A bookmark is a small gift that almost anyone can use! Even with all of the books available to read on phones, iPads or tablets, many people (of all ages) still prefer an actual book. So a bookmark can make a wonderful stocking stuffer or is also a nice flat small gift to give or mail inside of a Christmas card.
When I made the above tote bag from Readerville fabric by Kris Stammers for Maywood Studio, I had some scraps left over and wanted to make some coordinating pieces to go with the bag. I had patterns for a coaster, mug rug and tissue holder, but had to go looking for a pattern for a fabric bookmark.
This one, from Pin Cut Sew Studio, really fit the bill: Easy Quilted Fabric Bookmark.
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| Photo from Pin Cut Sew Studio |
This pattern is a really nice one and I especially like that one can use smaller fabric scraps to piece the bookmarks, or just use an entire piece of fabric, as I did. In the photo above, you can see that the bookmarks on the right and left are pieced from scraps, while the center one is made using larger scraps in their entirety and then simply quilted. That's the method I chose to use, as I felt my fabric was busy enough without piecing it. But I do love the look of the pieced and quilted bookmarks too.
Have fun with this idea! I hope to share the links for the other Readerville projects too -- if not tomorrow, then later in the week.
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