{Tutorial} Zigzag Patchwork Journal

What is it... December 10th? Uh-oh, is your list of to-make gifts a wee bit too long at the moment?  How about a quick, easy gift idea, especially right for those teachers, thinkers and artsy types? 

That would be a patchwork journal.  Obviously.  As part of Freespirit's 12 Weeks of Christmas, I've prepared a tutorial for this ZigZag Patchwork Journal.  It's made to fit a standard composition book.  You know, the ones often made by Mead with black, plaid covers?  It's a reusable and could totally look "manly" in the right fabrics.  What's not to love?

You'll find the ZigZag Patchwork Journal tutorial up at the Freespirit blog today.  I used Denyse Schmidt's Chicopee fabrics in corduroy to make a soft, cuddly treat I'm hoping someone won't be able to resist (fabrics provided by Freespirit).  If you fancy a different style cover, you can also follow my more general Journal Cover tutorial to whip up that gift even faster.  A little improv scrap sewing and boom, you're done!

Freespirit put together a blog hop with 12 gift tutorials created by bloggers.  Should you be still on the hunt for the right gift project, pop by these blogs for more ideas:

Oct 1 - Bijou Lovely

Oct 8 - Stitchery Dickory Doc

Oct 15 - Sweet Diesel Designs

Oct 22 - 100 Billion Stars

Oct 29 - Ellison Lane Quilts

Nov 5 - Elyse Susan Design

Nov 12 - Fat Quarterly

Nov 19 - Echinops & Aster

Nov 26 - Sew Sweetness

Dec 3 - Swim Bike Quilt

Dec 10 - Stitched In Color

Dec 17 - From the Blue Chair

 
And guess what, Freespirit is giving out gifts too! Comment on this post to enter to win a Tula Pink charm pack for her Birds & the Bees collection.

I'll draw the winner tomorrow afternoon.  Good luck!

****Comments Closed*****
Our random winner is comment #130 by Melissa of Child of the Wild Blue Yonder.  I'll be in contact!