a needlebook

I really wasn't sure if it was "needlebook" or "needle book". The dictionary has "needlebook", so I'm going with that.

I made this little needlebook as a birthday gift for a friend. I like this construction a lot. It's the result of many months of trolling through the blogs and flickr, mentally noting what I thought was cool about everyone else's needlebooks. The binding stitching idea definitely came from Bella Dia. It has front and back fabric covers (all the pretty fabrics came from Erin in the scrap swap), and the back cover has an inner pocket. The "page" part, where you put the needle, has a flannel layer and a stripy green wool layer. There will be more of these, probably a couple in my etsy shop. I know someone in particular will be getting one for Christmas.