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Quilted Notebook Cover Sewing Pattern
Quilted Notebook Cover Sewing Pattern

Quilted Notebook Cover Sewing Pattern

Beginner
Difficulty

Intermediate

Fabric
Material

Cotton

Designer
Designer
Julie Alderson
Techniques
Techniques

Quilting

Pattern Guide
Pattern Guide
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Beginner
Difficulty

Intermediate

Fabric
Material

Cotton

Designer
Designer
Julie Alderson
Techniques
Techniques

Quilting

Pattern Guide
Pattern Guide
Download

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Safety Notice: Handmade items made from this pattern may contain small parts or long cords that pose choking or strangulation risks. Not suitable for children under 3 years. Please see the full safety disclaimer at sewmag.co.uk/safety.

About this pattern

Protect your A4 journal in style with this quilted notebook cover by Julie Alderson.

Combining patchwork, quilting and ribbon accents, it uses four fat quarters, wadding, and essential haberdashery. Designed to fit notebooks up to half an inch thick, it’s both practical and beautifully crafted for everyday use.

Essentials

  • • Fat quarter each in navy, sky blue, floral and pale yellow
  • • 1¼m, 12mm Gold satin ribbon
  • • 14", 22mm Blue ribbon
  • • 25cm Medium weight iron-on Vlieseline
  • • Scrap fusible web e.g. Bondaweb
  • • 14" x 26" Wadding
  • • Blue, yellow, white and gold machine thread
  • • Cotton perlé 8
  • • A4 Journal

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    Top sewing tip

    Note if your journal is thicker or thinner than Julie’s, the width of these sky blue strips can be adjusted to ensure centre panel remains centred on front of journal cover.

    Meet the designer

    Julie Alderson is a seasoned British quilt designer and longarm quilter with over 20 years’ experience. She creates felted, embroidered, and beaded quilts, and runs a successful quilting retreat and longarm service in the UK.

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