A Is For Annabelle Books-Finished

The A Is For Annabelle books by Tasha Tudor
are finally finished. 

  I am very pleased with the machine embroidery,

it was worth the wait.  I'm glad I decided to hand 

quilt the pages too, it took a long time, but they 

look like little quilts.

 I sewed a binding on the book covers just like 
I would a quilt.  Ava's in blue, Audrey's in pink. 
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I securely hand sewed the silk ribbon into

place, within the fold of the binding, 
on the underneath side.  

The first and last page finished. 

Just like the other fabric books, I sewed the pages

 together with all six strands of a coordinating color 

of embroidery thread.  I marked the cover and center
 page with synchronized marks, carefully aligning the
 interior pages in the proper order.

These books are thick, so I used a small pair 
of pliers to help pull the large needle through.

 

The front and back cover.

 

 

The center interior pages.

First page.

Ava's birthday's this month.

Audrey's special day is in May.

 

The girl's are very small, perhaps I'll put the books
away and work on a couple of Annabelle dolls.
(Great idea Mary!)
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Annabelle Book-Part 1 

Annabelle Book-Part 2 

Annabelle Book-Update 

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My 83 year old stepfather has been in the hospital 3 times 

since Thanksgiving with heart issues and a nasty bout of

the wicked beast, pneumonia.  With lots of TLC he's doing

 very well and we expect a full recovery.  Our daughter
is here for a 2 week visit. (break time at the theater)
We shall enjoy her visit.  Sewing is on hold for a bit.
Look for some "unusual" postcards in my next post.