Scrap Happy April 2024

there are more scraps in this one project than any other project

but they are small and make even smaller scraps

which doesn’t do much to decrease the scrap stash

page 12 and 17 are stitched together leaving a 1.5 inch space  at the top and bottom

this is called the tab

the same is done with pages 18 and 11

they are then stitched together – right sides together

corners are carefully trimmed, then it is turned right side out through the small slot

you now have a unit of four pages

the technique is called slot and tab

 five of these units slip together  to create the book – 3 slot units and two tab units

after a serious steam pressing I buttonhole stitch, with thrums, around the top and bottom tabs

if you want to try this Ann Wood’s video is excellent

here are the units slotted together with one more set of four pages left to finish

Here are the links for everyone who joins ScrapHappy from time to time (they may not post every time, but their blogs are still worth looking at).

Kate, Gun, Eva, Sue, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, 
Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen,
Sunny, Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera, 
 Ann, Dawn 2, Carol, Preeti,
Nóilin, Viv, Karrin, Amo, Alissa,
Lynn, Tierney and Hannah