomorrow. If you make one for yourself, please post a link to your version in the comments. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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