time challenge

one hundred days – 15 minutes each day – 25 hours

and it is finished!

at the beginning I stitched 2 pages (blank at that time) together

then machine stitched the four pages together (right sides together) as they were finished

so today, when I finished page #20 and stitched the four together

all I had to do was slip the slot and tab construction together – it took a couple tries to get them right

the back binding when finished – it’s 1 1/2 inches thick

I attempted a video several times but couldn’t get it to download

so here it is finished

and I made one large, very disappointing mistake

what was intended to be the front cover was stitched on a tab page not a slot page – and it matters!

my brain completely confuses the two- but I now know to be very careful the next time

if ever there is a next time

so page #3 should have been the front

pages #4-5

#6-7

#8-9

#10-11

#12-13

#14-15

#16-17

#18-19

#20 – the back page – at least I got that right

a pocket from an old pair of jeans and a tiny teddy

he has a string around his collar – like I had on mittens many years ago

my Mom gave me the labels years ago and this one was hanging out in the stash

what did I learn?

what a truly scary amount of “stuff” is hiding in boxes, drawers and cupboards

 a lot about time management and how it both flies and drifts

and a confession – some days the 15 minutes stretched into 20 or 25 minutes