Noreen recently wrote a lovely post on how we commemorate special occasions in our lives by creating special items for them.
How many big events are marked by giving family and friends quilts, blankets – even new clothes?  Kids get new clothes for the first day of school, we give house warming gifts of blankets, sheets and towels.  When I got married, I was given everything from a hand crocheted blanket, a queen size quilt to tea towels.  When someone has a baby they’re usually given basic receiving blankets and decorative baby quilts.

I’m certainly in the thick of those preparations myself…  …read more

If you say the word “sewing” to most people, they immediately think of sewing fabric.  But did you know that people have been sewing books for hundreds of years?
Making your own sewn and bound books is so much fun – I’ve made quite a few over the years!
Check out this great two-part tutorial for sewing your own Japanese-style handmade books:

I think handmade books make great little gifts as well.  You can give them as blank notebooks, tuck photos or artwork into them or even turn them into scrapbooks.